ShopIt: Carousel Videos & UGC vs Manta Studio: Scroll Effects
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 28, 2026 for ShopIt, Nov 7, 2026 for Manta Studio.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: ShopIt 4.7 from 9 reviews and Manta Studio 5.0 from 4 reviews.
- Only Manta Studio lists a free plan.
- Manta Studio lists 5 features ShopIt’s listing doesn’t mention, including Backgrounds, Color, Mobile responsive.
Head to head
- United States
- Canada
- India
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · Custom cursor, scrollbar & progress bar
- · Preview on unpublished themes
- · Try every Pro effect in the theme editor
Pro
- · All effects live for every customer
- · Animated footer reveal
- · Everything in Free
- · Gradient text and image reveals
- · Page transitions and smooth scrolling
- · Text reveal, marquee and stacked text
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureShoppers trust real people more than product photos. ShopIt turns your UGC, creator and TikTok videos into shoppable videos: tag products, and shoppers pick a size and add to cart without leaving the video. Show them as a video carousel, stories, a grid, a floating video and more. Product pages show each product's own videos automatically. Widgets match your theme, and you add them in the theme editor with no code.
Add eleven scroll animations and motion effects to your store, all from one app. Animate headlines with text reveals, marquees, stacked and gradient text. Reveal images and videos as customers scroll. Add page transitions, smooth scrolling and an animated footer reveal, and style the cursor, scrollbar and scroll progress bar.
- One-click animations, Add effects instantly, no coding required.
- Scroll & hover effects, Animate text, images, and buttons on interaction.
- Custom cursors & trails, Enhance shopper experience with animated pointers.
- Confetti & page effects, Celebrate actions with lightweight visual effects.
- Scroll-responsive animations that move and change as visitors browse your pages
- Pop-in animations that reveal text and images when customers scroll to them
- Custom scrollbar styling to match your brand colors and theme design
- No-code theme integration through easy-to-use theme blocks
All the numbers
Every figure, side by side
A green dot marks the app ahead on a measured figure. Estimates, gaps and apps that leave no storefront trace never take the lead.
Adoption
| Measure |  ShopIt |  Manta Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 35 |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Not published | Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden |
| Top store countries | Not published | United States, Canada, India |
Reviews
| Measure | ShopIt | Manta Studio |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.7 ★ | 5.0 ★(ahead) |
| App Store reviews | 9(ahead) | 4 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | ShopIt | Manta Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | $5.99/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 7 days |
| Plans listed | Not published | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | ShopIt | Manta Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #17(ahead) | #25 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Sep 5, 2025 | Sep 11, 2025 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | MakeIT | Tell van den Bergh |
FAQ
ShopIt and Manta Studio: common questions
- Is ShopIt or Manta Studio cheaper?
- Only Manta Studio lists a free plan. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- Which has better reviews, ShopIt or Manta Studio?
- On the Shopify App Store: ShopIt 4.7 from 9 reviews and Manta Studio 5.0 from 4 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- ShopIt lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Cursor effects. Manta Studio lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Backgrounds, Color, Mobile responsive, Page-specific effects. A feature missing from a listing may still be supported; this compares what each App Store listing says.
- Where does this comparison’s data come from?
- Shoplist crawls Shopify storefronts to detect which apps each store runs, and reads each app’s Shopify App Store listing for reviews, pricing, features and integrations. Store counts are as of Oct 28, 2026 for ShopIt, Nov 7, 2026 for Manta Studio; estimated figures are labeled.
How Shoplist compares apps
Store counts come from Shoplist’s crawl of Shopify storefronts, which detects the apps each store runs; they are as of Oct 28, 2026 for ShopIt, Nov 7, 2026 for Manta Studio. Reviews, ratings, plans, features and integrations come from each app’s Shopify App Store listing. 28-day figures are labeled when estimated, and a figure that is missing or estimated never decides who leads. Read the methodology.