Animify – Storefront Animation vs Pick & Animate
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026 for Animify, Aug 5, 2026 for Pick & Animate.
The short answer
- Only Animify lists a free plan.
- Pick & Animate lists 6 features Animify’s listing doesn’t mention, including Custom animations, Custom events, Images.
Head to head
Animate your store for seasonal sales, promotions and holidays
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
FREE
- · 3 free effects
- · unlimited object and animation settings
Premium
- · 200+ premium effects available
- · Black Friday / Cyber Monday
- · Christmas
- · Halloween
- · Sale / Discount badges
- · Spring
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureThis app will give your storefront a more attractive look, with animated floating icons that's sure to catch your customers' attention and add special atmosphere during sales, promotions or seasonal celebrations. App provides your storefront with animated flying objects, partially transparent falling images, customizable object amount and effect colors. If needed, you can show animated icons only on the main page.
Pick & Animate gives merchants direct control over storefront animations without editing theme code. Merchants use a visual picker to select specific storefront elements, then configure each effect to match their preferred style. They can adjust animation type, direction, speed, size, timing, and other settings, apply effects to selected pages, and turn them on or off from Shopify admin.
- Lots of Premium effects available: Sales, Discounts, Christmas and many more
- Bring some special atmosphere and grab potential customers attention
- Change the animations depending on the season or on the event you promote
- Select exact storefront elements with a visual picker
- Customize animation style, direction, speed, size, and timing
- Add effects to text, images, buttons, sections, and product actions
- Schedule seasonal effects and display them on selected pages
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 |  Animify |  Pick & Animate |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | Not published |
| 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 | Not published |
| Top store countries | Not published | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | Animify | Pick & Animate |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 6 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Animify | Pick & Animate |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $4.99/month | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 2 | Not published |
Listing
| Measure | Animify | Pick & Animate |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #27(ahead) | #33 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Feb 11, 2019 | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Architechpro OÜ | eCommerce360 |
FAQ
Animify and Pick & Animate: common questions
- Is Animify or Pick & Animate cheaper?
- Only Animify 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.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Animify lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Black Friday (BFCM), Halloween, Summer. Pick & Animate lists 6 the others don’t mention, such as Custom animations, Custom events, Images, Interactive animations. 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 13, 2026 for Animify, Aug 5, 2026 for Pick & Animate; 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 13, 2026 for Animify, Aug 5, 2026 for Pick & Animate. 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.