AuthorCraft | Author Signature vs Hyve ‑ Custom Blog Authors
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 14, 2026 for AuthorCraft, Oct 13, 2026 for Hyve.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: AuthorCraft 5.0 from 4 reviews and Hyve 4.3 from 2 reviews.
Head to head
Add your own custom authors to blog posts
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
One-time charge
Basic
- · No custom bios (able to change author name on articles)
- · Unlimited articles
- · Unlimited blogs
- · Unlimited custom authors
Pro
- · Add custom bio, image and social media links for authors
- · Unlimited articles
- · Unlimited blogs
- · Unlimited custom authors
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureAuthorCraft generates beautiful Author Bio Box for all your articles. It only works with ONLINE STORE 2.0 THEMES. You can generate author bio for unlimited authors and you can also customize the color of the author box to match your brand.
Multi Custom Authors allows you to easily add and display your own custom writers on blog articles. This is especially useful for stores that have multiple contributors / writers on their blogs and want to attribute those blog articles to the actual writer, with the option of including an image and a bio about the writer.
- Add beautiful author boxes to all your blog articles.
- Customize the color of the author box to match your brand.
- Unlimited Authors
- Change authors on blog articles easily.
- Include a short bio of the writer, their image & social media links on articles
- Add additional authors to blog articles above your store's staff account limit.
- Works out of the box with exisiting themes that display author names.
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 | AuthorCraft |  Hyve |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AuthorCraft | Hyve |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★(ahead) | 4.3 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 4(ahead) | 2 |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | AuthorCraft | Hyve |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | $4.99/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 1 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | AuthorCraft | Hyve |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #137 | #83(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Mar 11, 2024 | Apr 14, 2021 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Sumanth Jois | Hyve Labs |
FAQ
AuthorCraft and Hyve: common questions
- Which has better reviews, AuthorCraft or Hyve?
- On the Shopify App Store: AuthorCraft 5.0 from 4 reviews and Hyve 4.3 from 2 reviews.
- 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 14, 2026 for AuthorCraft, Oct 13, 2026 for Hyve; 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 14, 2026 for AuthorCraft, Oct 13, 2026 for Hyve. 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.