BackgroundRemoval vs Swap Photo Editor
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026.
The short answer
- Only Swap Photo Editor lists a free plan.
- Swap Photo Editor lists 15 features BackgroundRemoval’s listing doesn’t mention, including AI generation, Alt text, Background removal.
Head to head
Edit your photos, add stickers, remove backgrounds and more!
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
Free to try
- · Edit up to 20 photos
- · No membership required
Membership Plan
- · Adobe Classic Editor
- · Photoshop-like Editor
- · Remove Backgrounds
- · Remove Watemarks
- · Resize / Compress Photos
- · Resolution Upscaling
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureBackgroundRemoval helps merchants easily remove the backgrounds from their product images, saving time and effort in post-processing. With just a simple click, merchants can create professional-looking product photos that are ready for their online store.
Save hours of time with our newly redesigned app (August 2026). Effortlessly remove backgrounds, edit images, and retouch photos. Add stickers, logos, and text, or use our AI tools to remove old texts and logos. Resize, crop, and compress any image in your store with ease. Let us know in the live chat how we can improve it even more for you!
- One-click to remove background from products' photos
- One-click to reset to its original photo
- Group process photos in bulk
- Includes Adobe Classic, Photopea, and our Swap image editors
- Remove logos, stickers, texts and backgrounds easily
- Use the AI upscaling tool to improve image quality
- Retouch homepage, product, collection and article photos
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 |  BackgroundRemoval |  Swap Photo Editor |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | BackgroundRemoval | Swap Photo Editor |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 3.9 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 47 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | BackgroundRemoval | Swap Photo Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | $6.99/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 1 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | BackgroundRemoval | Swap Photo Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #235 | #114(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Dec 28, 2022 | Oct 24, 2017 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | StaticMaker | Engage Apps |
FAQ
BackgroundRemoval and Swap Photo Editor: common questions
- Is BackgroundRemoval or Swap Photo Editor cheaper?
- Only Swap Photo Editor 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?
- Swap Photo Editor lists 15 the others don’t mention, such as AI generation, Alt text, Background removal, Compression. 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; 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. 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.