BadgeBoost vs MDBadgePilot ‑ Product badges
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 BadgeBoost, Nov 6, 2026 for MDBadgePilot.
The short answer
- Only MDBadgePilot lists a free plan.
- MDBadgePilot lists 9 features BadgeBoost’s listing doesn’t mention, including Auto-position, Device-specific, Homepage.
Head to head
BadgeBoost
- · 4 badge positions
- · 5 badge types
- · Custom badge colors
- · Custom badge label
- · Email support
- · Works on any theme
Free
- · 1 active badge
- · 1 condition: sale, stock or new
- · Badges on product pages and cards
- · Updates when a product changes
Pro
- · Date scheduling
- · Hourly re-evaluation
- · Sales, discount, price, tags, metafields
- · Unlimited badges
- · Up to 10 conditions with AND / OR
- · {discount} and {stock} variables
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureAutomatically display product badges on your storefront based on smart rules — no coding or theme changes required. Highlight new arrivals, sale items, low stock products, top sellers, and custom tagged items. Each badge is fully customizable with your own label, colors, and position. Badges appear instantly on product cards across collection pages, search results, and homepage sections.
MDBadgePilot shows badges on your product images: product page, collections, search, homepage and recommendations. Pick products by hand or let rules decide: compare-at price, discount, stock, sales over a period, tags, product type, vendor or metafields. Each badge follows your data and goes away when its condition is no longer true.
- Auto-apply badges for sales, new arrivals and low stock — rule based.
- Fully customize badge label, color and position on any product card.
- Works on any Shopify theme without editing code or theme files.
- Automatic badges from sale price, stock, sales, tags or metafields
- Live discount and stock in the badge text: -20%, Only 3 left
- 10 ready-made templates: Sale, New, Made in France, Black Friday and more
- Date scheduling for sales events and Black Friday
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 |  BadgeBoost | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | BadgeBoost | |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | Not published |
| App Store reviews | Not published | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | BadgeBoost | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | $7.99/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 1 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | BadgeBoost | |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #393 | Not enough data |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jul 3, 2026 | Nov 5, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 2 |
| Developer | VL Web Solutions | FORTY & FREE |
FAQ
BadgeBoost and MDBadgePilot: common questions
- Is BadgeBoost or MDBadgePilot cheaper?
- Only MDBadgePilot 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?
- BadgeBoost lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Backgrounds, Sale banners, Styling. MDBadgePilot lists 9 the others don’t mention, such as Auto-position, Device-specific, Homepage, Manual position. 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 14, 2026 for BadgeBoost, Nov 6, 2026 for MDBadgePilot; 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 BadgeBoost, Nov 6, 2026 for MDBadgePilot. 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.