Blog Customizer by Byte Apps vs Custom Authors
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
- Paid plans start at $8.99/month for Blog Customizer by Byte Apps and $7.99/month for Custom Authors.
- Blog Customizer by Byte Apps lists 6 features Custom Authors’s listing doesn’t mention, including Bulk creation, Custom code, Import and export.
Head to head
Change author in your posts quickly and easily
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Unlimited
Unlimited
- · Unlimited Authors
- · Unlimited Blogs
- · Unlimited Changes
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureShopify's blog editor supports only text and images, so merchants cannot show their products inside articles. This app lets merchants add product cards, collection cards, highlight banners, and FAQ accordions anywhere in a blog article, using a visual builder with live preview.
If you have multiple contributors to your blog and are tired and frustrated with not being able to change the author of a post then this is the app for you! Custom Authors helps you manage your blog post authors and contributors, making sure that your articles are showing exactly who wrote them.
- Add product and collection cards inside any blog article
- Cards read live product data from your store, so they never go stale
- Build FAQ accordions and highlight banners without writing code
- Import and export blog articles in bulk with CSV files
- Quick setup with no theme editing required
- Supports multiple blogs and custom authors with full control
- Easily change the author of any post
- Does not slow down your store
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 |  Blog Customizer by Byte Apps |  Custom Authors |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Blog Customizer by Byte Apps | Custom Authors |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 3 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Blog Customizer by Byte Apps | Custom Authors |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $8.99/month | $7.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 1 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | Blog Customizer by Byte Apps | Custom Authors |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #138 | #110(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Aug 10, 2026 | Sep 4, 2019 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Byte | Unicorn Global |
FAQ
Blog Customizer by Byte Apps and Custom Authors: common questions
- Is Blog Customizer by Byte Apps or Custom Authors cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $8.99/month for Blog Customizer by Byte Apps and $7.99/month for Custom Authors. 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?
- Blog Customizer by Byte Apps lists 6 the others don’t mention, such as Bulk creation, Custom code, Import and export, Layouts. Custom Authors lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Author bio. 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.