BlogBuddy: Bulk Blog Manager vs BlogHero ‑ AI Blog & Analytics
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 BlogBuddy, Nov 8, 2026 for BlogHero.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: BlogBuddy 4.8 from 5 reviews and BlogHero 5.0 from 2 reviews.
- Only BlogBuddy lists a free plan.
- BlogHero lists 6 features BlogBuddy’s listing doesn’t mention, including AI generation, Auto-scheduling, Drag-and-drop editor.
Head to head
- Australia
- Indonesia
- United States
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · 1 CSV import/month, up to 10 articles
- · 10 creations/imported articles/month
- · 100 shared AI credits/month
- · Featured image & alt text editing
- · Unlimited CSV exports
- · Unlimited manual bulk edits
Starter
- · 1,500 shared AI credits/month
- · AI images, SEO fields & schema
- · Audio: 3 standard voices
- · Autopilot: drafts or auto-publishing
- · Topic clusters & internal links
- · Unlimited CSV imports; 2,000 posts/run
Plus
- · 3,000 shared AI credits/month
- · AI images, SEO fields & schema
- · Audio: 5 standard voices
- · Autopilot: drafts or auto-publishing
- · Topic clusters & internal links
- · Unlimited CSV imports; 6,000 posts/run
Grow
- · 5,000 shared AI credits/month
- · AI images, SEO fields & schema
- · Audio: 11 standard voices
- · Autopilot: drafts or auto-publishing
- · Topic clusters & internal links
- · Unlimited imports; no article-count cap
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureManage Shopify blog posts in one place. Edit titles, content, SEO fields, tags and publishing status in a spreadsheet-style editor. Create posts with AI images, or use Autopilot to write drafts or publish on your schedule. Import and export CSV files, organize topic clusters, add internal links, and turn articles into audio. Content health checks highlight missing SEO fields and alt text.
We created BlogHero because we know how challenging and time-consuming writing and maintaining an SEO-optimized blog for your Shopify brand can be. Our no-frills, AI-powered tool writes, optimizes, and publishes blog posts with SEO-friendly titles, images, and content designed to drive traffic and boost sales.
- Bulk edit titles, content, SEO, tags & status across articles
- Create dozens of articles at once manually or via CSV
- Rich text editor with images, tables, lists & links
- Export all blog articles as a downloadable CSV file
- Write SEO-optimized blog posts with AI titles, content and AI-generated images
- Promote your products with AI-identified SEO keywords
- Customize your style and tone of writing with AI to match your brand’s voice
- Edit and publish your content with an easy-to-use drag & drop text editor
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 |  BlogBuddy |  BlogHero |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 4 |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | +1 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | 1 |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Not published | Apparel & Accessories, Business & Industrial, Home & Garden |
| Top store countries | Not published | Australia, Indonesia, United States |
Reviews
| Measure | BlogBuddy | BlogHero |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.8 ★ | 5.0 ★(ahead) |
| App Store reviews | 5(ahead) | 2 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
FAQ
BlogBuddy and BlogHero: common questions
- Is BlogBuddy or BlogHero cheaper?
- Only BlogBuddy 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.
- Which has better reviews, BlogBuddy or BlogHero?
- On the Shopify App Store: BlogBuddy 4.8 from 5 reviews and BlogHero 5.0 from 2 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- BlogBuddy lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Article tags, Bulk creation, Import and export. BlogHero lists 6 the others don’t mention, such as AI generation, Auto-scheduling, Drag-and-drop editor, Embedded products. 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 BlogBuddy, Nov 8, 2026 for BlogHero; 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 BlogBuddy, Nov 8, 2026 for BlogHero. 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.