Buddha Mega Menu & Navigation vs MegaShelf | Visual Mega Menu
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 9, 2026 for Buddha Mega Menu & Navigation, Nov 5, 2026 for MegaShelf.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.95/month for Buddha Mega Menu & Navigation and $4.99/month for MegaShelf.
- MegaShelf lists 5 features Buddha Mega Menu & Navigation’s listing doesn’t mention, including Analytics, Animations, Breadcrumbs.
Head to head
FREE Mega Menu: cool design, easy dropdown navigation
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Canada
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · 2 Mega Menu types Tree (Flyout) · Simple
- · 5 Featured Collections
- · 5 Featured Products
- · Customizable Mobile / Desktop Design
- · Icons Library
- · No watermark & FREE Tech Support
Mega Zen
- · 1-Click Menu translation
- · Animated Icons Library + Labels / Badges
- · Countdown timers for promotions
- · Embed videos directly in menus
- · Everything in Free + Tabbed · Contact
- · FREE for dev. stores
Free
- · 3 templates + 3 color palettes
- · Adjustable menu width (full to 1/3)
- · Featured product & collection buttons
- · Live desktop & mobile preview
- · Mobile accordion auto-inject
- · Sidebar tabs + collection image grid
Pro
- · All 10 templates + 10 color palettes
- · Click analytics & device reports
- · Custom CSS injection per menu
- · Everything in Free, plus
- · Multi-language & breadcrumbs
- · Scheduled menu display (start/end)
Annual Pro
- · All 10 templates + 10 color palettes
- · Click analytics & device reports
- · Custom CSS injection per menu
- · Everything in Free, plus
- · Multi-language & breadcrumbs
- · Scheduled menu display (start/end)
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureBuddha Mega Menu helps merchants create clear and organized store navigation for desktop and mobile devices. Merchants can build multi-level mega menus with images, products, collections, tabs, and custom content without coding. The app supports responsive layouts, mobile-friendly navigation, and flexible menu design to help customers browse stores and find products more easily.
Shoppers hover over a plain dropdown and see a few words. MegaShelf turns it into a mega menu they can see: sidebar tabs on the left and a grid with a picture for every collection, taken from the images your collections already have. On phones the menu folds into an accordion. Pick a layout and a color palette, set widths, hover effects and badges, and check each change in a live desktop and mobile preview.
- 4 submenu designs: Tree, Simple, Tabbed, Contact
- Simple menu items or lists linked to any product, collection, page of your store
- Image on Collections, Products, Blogs, Pages, Custom, Banner
- Countdown timer, labels, badges, icons, videos to showcase your promotions
- Sidebar tabs with collection grids, 10 templates, and 10 color palettes
- Live desktop and mobile preview in the editor — see changes before publishing
- Featured products, video embeds with autoplay, contact forms, and badges
- Adjustable menu width, 7 hover effects, 4 animation styles, and scheduling
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 |  Buddha Mega Menu & Navigation |  MegaShelf |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 5,008 | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | −74 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 19 | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | 10% | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Apparel & Accessories, Home & Garden, Health & Beauty | Not published |
| Top store countries | United States, United Kingdom, Canada | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | Buddha Mega Menu & Navigation | MegaShelf |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.7 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 618 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 2 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | 50% | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Buddha Mega Menu & Navigation | MegaShelf |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.95/month | $4.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Buddha Mega Menu & Navigation | MegaShelf |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #18(ahead) | #55 |
| Shopify App Charts | #3 in Navigation and menus | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Aug 19, 2016 | May 6, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 5 |
| Developer | Buddha Apps (Zero Carbon) | ECOM APPS LAB |
FAQ
Buddha Mega Menu & Navigation and MegaShelf: common questions
- Is Buddha Mega Menu & Navigation or MegaShelf cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.95/month for Buddha Mega Menu & Navigation and $4.99/month for MegaShelf. 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?
- Buddha Mega Menu & Navigation lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Icons, Tree. MegaShelf lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Analytics, Animations, Breadcrumbs, Custom icons. 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 Nov 9, 2026 for Buddha Mega Menu & Navigation, Nov 5, 2026 for MegaShelf; 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 Nov 9, 2026 for Buddha Mega Menu & Navigation, Nov 5, 2026 for MegaShelf. 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.