BuiltByTom: Performance Audit vs Speedscope ‑ Speed Optimizer
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 5, 2026 for BuiltByTom, Oct 13, 2026 for Speedscope.
The short answer
- Only BuiltByTom lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $19.99/month for BuiltByTom and $14.99/month for Speedscope.
Head to head
Free
- · Performance - Asset Optimisation
- · Performance - Core Web Vitals
- · Performance - Page load speed
- · Theme & Structure - Liquid & Code Qualit
Basic
- · Everything in the free plan
- · Theme & Structure - Mobile Experience
- · Theme & Structure - Shopify 2.0 Usage
Premium
- · Conversion & UX - App Bloat
- · Conversion & UX - Checkout Flow
- · Conversion & UX - Trust & Credibility
- · Everything in the free and basic plans
- · SEO/Discoverability - Indexability
- · SEO/Discoverability - MetaTags & Schema
Optimise
- · 15% off paid fix work
- · Before & After Re-Scan
- · Everything in the premium plan
- · Safe in-app auto fixes
- · Theme Copy Workflow
Plan 1: Growth
- · Auto-optimization
- · Core Web Vitals monitoring (LCP, INP, CL
- · Full app scorecard
- · Ghost script detection & cleanup
- · Image optimization
- · Performance budgets
Plan 2: Pro
- · 90 days history
- · A/B speed testing
- · Automated reports
- · Competitor benchmarks
- · Everything in Growth, plus:
- · Priority alerts
Plan 3: Enterprise
- · 365 days history
- · API access
- · Custom optimization rules
- · Dedicated support
- · Everything in Pro, plus:
- · White-label reports
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureBuiltByTom: Performance Audit helps merchants understand how their storefront performs for real users by identifying issues that affect load speed and usability. The app analyses your storefront to highlight performance bottlenecks related to theme structure, page assets, and layout stability, and provides prioritised recommendations to improve loading behaviour, responsiveness, and overall user experience
SpeedScope helps Shopify merchants identify exactly what is slowing down their store. It runs Core Web Vitals audits powered by Google PageSpeed, scans every installed app to measure its script size and load impact, and detects ghost scripts left behind by uninstalled apps.
- Analyse your storefront to identify issues affecting load speed and usability
- Get clear recommendations based on performance impact
- Highlight layout and loading issues that affect usability across devices
- Understand how your storefront performs for mobile visitors
- Core Web Vitals monitoring with LCP, INP, CLS scores and actionable fix tips.
- App impact scorecard showing which installed apps slow down your storefront.
- Ghost script detection finds and removes leftover code from uninstalled apps.
- Automated speed fixes like lazy loading, script deferral, and font optimization.
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 |  BuiltByTom |  Speedscope |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | BuiltByTom | Speedscope |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | BuiltByTom | Speedscope |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $19.99/month | $14.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | BuiltByTom | Speedscope |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #218 | #158(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | May 11, 2026 | Feb 24, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | builtbytom | Be Digital |
FAQ
BuiltByTom and Speedscope: common questions
- Is BuiltByTom or Speedscope cheaper?
- Only BuiltByTom lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $19.99/month for BuiltByTom and $14.99/month for Speedscope. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- 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 5, 2026 for BuiltByTom, Oct 13, 2026 for Speedscope; 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 5, 2026 for BuiltByTom, Oct 13, 2026 for Speedscope. 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.