Cardily — AI Photo Studio vs T3ro: AI Photos Studio

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 Cardily, Oct 13, 2026 for T3ro.

The short answer

  • Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $49/month for Cardily and $15/month for T3ro.
  • T3ro lists 2 features Cardily’s listing doesn’t mention, including Alt text, Quality control.

Head to head

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Pitch
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Categories
  • Image editor
  • Image editor
Languages
  • English
  • English
Launched
Jun 25, 2025
May 18, 2026
Built for Shopify
Not badged
Not badged
Reviews per month
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Detected stores
0active installs
0active installs
Most common store size
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Top countries
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Free options
Free planFree trial
Free planFree trial
Monthly range
From $0 to $219/month
From $0 to $99/month
Plans
Free PlanFree
  • · Built-in editing tools
  • · Full template library access
  • · One-time test credits, no renewal
  • · Standard queue
Starter Plan$49/month
  • · AI Image Generator — 50 credits/mo
  • · Built-in editing tools
  • · Credits renew every month
  • · Full template library access
  • · Priority queue
Pro Plan$79/month
  • · AI Image Generator — 150 credits/mo
  • · Built-in editing tools
  • · Credits renew every month
  • · Full template library access
  • · Priority queue
Business Plan$219/month
  • · AI Image Generator — 500 credits/mo
  • · Built-in editing tools
  • · Credits renew every month
  • · Full template library access
  • · Priority queue
FreeFree
  • · 20 Credits ~ 10 images
  • · Parallel generations: 1 image
Basic$15/month
  • · 600 Credits ~ 300 images
  • · Basic support
  • · Parallel generations: Up to 4 Images
Pro$49/month
  • · 2250 Credits ~ 1125 images
  • · All features
  • · Early access to new features
  • · Priority support
Ultra$99/month
  • · 5000 credits ~ 2250 images
  • · All features
  • · Early access to new features
  • · Lowest cost per credit
  • · Priority support
Coverage
5 of 7 features71%
6 of 7 features86%
Unique strengths
  • Generative fill
  • Alt text
  • Quality control
Image editor
71%5/7
86%6/7
Bulk editing
100%1/1
100%1/1
Image optimization
67%4/6
83%5/6
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CardilyT3ro7 features listed across both App Store listings

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How it sells itself

Generate new product images or enhance existing ones in three steps: choose a template or write a prompt, click Generate, then fine-tune in the built-in editor. Batch mode lets you process up to fifty items at once and save every version in a private gallery. All files are stored only in your Shopify Files, so you keep full ownership.

AI Photos Studio helps merchants create and manage AI-generated visuals for products, lifestyle scenes, posters, and general campaigns. Build projects in a canvas workspace, organize image concepts in a library, select Shopify products while creating, and upload finished media to Shopify files, products, or variants. Includes tools for image generation, background removal, image expansion, and upscaling workflows.

Key points
  • One-click AI image generation from any product photo.
  • Template library covers promos, bundles, seasonal events & more.
  • Language-driven edits: say “add shadow,” “erase logo” — AI inpaints it.
  • Batch-process hundreds of photos into product cards at once.
  • Create AI images for product, lifestyle, poster, and campaign use
  • Remove backgrounds for cleaner product visuals
  • Expand images for banners, hero sections, and crops
  • Upscale images to higher-resolution assets
Screenshots
Batch Processing queue converting many photos to product cards
AI product photos in seconds with before-after comparisonExplore Templates view with style thumbnails and moreQuick Edit: before-after shoe retouch via prompt controls
AI image generation from text prompts with adjustable aspect
Shopify product picker with variant awarenessBackground removal, upscaling, expansion, and cropping toolsUpload finished images directly to products or files

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.

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Adoption

MeasureCardilyT3ro
Detected storesNot publishedNot published
Net store change, 28 days0estimated0estimated
Stores added, 28 daysNot enough dataNot enough data
Big-brand shareNot enough dataNot enough data
Top store categoriesNot publishedNot published
Top store countriesNot publishedNot published

Reviews

MeasureCardilyT3ro
App Store ratingNot publishedNot published
App Store reviewsNot publishedNot published
New reviews, 28 daysNot enough dataNot enough data
Reviewers a year or more inNot enough dataNot enough data

Pricing

MeasureCardilyT3ro
Free planYesYes
Lowest paid monthly plan$49/month$15/month(ahead)
Longest free trialNot listedNot listed
Plans listed44

Listing

MeasureCardilyT3ro
Shopify category rankNot enough data#251in Image editor
Shopify App ChartsNot on this week’s chartsNot on this week’s charts
Built for ShopifyNoNo
LaunchedJun 25, 2025May 18, 2026
Languages1English1English
DeveloperLucexo IncT3ro

FAQ

Cardily and T3ro: common questions

Is Cardily or T3ro cheaper?
Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $49/month for Cardily and $15/month for T3ro. 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?
Cardily lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Generative fill. T3ro lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Alt text, Quality control. 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 Cardily, Oct 13, 2026 for T3ro; 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 Cardily, Oct 13, 2026 for T3ro. 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.