Cartkept File Upload vs Upload Box: Photo Upload
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 4, 2026 for Cartkept File Upload, Nov 2, 2026 for Upload Box.
The short answer
- Only Upload Box lists a free plan.
- Upload Box lists 6 features Cartkept File Upload’s listing doesn’t mention, including Custom rules, Excel, Images.
Head to head
Free
- · 25 uploads on orders per month
- · Files up to 20 MB, kept with no expiry
- · No overage charges
- · Required upload before Add to cart
- · Saved to your store's own Files
- · Shoppers see a preview of each file
Pro
- · 1,000 uploads on orders per month
- · Custom colors, border, corners and font
- · Files up to 200 MB, kept 12 months
- · Image crop and rotate before upload
- · No overage charges
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureFor stores that make products from a customer's own file: prints, photo gifts, signs, engraving. The upload box shows the file types and size limit we really enforce, so no shopper is told one limit and refused at another. The file name goes on the order line; the file stays in private storage until the day you choose.
Shoppers pick a photo, logo or PDF on the product page before adding to cart. The file goes straight into your store's Files, and a link shows on the cart item, at checkout and on the order. Files up to 20 MB never expire and stay in your store even if you remove the app. No theme edits: it's an app block you place yourself. Uploads never stop without warning.
- Upload box on your product page: JPG, PNG, WEBP, HEIC or PDF, up to 25 MB
- The size limit shoppers read is exactly the limit the upload enforces
- The file name goes on the order line; download the file in the app
- One email when uploads break, one when fixed; weekly summary email
- Files saved to your store's Files and linked on each order, with no expiry
- Require an upload before Add to cart; choose file types, size and count
- Upload list in your admin shows each file and the order it belongs to
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 |  Upload Box | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Upload Box | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Upload Box | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | $9/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 7 days |
| Plans listed | Not published | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Upload Box | |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | Not enough data | #61 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Nov 4, 2026 | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Cartkept | operix |
FAQ
Cartkept File Upload and Upload Box: common questions
- Is Cartkept File Upload or Upload Box cheaper?
- Only Upload Box 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.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Upload Box lists 6 the others don’t mention, such as Custom rules, Excel, Images, Preview. 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 4, 2026 for Cartkept File Upload, Nov 2, 2026 for Upload Box; 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 4, 2026 for Cartkept File Upload, Nov 2, 2026 for Upload Box. 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.