Categories Uncomplicated vs Easy Breadcrumbs
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026 for Categories Uncomplicated, Oct 14, 2026 for Easy Breadcrumbs.
The short answer
- Only Categories Uncomplicated lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $10/month for Categories Uncomplicated and $3.99/month for Easy Breadcrumbs.
- Categories Uncomplicated lists 6 features Easy Breadcrumbs’s listing doesn’t mention, including Color and font, Custom icons, Icons.
Head to head
Categories for your store, done the right way (2.0 compatible)
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · Up to 10 categories
Pro
- · Unlimited categories
Premium
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureCategories Uncomplicated builds a hierarchical set of categories and sub-categories from your existing Shopify navigation menus. On your collection and product pages it shows sub-category drill-down icons and category-based breadcrumbs, so customers can see how your products are grouped, move between related categories, and find what they want faster.
Shoppers get lost on stores with deep catalogs, hurting conversions and SEO. Easy Breadcrumbs automatically adds clear breadcrumb navigation to every page — products, collections, blogs, search and more — using your store menu and structure. It includes JSON-LD BreadcrumbList schema for richer Google results, design control options, mobile-optimized and lightweight, and installs in one click via a theme app block.
- Create categories and sub-categories that work with Shopify Translate & Adapt
- Use the existing standard Shopify navigation system to define your categories
- Improve the SEO metadata that you're sending to Google with dynamic JSON-LD
- Drag-and-drop install using Shopify 2.0 themes, or code into older 1.0 themes
- Breadcrumbs based on main menu or customer's navigation path.
- Automatically generate structured data for Google Search Console.
- Configure different styles for each page and customize the design with CSS.
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 |  Categories Uncomplicated |  Easy Breadcrumbs |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Categories Uncomplicated | Easy Breadcrumbs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.9 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 42 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Categories Uncomplicated | Easy Breadcrumbs |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $10/month | $3.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 10 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | Categories Uncomplicated | Easy Breadcrumbs |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #36(ahead) | #154 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | No |
| Launched | Nov 27, 2015 | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 12 |
| Developer | Zoom Buzz | Falcone Alfonso |
FAQ
Categories Uncomplicated and Easy Breadcrumbs: common questions
- Is Categories Uncomplicated or Easy Breadcrumbs cheaper?
- Only Categories Uncomplicated lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $10/month for Categories Uncomplicated and $3.99/month for Easy Breadcrumbs. 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?
- Categories Uncomplicated lists 6 the others don’t mention, such as Color and font, Custom icons, Icons, Mobile responsive. Easy Breadcrumbs lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Custom CSS, Story style. 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 13, 2026 for Categories Uncomplicated, Oct 14, 2026 for Easy Breadcrumbs; 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 13, 2026 for Categories Uncomplicated, Oct 14, 2026 for Easy Breadcrumbs. 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.