Textly: Custom Fields & Upload vs GK Live Customizer
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 7, 2026 for Textly, Nov 6, 2026 for GK Live Customizer.
The short answer
- Only GK Live Customizer lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $3.99/month for Textly and $19.99/month for GK Live Customizer.
- Textly lists 14 features GK Live Customizer’s listing doesn’t mention, including Auto-updates, Conditional pricing, Custom pricing.
Head to head
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Australia
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
DEVELOPMENT STORES
- · Additional charges (Product Add On)
- · Advanced styling options checkout fields
- · Available for development stores only.
- · Conditional logic for fields
- · Datepicker field type, order notes
- · Textbox, Checkbox, Radio Button,Dropdown
YEARLY UNLIMITED
- · Additional charges (Product Add On)
- · Advanced styling options checkout fields
- · Conditional logic for fields
- · Datepicker, Textbox, Checkbox field type
- · Live Chat
- · Tooltip and required validation
MONTHLY UNLIMITED
- · Additional charges (Product Add On)
- · Advanced styling options checkout fields
- · Conditional logic for fields
- · Datepicker, Textbox, Checkbox field type
- · Live Chat
- · Tooltip and required validation
Free
- · Font sets and conditional fields
- · Personalization details with orders
- · Reusable customization forms
- · Text and selection fields
Pro
- · 500 GB storage per store
- · 60-day retention for ordered files
- · All Free features
- · Canvas previews and PNG/SVG exports
- · Customer file uploads
- · Visual product customizer
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureCustom fields for products and orders. Add text boxes, dropdowns, checkboxes, date pickers and file or image uploads to collect personalization, engraving text, gift messages and order notes. Charge extra with paid add-ons and surcharges. Show or hide fields by product or variant with conditional logic. See every answer on the order, and export it. Live chat support from a real team. Free 7-day trial.
GK Live Customizer lets customers personalize gifts, engraved items and other made-to-order products before buying. Build reusable customization forms, assign them to products and collect the details you need with each order. Customers can enter text, choose options, upload images and preview their designs. Manage personalization details in Shopify admin and connect optional extras to add-on products.
- Text field, dropdown, checkbox, radio, date picker, file upload, custom fields
- Add order notes, engraving, product options, personalizer, product customization
- Date picker, text field, upload images to product customization, personalisation
- Gather data for personalization, product customizer, upload image, image upload
- Show live previews of personalized text and images on your products
- Build reusable forms with text fields, options and conditional visibility
- Collect customer uploads and personalization details with each order
- Connect optional extras to add-on products with their own prices
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 |  Textly | |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 593 | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | −3 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 4 | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | 7% | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Apparel & Accessories, Home & Garden, Arts & Entertainment | Not published |
| Top store countries | United States, United Kingdom, Australia | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | Textly | |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.8 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 65 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 2 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Textly | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $3.99/month(ahead) | $19.99/month |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Textly | |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #70 | Not enough data |
| Shopify App Charts | #25 in Product variants | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | No |
| Launched | Feb 28, 2024 | Oct 10, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 2 |
| Developer | CodeMate Apps | Maxim Stein |
FAQ
Textly and GK Live Customizer: common questions
- Is Textly or GK Live Customizer cheaper?
- Only GK Live Customizer lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $3.99/month for Textly and $19.99/month for GK Live Customizer. 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?
- Textly lists 14 the others don’t mention, such as Auto-updates, Conditional pricing, Custom pricing, Custom rules. GK Live Customizer lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Custom font, File download, Fonts. 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 7, 2026 for Textly, Nov 6, 2026 for GK Live Customizer; 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 7, 2026 for Textly, Nov 6, 2026 for GK Live Customizer. 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.