Smart Collection Manager vs Merch Studio: Collection Sort
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 24, 2026 for Smart Collection Manager, Nov 14, 2026 for Merch Studio.
The short answer
- Paid plans start at $24.99/month for Smart Collection Manager and $99/month for Merch Studio.
- Merch Studio lists 7 features Smart Collection Manager’s listing doesn’t mention, including Bulk editing, Custom rules, Group products.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Basic
- · All Basic Features
- · Auto Sync Every 36 Hours
- · Manual Sync
- · Up to 1000 Products
- · Up to 20 Advanced Collections
Standard
- · Auto Sync Every 24 Hours
- · Everything in Basic
- · Sort by discount
- · Up to 50 Advanced Collections
- · Up to 5000 Products
Business
- · Auto Sync Every 12 Hours
- · Everything in Standard
- · Sorting by CSV
- · Up to 100 Advanced Collections
- · Up to 10000 Products
Pro
- · Auto sync every 6 hours
- · Everything in Business
- · Unlimited Products
Essential
- · Automatic boost and bury
- · Out-of-stock products sent to the bottom
- · Pinned positions
- · Sorting rules
- · Up to 10 active collections
- · Visual grid with drag and drop
Studio
- · Editorial tiles in the grid
- · Everything in Essential
- · Layout management
- · One rule preset for many collections
- · Scheduled publishing
- · Up to 100 active collections
Global
- · Everything in Studio
- · Merchandising by market
- · Up to 250 active collections
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureImprove the way your products are displayed in collections – No coding required. Smart Collection App helps Shopify merchants organize their collections with powerful sorting and merchandising options. Whether launching new products, managing sales or optimizing for customer experience, this app gives you the flexibility to control how products appear.
Shopify sorts collections by fixed orders: sales, price, date, title or manual. Merch Studio opens the whole grid: collection sort and merchandising in a live editor. Drag, drop and pin products; sorting rules order the rest by price, stock or metafields, with boost and bury by tag. Push down sold out products.
- Sort products on the basis of higher or lower inventory (Automated)
- Sort products on the basis of inventory availability of all variants (Automated)
- Send sold-out products to the bottom (Automated)
- Manual sorting by drag and drop
- Collection sort editor: drag, drop and pin products in a live grid
- Sorting rules: price, stock, metafields, boost and bury by tag, applied in bulk
- Sold out: push down out of stock products, counting the locations you choose
- Editorial merchandising: tiles and row layouts in the grid, no theme code
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 | Smart Collection Manager | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Smart Collection Manager | |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 9 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Smart Collection Manager | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $24.99/month(ahead) | $99/month |
| Longest free trial | 3 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Smart Collection Manager | |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #41 | Not enough data |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Oct 31, 2022 | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 2 |
| Developer | Ozeefy | Unlikely Technology |
FAQ
Smart Collection Manager and Merch Studio: common questions
- Is Smart Collection Manager or Merch Studio cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $24.99/month for Smart Collection Manager and $99/month for Merch Studio. 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?
- Smart Collection Manager lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Filtering. Merch Studio lists 7 the others don’t mention, such as Bulk editing, Custom rules, Group products, Hide products. 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 24, 2026 for Smart Collection Manager, Nov 14, 2026 for Merch Studio; 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 24, 2026 for Smart Collection Manager, Nov 14, 2026 for Merch Studio. 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.