Smart Collection Manager vs Smart Sorting Auto Collection
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, Oct 26, 2026 for Smart Sorting Auto Collection.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: Smart Collection Manager 5.0 from 9 reviews and Smart Sorting Auto Collection 5.0 from 7 reviews.
- Only Smart Sorting Auto Collection lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $24.99/month for Smart Collection Manager and $9/month for Smart Sorting Auto Collection.
- Smart Sorting Auto Collection lists 5 features Smart Collection Manager’s listing doesn’t mention, including Bulk editing, Custom rules, Pin products.
Head to head
Momentum
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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
Free
- · 1 sorting rule per collection
- · Push out-of-stock items to the bottom
- · Sort up to 250 products per collection
- · Sort up to 5 collections
- · Updates every 24 hours
New Store
- · 3 sorting rules per collection
- · Push out-of-stock items to the bottom
- · Sort up to 250 products per collection
- · Sort up to unlimited collections
- · Updates every 6 hours
Growing Store
- · 6 sorting rules per collection
- · Push out-of-stock items to the bottom
- · Sort up to 1000 products per collection
- · Sort up to unlimited collections
- · Updates every 3 hours
Scale Mode
- · Push out-of-stock items to the bottom
- · Sort unlimited products per collection
- · Sort up to unlimited collections
- · Unlimited sorting rules per collection
- · Updates every 30 minutes
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.
Smart Sorting keeps your collection pages organized without manual work. Create sorting rules that push sold-out products to the bottom, keep bestsellers and new arrivals visible, and reorder products automatically as your inventory and sales change. Apply different rules to different collections and let the app re-sort them on a schedule.
- 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
- Create custom sorting rules for each collection
- Automatically push sold-out products to the bottom
- Keep bestsellers and new arrivals at the top
- Re-sort collections automatically on a schedule
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 |  Smart Sorting Auto Collection |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Smart Sorting Auto Collection |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 9(ahead) | 7 |
| 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 | Smart Sorting Auto Collection |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $24.99/month | $9/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 3 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 4 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Smart Collection Manager | Smart Sorting Auto Collection |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #41 | #20(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Oct 31, 2022 | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 2 |
| Developer | Ozeefy | Holly Palm |
FAQ
Smart Collection Manager and Smart Sorting Auto Collection: common questions
- Is Smart Collection Manager or Smart Sorting Auto Collection cheaper?
- Only Smart Sorting Auto Collection lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $24.99/month for Smart Collection Manager and $9/month for Smart Sorting Auto Collection. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- Which has better reviews, Smart Collection Manager or Smart Sorting Auto Collection?
- On the Shopify App Store: Smart Collection Manager 5.0 from 9 reviews and Smart Sorting Auto Collection 5.0 from 7 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Smart Collection Manager lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Collection creation, Drag and drop, Filtering. Smart Sorting Auto Collection lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Bulk editing, Custom rules, Pin products, Redirect. 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, Oct 26, 2026 for Smart Sorting Auto Collection; 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, Oct 26, 2026 for Smart Sorting Auto Collection. 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.