Core — Your Store Fix Engine vs Refiner
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 14, 2026.
The short answer
- Only Refiner lists a free plan.
- Core lists 9 features Refiner’s listing doesn’t mention, including Benchmarking, Checkout analytics, Data export.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Core Full Access
Free
- · 10 fixes per day
- · Basic scanning
- · Core issue visibility
- · Email support
Growth
- · 50 fixes per day
- · Daily scanning
- · Detailed weekly email report
- · Everything in Free
- · One-click Fix All for routine issues
- · Stock, SEO & conversion issue coverage
Scale
- · 300 fixes per day
- · Blog writing automation
- · Everything in Growth
- · Pricing anomalies and AI recommendation
- · Real-time processing and priority scans
- · Real-time scanning
Elite
- · Auto Mode
- · Dedicated support and CSM workflow
- · Everything in Scale
- · Real-time scanning with priority process
- · Up to 1,000 fixes per day
- · Up to 2 automated blog posts per day
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureCore connects to your store, scores every product and page across three pillars — Products, Page Design, and Customer Confidence — and quantifies exactly how much revenue each issue is costing you. Then it tells you precisely what to fix and how, in plain English. No consultants. No guesswork. Weekly automatic rescans track your progress over time, so your store keeps improving.
Refiner analyzes your Shopify store pages and catalog to find fixable problems that hurt SEO, trust, and sales. Each issue includes a clear explanation and a suggested fix you can review before anything changes. Apply fixes one at a time or in bulk from the dashboard. Optional theme app blocks handle storefront SEO and performance without editing theme code.
- Per-product scores across Offers, Page Design, and Customer Confidence pillars.
- Quantifies revenue at risk per product so you know exactly where to focus first.
- Plain-English instructions — tell you exactly what to change and how to do it.
- Weekly automatic rescans track score improvements over time.
- AI-powered full-store scan finds SEO, content, UX, and conversion issues.
- Review every suggested fix with a clear explanation before applying changes.
- Apply fixes individually or in bulk, including alt text and SEO meta updates.
- Storefront app blocks add SEO and performance improvements without editing 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 |  Core |  Refiner |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Core | Refiner |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 2 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
FAQ
Core and Refiner: common questions
- Is Core or Refiner cheaper?
- Only Refiner 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?
- Core lists 9 the others don’t mention, such as Benchmarking, Checkout analytics, Data export, Funnel analysis. 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 14, 2026; 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 14, 2026. 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.