Crush: Speed & Image Optimizer vs Squishbit
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 Crush, Oct 14, 2026 for Squishbit.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: Crush 4.8 from 455 reviews and Squishbit 5.0 from 3 reviews.
- Only Crush lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for Crush and $30/month for Squishbit.
- Crush lists 7 features Squishbit’s listing doesn’t mention, including ALT text, File naming, Image compression.
Head to head
SEO & Image Optimizer + Compression + Site Speed Optimizer
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · 25 MB (one-time)
- · 30-day backup
- · Image compression
Micro
- · 30-day backup
- · 500 MB of images/month
- · Automatic & manual compression
- · SEO file + ALT text renaming
- · Speed: 100 images/hour
Pro
- · 2 GB of images/month
- · 30-day backup
- · Automatic & manual compression
- · SEO file + ALT text renaming
- · Speed: 200 images/hour
Advanced
- · 30-day backup
- · 5 GB of images/month
- · Automatic & manual compression
- · SEO file + ALT text renaming
- · Speed: 500 images/hour
Starter
- · 350,000 image requests
- · Automatic and on-demand
- · More plans available
- · Same visual quality and reduced size
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureCrush pics Image Optimizer reduces the file size of your store’s images and speeds up your store’s loading time. Smaller image sizes = quicker page speed. App also offers intuitive ways to optimize your images for SEO. By renaming your images and ALT tags to describe the product they represent, you’ll help search engines categorize your images more effectively.
Squishbit automatically optimize images across your store, choosing the most optimal format and compression, to strike the perfect balance between size and visual quality. By reducing the size of your imagery, your pages load faster, which improves user experience and impacts SEO performance positively.
- Speed up your shop & boost image SEO with Crush pics image optimization
- Automatically rename image files and ALT tags to aid discovery in search engines
- Choose your compression and renaming settings once and let Crush pics work away
- Manually add & compress images, as Shopify doesn’t provide access to all images
- Automatic image optimization
- Serve the optimal file format for the user
- Reduce file size with little to no loss of quality
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 |  Crush |  Squishbit |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Crush | Squishbit |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.8 ★ | 5.0 ★(ahead) |
| App Store reviews | 455(ahead) | 3 |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | 9% | Not enough data |
FAQ
Crush and Squishbit: common questions
- Is Crush or Squishbit cheaper?
- Only Crush lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for Crush and $30/month for Squishbit. 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, Crush or Squishbit?
- On the Shopify App Store: Crush 4.8 from 455 reviews and Squishbit 5.0 from 3 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Crush lists 7 the others don’t mention, such as ALT text, File naming, Image compression, Image optimization. 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 Crush, Oct 14, 2026 for Squishbit; 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 Crush, Oct 14, 2026 for Squishbit. 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.