Custom Authors vs UR: Smart Blog Articles
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026 for Custom Authors, Oct 14, 2026 for UR.
The short answer
- Paid plans start at $7.99/month for Custom Authors and $3.99/month for UR.
- Custom Authors lists 1 features UR’s listing doesn’t mention, including Custom branding.
Head to head
Change author in your posts quickly and easily
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Unlimited
- · Unlimited Authors
- · Unlimited Blogs
- · Unlimited Changes
Basic Plan
- · Annual plan: 2 months free!
- · Free 7-day trial after install
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureIf you have multiple contributors to your blog and are tired and frustrated with not being able to change the author of a post then this is the app for you! Custom Authors helps you manage your blog post authors and contributors, making sure that your articles are showing exactly who wrote them.
The application allows you to add a well-designed blog articles section to your store with no coding required. 10 different news section styles are available, including the date format, whether to display tags, excerpts, or authors, and the accent, text, and border colors. You can also change the accent color, text color, and border color.
- Quick setup with no theme editing required
- Supports multiple blogs and custom authors with full control
- Easily change the author of any post
- Does not slow down your store
- Blog articles section can be inserted with no code.
- The News section has more than 10 different design styles.
- You can change whether tags, excerpts, and authors are displayed.
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 |  Custom Authors |  UR |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Custom Authors | UR |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 3 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Custom Authors | UR |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $7.99/month | $3.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 1 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | Custom Authors | UR |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #110(ahead) | #156 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Sep 4, 2019 | May 28, 2024 |
| Languages | 1 | 2 |
| Developer | Unicorn Global | UnReact Inc. |
FAQ
Custom Authors and UR: common questions
- Is Custom Authors or UR cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $7.99/month for Custom Authors and $3.99/month for UR. 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?
- Custom Authors lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Custom branding. UR lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Layouts. 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 13, 2026 for Custom Authors, Oct 14, 2026 for UR; 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 13, 2026 for Custom Authors, Oct 14, 2026 for UR. 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.