Custom Google Reviews vs DA: Google Reviews Widget
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 18, 2026 for Custom Google Reviews, Oct 28, 2026 for DA.
The short answer
- Only DA lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $4/month for Custom Google Reviews and $9.99/month for DA.
- DA lists 6 features Custom Google Reviews’s listing doesn’t mention, including Badges, Carousels, Grid layout.
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
Free
- · Import Upto 20 Reviews
- · Manual Review Refresh (For New Reviews)
- · No Review Filters
- · Upto 1 Business Location
Premium
- · Advanced Review Filters
- · Automatic Daily Review Refresh
- · Import All Reviews
- · Upto 5 Business Locations
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureDisplay authentic Google Business Profile reviews directly on your Shopify store. Customers can view real reviews from Google to support their purchasing decisions. The app offers four layouts including Grid, Carousel, Slider, and List. Merchants can customize colors, fonts, and styles to match their store theme. A rating filter allows displaying all reviews or only those with 4+ and 5-star ratings.
Showcase Real Google Business Profile or Google My Business Reviews Across Your Store With Beautifully Designed Widgets. Installation Is Quick—Just Select Your Google Business Profile and You're Live. Choose From Over 56 Design Presets with 7 Layout Styles Including Carousels, Badges, Drawers, and Grids. All Widgets Are Fully Customizable Within Shopify’s Theme Editor—No Coding Required.
- Display Google Business reviews with 3 layouts: Grid, Carousel, or List
- Filter reviews by rating - show only 4+ or 5-star reviews
- Customize colors, styles and text to match your store's brand
- 56+ Design Presets With 7 Styles - Carousels, Drawers, Grids, Badges, and more
- Easy To Edit - No Coding Required
- Quick, Mobile-Optimized, and Performance-Friendly
- Edit Everything Directly in the Shopify Theme Editor
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 Google Reviews |  DA |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Google Reviews | DA |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 3 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Custom Google Reviews | DA |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $4/month(ahead) | $9.99/month |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 1 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Custom Google Reviews | DA |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #273 | #97(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jan 20, 2026 | Jun 10, 2025 |
| Languages | 21 | 1 |
| Developer | Google Reviews Partner | Dragon Apps |
FAQ
Custom Google Reviews and DA: common questions
- Is Custom Google Reviews or DA cheaper?
- Only DA lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $4/month for Custom Google Reviews and $9.99/month for DA. 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 Google Reviews lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Review highlights, Review summaries. DA lists 6 the others don’t mention, such as Badges, Carousels, Grid layout, Media galleries. 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 18, 2026 for Custom Google Reviews, Oct 28, 2026 for DA; 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 18, 2026 for Custom Google Reviews, Oct 28, 2026 for DA. 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.