Custom Product By PodMaster vs openpod

Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026.

The short answer

  • Only openpod lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $7.50/month for Custom Product By PodMaster and $29/month for openpod.
  • Custom Product By PodMaster lists 8 features openpod’s listing doesn’t mention, including Apparel, Bags, Custom shipping.

Head to head

App Store reviews

Custom Product By PodMaster: 4
openpod: —
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Pitch
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Categories
  • Print on demand (POD)
  • Print on demand (POD)
Languages
  • English
  • English
  • Chinese (Simplified)
  • Chinese (Traditional)
Launched
Apr 4, 2024
Jul 1, 2026
Built for Shopify
Not badged
Not badged
Reviews per month
1 last full month
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Detected stores
0active installs
0active installs
Most common store size
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Top countries
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Momentum

New reviews each month

Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.

0510AprMayOctNovJunDecCustom Product By PodMaster: 3 reviews in April 2024Custom Product By PodMaster: 1 reviews in May 2024Custom Product By PodMaster: 1 reviews in October 2024Custom Product By PodMaster: 7 reviews in November 2024Custom Product By PodMaster: 3 reviews in June 2025Custom Product By PodMaster: 1 reviews in December 2025
Custom Product By PodMasteropenpodCompleted months only
Free options
Free planFree trial
Free planFree trial
Monthly range
From $7.50 to $22.50/month
From $0 to $29/month
Plans
Standard$7.50/month
7-day free trial
  • · 300 Products
  • · 5 GB Storage
  • · 700 Orders
  • · Custom Pricing Rules
  • · Design Builder
  • · Dropshipping Tool
Business$17.50/month
7-day free trial
  • · 1200 Orders
  • · 20 GB Storage
  • · 600 Products
  • · Design Builder
  • · Dropshipping Tool
  • · Print-ready Files
Premium$22.50/month
7-day free trial
  • · 1500 Products
  • · 2500 Orders
  • · 50 GB Storage
  • · Bg Remover AI
  • · Design Builder
  • · Dropshipping
FreeFree
  • · 6 online stores
  • · Built-in design tools
  • · Global fulfillment and shipping
  • · Unlimited number of product designs
Premium$29/month
  • · 12 online stores
  • · 24/7 merchant support
  • · ALL Free plan features
  • · Additional 14% off with a yearly plan
  • · Up to 20% DISCOUNT on all products
Coverage
12 of 17 features71%
9 of 17 features53%
Unique strengths
  • Apparel
  • Bags
  • Custom shipping
  • Hats
  • +4 more
  • Custom templates
  • Global fulfillment
  • Holiday gifts
  • Order tracking
  • +1 more
Print on demand (POD)
71%12/17
53%9/17
Product customization
83%5/6
67%4/6
Products
86%6/7
29%2/7
Shipping options
25%1/4
75%3/4
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Custom Product By PodMasteropenpod17 features listed across both App Store listings

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How it sells itself

Pod Master is a comprehensive product customizer app designed to make it easy for merchants to create and sell custom products easily with its intuitive interface and robust set of tools. From designing to printing and fulfillment, Pod Master streamlines the entire process, saving time and resources. One effective way to differentiate your store and attract customers is by offering custom products.

OpenPOD helps merchants sell personalized products with a true print-on-demand workflow. Customers design cases directly on the storefront by uploading images, adding text, and previewing the result before checkout. The final artwork is saved with the order, so merchants can review designs, and manage POD fulfillment or dropshipping more accurately.

Key points
  • Product Customization. Let your customers create personalized products
  • Seamless Dropshipping Integration. Perfect for the store who preferred dropship
  • Print-Ready Files ensure the flawless execution of the design onto your products
  • Image generator AI to turn your customer vision into reality
  • Online Product Editor
  • Text 、Font、Sticker Customization
  • Template-Based Design
  • Image Upload and Placement
Screenshots
AI Generator
Mobile POD MasterAdd TextPOD Master Settings Page
Templates
EditorProducts DetailsLet customer design before they buy

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.

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Adoption

MeasureCustom Product By PodMasteropenpod
Detected storesNot publishedNot published
Net store change, 28 days0estimated0estimated
Stores added, 28 daysNot enough dataNot enough data
Big-brand shareNot enough dataNot enough data
Top store categoriesNot publishedNot published
Top store countriesNot publishedNot published

Reviews

MeasureCustom Product By PodMasteropenpod
App Store rating4.4 ★Not published
App Store reviews4Not published
New reviews, 28 days0Not enough data
Reviewers a year or more inNot enough dataNot enough data

Pricing

MeasureCustom Product By PodMasteropenpod
Free planNot listedYes
Lowest paid monthly plan$7.50/month(ahead)$29/month
Longest free trial7 daysNot listed
Plans listed32

Listing

MeasureCustom Product By PodMasteropenpod
Shopify category rank#174(ahead)in Print on demand (POD)#344in Print on demand (POD)
Shopify App ChartsNot on this week’s chartsNot on this week’s charts
Built for ShopifyNoNo
LaunchedApr 4, 2024Jul 1, 2026
Languages1English3English, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional)
DeveloperPodMasterShenzhen Nikola

FAQ

Custom Product By PodMaster and openpod: common questions

Is Custom Product By PodMaster or openpod cheaper?
Only openpod lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $7.50/month for Custom Product By PodMaster and $29/month for openpod. 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 Product By PodMaster lists 8 the others don’t mention, such as Apparel, Bags, Custom shipping, Hats. openpod lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Custom templates, Global fulfillment, Holiday gifts, Order tracking. 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; 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. 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.