Custom XML Sitemap Builder Pro vs Sitemap Explorer

Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 2, 2026 for Custom XML Sitemap Builder Pro, Sep 3, 2026 for Sitemap Explorer.

The short answer

  • On the Shopify App Store: Custom XML Sitemap Builder Pro 5.0 from 10 reviews and Sitemap Explorer 5.0 from 2 reviews.
  • Custom XML Sitemap Builder Pro lists 3 features Sitemap Explorer’s listing doesn’t mention, including Page indexing, SEO score, Website traffic.

Head to head

App Store reviews

Custom XML Sitemap Builder Pro: 10
Sitemap Explorer: 2
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Pitch
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Categories
  • SEO
  • SEO
Languages
  • English
  • English
Launched
Nov 29, 2022
Feb 20, 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.

012DecMarJunMarMarAugCustom XML Sitemap Builder Pro: 1 reviews in December 2022Custom XML Sitemap Builder Pro: 1 reviews in January 2023Custom XML Sitemap Builder Pro: 1 reviews in March 2023Custom XML Sitemap Builder Pro: 1 reviews in June 2023Custom XML Sitemap Builder Pro: 2 reviews in June 2024Custom XML Sitemap Builder Pro: 1 reviews in October 2024Custom XML Sitemap Builder Pro: 1 reviews in March 2025Custom XML Sitemap Builder Pro: 1 reviews in November 2025Custom XML Sitemap Builder Pro: 1 reviews in April 2026Custom XML Sitemap Builder Pro: 1 reviews in August 2026Sitemap Explorer: 2 reviews in March 2026
Custom XML Sitemap Builder ProSitemap ExplorerCompleted months only
Free options
Free planFree trial
Free planFree trial
Monthly range
$3.99/month
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Plans
Standard$3.99/month
5-day free trial
  • · Custom XML and HTML Sitemaps
  • · HTML Sitemap
  • · Manage Domains and Languages/Markets
  • · XML Sitemap
Free
Coverage
4 of 5 features80%
2 of 5 features40%
Unique strengths
  • Page indexing
  • SEO score
  • Website traffic
  • Link analysis
SEO
80%4/5
40%2/5
Monitoring performance
67%2/3
33%1/3
SEO tools
100%2/2
50%1/2
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Custom XML Sitemap Builder ProSitemap Explorer5 features listed across both App Store listings

Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.

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How it sells itself

This app creates tailor-made XML and HTML sitemaps for your store's products, collections, pages, and articles, which are optimised for SEO and ready to be submitted to search engines. By utilising these sitemaps, your store's indexation and SEO will be improved, as search engines can easily discover and index all the pages within your store.

Sitemap Explorer helps you turn sitemap.xml URLs into clean HTML sitemap pages without technical setup. It supports better site structure, stronger internal linking, and easier navigation for your content. You can quickly fetch, review, and organize sitemap URLs, then create and manage sitemap pages from admin. The app is lightweight, privacy focused, and does not collect or process customer personal data.

Key points
  • Create a fully custom XML sitemap for your store to improve SEO
  • Create a fully custom HTML sitemap for your store to improve indexation
  • Works with large stores with millions of products and more, there's no limit
  • Enable search engines to easily discover and index all pages
  • Fetch publicly available sitemap.xml files from store's domain
  • View and organize sitemap URLs in a clean, readable list
  • Create sitemap HTML page and manage them from the admin
Screenshots
Custom HTML sitemap
Sitemap is automatically kept up-to-dateGenerate custom xml and html sitemapsCustom XML Generator
Sitemap page created successfully inside Sitemap Explorer app
Sitemap Explorer dashboard with generate report buttonSitemap Explorer app hero banner with logo and titleShopify admin page list showing sitemap page added

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.

Showing only the rows where the apps differ.

Adoption

MeasureCustom XML Sitemap Builder ProSitemap Explorer
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 XML Sitemap Builder ProSitemap Explorer
App Store rating5.0 ★5.0 ★
App Store reviews10(ahead)2
New reviews, 28 days0Not enough data
Reviewers a year or more inNot enough dataNot enough data

Pricing

MeasureCustom XML Sitemap Builder ProSitemap Explorer
Free planNot listedNot listed
Lowest paid monthly plan$3.99/monthNo monthly plan listed
Longest free trial5 daysNot listed
Plans listed1Not published

Listing

MeasureCustom XML Sitemap Builder ProSitemap Explorer
Shopify category rank#235in SEO#172(ahead)in SEO
Shopify App ChartsNot on this week’s chartsNot on this week’s charts
Built for ShopifyNoNo
LaunchedNov 29, 2022Feb 20, 2026
Languages1English1English
DeveloperDJP DigitalEcomBack

FAQ

Custom XML Sitemap Builder Pro and Sitemap Explorer: common questions

Which has better reviews, Custom XML Sitemap Builder Pro or Sitemap Explorer?
On the Shopify App Store: Custom XML Sitemap Builder Pro 5.0 from 10 reviews and Sitemap Explorer 5.0 from 2 reviews.
What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
Custom XML Sitemap Builder Pro lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Page indexing, SEO score, Website traffic. Sitemap Explorer lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Link 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 Nov 2, 2026 for Custom XML Sitemap Builder Pro, Sep 3, 2026 for Sitemap Explorer; 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 2, 2026 for Custom XML Sitemap Builder Pro, Sep 3, 2026 for Sitemap Explorer. 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.