CustomCat: Print on Demand vs Printlet: Print on Demand

Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 22, 2026 for CustomCat, Jul 21, 2026 for Printlet.

The short answer

  • On the Shopify App Store: CustomCat 4.6 from 114 reviews and Printlet 5.0 from 1 reviews.
  • CustomCat lists 10 features Printlet’s listing doesn’t mention, including All-over-print, Apparel, Blankets.

Head to head

App Store reviews

CustomCat: 114
Printlet: 1

New reviews, 28 days

CustomCat: 1
Printlet: —
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Pitch

Lightning FAST Print-On-Demand Custom Product Fulfillment

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Categories
  • Print on demand (POD)
  • Print on demand (POD)
Languages
  • English
  • English
Launched
Jul 19, 2017
Jun 16, 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.

035MarAugOctJanAprJulSepCustomCat: Print on Demand: 1 reviews in March 2025CustomCat: Print on Demand: 1 reviews in April 2025CustomCat: Print on Demand: 1 reviews in August 2025CustomCat: Print on Demand: 3 reviews in September 2025CustomCat: Print on Demand: 1 reviews in October 2025CustomCat: Print on Demand: 3 reviews in November 2025CustomCat: Print on Demand: 1 reviews in January 2026CustomCat: Print on Demand: 1 reviews in March 2026CustomCat: Print on Demand: 1 reviews in April 2026CustomCat: Print on Demand: 2 reviews in July 2026CustomCat: Print on Demand: 1 reviews in August 2026CustomCat: Print on Demand: 1 reviews in September 2026Printlet: Print on Demand: 1 reviews in June 2026
CustomCatPrintletCompleted months only
Free options
Free planFree trial
Free planFree trial
Monthly range
$30/month
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Plans
CUSTOMCAT LITEFree to install
CustomCat charges you the base cost of the product and shipping only when a sale is made in your store.
  • · Access to DIGISOFT
  • · Direct Fulfillment. No Third Parties
  • · Mockup Generator
  • · Private Seller Group Access
  • · Product Sync
  • · Unlimited Product Creation
CUSTOMCAT PRO$30/month
60-day free trialCustomCat charges you the base cost of the product and shipping only when a sale is made in your store.
  • · 60 day free trial
  • · Exclusive Pro Plan Discount Promotions
  • · Unlimited stores
  • · Up to 40% discount on all products
  • · Volume Tier Pricing
Free
Coverage
18 of 19 features95%
9 of 19 features47%
Unique strengths
  • All-over-print
  • Apparel
  • Blankets
  • Drinkware
  • +6 more
  • Custom shipping
Print on demand (POD)
95%18/19
47%9/19
Product customization
100%3/3
67%2/3
Products
100%10/10
40%4/10
Shipping options
83%5/6
50%3/6
1081onlybothonly
CustomCatPrintlet19 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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Integrations

CustomCat4.6(114)Printlet5.0(1)
Works with also listed by another
  • Customily
  • Etsy
  • Orderdesk
  • Zakeke
  • Teeinblue
  • AnywherePOD
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How it sells itself

Start or grow your t-shirt business with CustomCat! As a US-based print-on-demand dropshipping supplier, we offer high-quality, fast digital printing tailored for high-volume needs. Say goodbye to slow fulfillment and poor print quality. Partnering directly with us means wholesale pricing for higher profits and a direct line to your printer. Maximize your business potential with CustomCat today!

Printlet helps Shopify merchants connect their store to Printlet’s print-on-demand fulfillment workflow. After installation, merchants can link a Shopify store to a Printlet store, map Shopify product variants to Printlet products and saved designs, and sync eligible Shopify orders into Printlet for production.

Key points
  • Retail-quality products that you can stand behind.
  • Lightning fast fulfillment. Printed and shipped from the USA.
  • Business-friendly pricing plans that help you thrive.
  • Advanced tools to mass publish product listings.
  • Sync Shopify orders into Printlet production workflows
  • Map Shopify variants to Printlet products and saved designs
  • Send fulfillment and tracking updates back to Shopify
Screenshots
Select From Hundreds of Customizable Products
Manage Orders from the CustomCat DashboardUpload and Manage Designs in the Design LibraryCreate Product Listings and Select Variants
Confirm order fulfillment details before payment
Connect a Shopify store to a Printlet accountReview synced orders and choose a payment methodDashboard with mappings, wallet balance, and orders

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

MeasureCustomCatPrintlet
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

MeasureCustomCatPrintlet
App Store rating4.6 ★5.0 ★(ahead)
App Store reviews114(ahead)1
New reviews, 28 days1Not enough data
Reviewers a year or more inNot enough dataNot enough data

Pricing

MeasureCustomCatPrintlet
Free planNot listedNot listed
Lowest paid monthly plan$30/monthNo monthly plan listed
Longest free trial60 daysNot listed
Plans listed2Not published

Listing

MeasureCustomCatPrintlet
Shopify category rank#54(ahead)in Print on demand (POD)#249in Print on demand (POD)
Shopify App Charts#8 on Featured by Shopify in Print on demand (POD)Not on this week’s charts
Built for ShopifyNoNo
LaunchedJul 19, 2017Jun 16, 2026
Languages1English1English
DeveloperBespoke TechnologiesXapprika, Inc

FAQ

CustomCat and Printlet: common questions

Which has better reviews, CustomCat or Printlet?
On the Shopify App Store: CustomCat 4.6 from 114 reviews and Printlet 5.0 from 1 reviews.
What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
CustomCat lists 10 the others don’t mention, such as All-over-print, Apparel, Blankets, Drinkware. Printlet lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Custom shipping. 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 22, 2026 for CustomCat, Jul 21, 2026 for Printlet; 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 22, 2026 for CustomCat, Jul 21, 2026 for Printlet. 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.