Dock vs Universal POD

Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Aug 11, 2026 for Dock, Oct 13, 2026 for Universal POD.

The short answer

  • Universal POD lists 20 features Dock’s listing doesn’t mention, including Apparel, Arts and crafts, Baby products.

Head to head

App Store reviews

Dock: —
Universal POD: 7
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Pitch
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The Print On-Demand APP!

Categories
  • Print on demand (POD)
  • Print on demand (POD)
Languages
  • English
  • English
Launched
Jul 16, 2026
Aug 15, 2019
Built for Shopify
Not badged
Not badged
Reviews per month
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2 last full month
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.

035AugSepJanMayJunAugFebUniversal POD: 2 reviews in August 2019Universal POD: 5 reviews in September 2019Universal POD: 2 reviews in January 2020Universal POD: 1 reviews in May 2020Universal POD: 1 reviews in June 2020Universal POD: 2 reviews in August 2023Universal POD: 2 reviews in February 2025
DockUniversal PODCompleted months only
Free options
Free planFree trial
Free planFree trial
Monthly range
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Plans
FreeFree
FreeFree to install
The merchant must cover the production & shipping costs, and any associated taxes for items ordered from Universal POD.
Coverage
2 of 23 features9%
22 of 23 features96%
Unique strengths
  • Custom packaging
  • Apparel
  • Arts and crafts
  • Baby products
  • Bags
  • +16 more
Dropshipping
0%0/7
100%7/7
Products you can sell
0%0/6
100%6/6
Sourcing locations
0%0/1
100%1/1
Print on demand (POD)
13%2/16
94%15/16
Product customization
50%2/4
75%3/4
Products
0%0/9
100%9/9
Shipping options
0%0/3
100%3/3
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DockUniversal POD23 features listed across both App Store listings

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Integrations

DockNo rating yetUniversal POD4.7(7)
Works with also listed by another
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How it sells itself

Dock turns your store into a custom-print shopfront backed by Solopress, a UK trade printer. Embed a configurator on any product page: customers choose size, material, finishing and sides, see live pricing, and upload artwork. Synced products and paid orders flow straight to Solopress for production and tracked delivery — no manual re-keying. You set your own retail prices.

We built universal POD to make it fast and easy sell Print On Demand products. Easily integrate your store and exisiting products with our POD manufacturing and shipping services. Or create a wide range of new products with a range of personalisation options. When your customer places an order, it's automatically sent to our fulfilment centre here in the UK. We make it and ship it direct to your customer.

Key points
  • Live, accurate print pricing on your product pages as customers configure
  • Customers upload print-ready artwork, checked automatically before production
  • Paid orders auto-submit to Solopress for production and tracked UK delivery
  • One-click sync of your print catalogue from Dock into Shopify
  • Quickly create products and publish them to your store.
  • Easily integrate your store and exisiting products with our fulfilment services.
  • Add personalisation options so your customers can add their own touches.
  • Create new POD products with a range of personalisation options.
Screenshots
Print configurator: choose size, material, sides and quantity
Dock admin: connected to the Hub, sync productsDock: live-priced print, fulfilled by SolopressOrder summary with live VAT-inclusive price and Add to Basket
Getting started
Publishing to your storeFast productionWe manufacture

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

MeasureDockUniversal POD
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

MeasureDockUniversal POD
App Store ratingNot published4.7 ★
App Store reviewsNot published7
New reviews, 28 daysNot enough dataNot enough data
Reviewers a year or more inNot enough dataNot enough data

Pricing

MeasureDockUniversal POD
Free planNot listedNot listed
Lowest paid monthly planNo monthly plan listedNo monthly plan listed
Longest free trialNot listedNot listed
Plans listed11

Listing

MeasureDockUniversal POD
Shopify category rank#134(ahead)in Print on demand (POD)#208in Print on demand (POD)
Shopify App ChartsNot on this week’s chartsNot on this week’s charts
Built for ShopifyNoNo
LaunchedJul 16, 2026Aug 15, 2019
Languages1English1English
DeveloperSolopressUniversal POD

FAQ

Dock and Universal POD: common questions

What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
Dock lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Custom packaging. Universal POD lists 20 the others don’t mention, such as Apparel, Arts and crafts, Baby products, Bags. 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 Aug 11, 2026 for Dock, Oct 13, 2026 for Universal POD; 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 Aug 11, 2026 for Dock, Oct 13, 2026 for Universal POD. 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.