DropInBlog: Blog Engine vs FourCore Blogs
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 8, 2026 for DropInBlog, Oct 13, 2026 for FourCore Blogs.
The short answer
- Only FourCore Blogs lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $99/month for DropInBlog and $20/month for FourCore Blogs.
- DropInBlog lists 32 features FourCore Blogs’s listing doesn’t mention, including Auto-scheduling, Backlinks, Bulk creation.
Head to head
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- United States
- United Kingdom
- Canada
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Solo
- · 1 Author
- · 1 User
- · AI-Assisted Blog Pilot
- · Embed Products into Posts
- · SEO Post Analyzer & Mention Boost
- · Unlimited Categories & Posts
Team
- · + Everything in Solo
- · 15 Authors
- · 5 Users
- · Collaborative Features
- · User Permissions
Business
- · + Everything in Team
- · 10 Users
- · Employee Audit Logs (1 Year)
- · Invoice & PO Support
- · Link Guard - External Links Monitor
- · Staging Environment
Business Plus
- · +Everything in Business
- · 25 Users
- · Employee Audit Logs (Unlimited + Export)
- · Named Account Manager
- · SSO
Free
- · Create upto 5 posts
- · Import/Export posts in one click
- · Unlimited Authors
- · Unlimited Categories & Sub Categories
PRO
- · Add products within posts
- · Import/Export posts in one click
- · Invite Members
- · Translate posts for Markets
- · Unlimited posts
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureDropInBlog replaces the built-in Shopify blog with one made for SEO and AI search. It takes on your store's design automatically, so posts look like part of your site from day one. Every post gets schema markup, and as you write, the SEO Analyzer and Mention Boost show how to rank in Google and get mentioned by AI. Customize your URL structure, use multiple categories, and add author profiles without staff accounts.
FourCore Blogs helps merchants manage blog content from one workspace. Merchants can write and edit posts, optimize SEO titles, descriptions, keywords, schema, and internal links, schedule publishing, organize content with categories and authors, add product and collection blocks to posts, and monitor views, traffic, and cart activity.
- In less than 3 minutes, you’ll have a live blog with SEO & CRO optimized design.
- Blog Voice AI turns your posts into podcast-like experiences (text-to-speech).
- As-you-type SEO Analyzer gives instant feedback on search engine optimization.
- Embed products and create shoppable blog posts with add-to-cart buttons.
- Write, schedule, and publish blog posts from one workspace.
- Optimize posts with SEO titles, descriptions, and keywords.
- Add products and collections directly inside blog posts.
- Improve search visibility with schema and internal linking tools.
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 |  DropInBlog |  FourCore Blogs |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 111 | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | −1 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 1 | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Food, Beverages & Tobacco, Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty | Not published |
| Top store countries | United States, United Kingdom, Canada | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | DropInBlog | FourCore Blogs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.4 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 200 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | 54% | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | DropInBlog | FourCore Blogs |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $99/month | $20/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 4 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | DropInBlog | FourCore Blogs |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #24(ahead) | #246 |
| Shopify App Charts | #3 in Blogs | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Feb 19, 2020 | May 4, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | DropInBlog | FourCore |
FAQ
DropInBlog and FourCore Blogs: common questions
- Is DropInBlog or FourCore Blogs cheaper?
- Only FourCore Blogs lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $99/month for DropInBlog and $20/month for FourCore Blogs. 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?
- DropInBlog lists 32 the others don’t mention, such as Auto-scheduling, Backlinks, Bulk creation, Bulk editing. FourCore Blogs lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Local SEO, Translation. 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 8, 2026 for DropInBlog, Oct 13, 2026 for FourCore Blogs; 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 8, 2026 for DropInBlog, Oct 13, 2026 for FourCore Blogs. 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.