Easy Image Sitemap vs Sitemap Explorer
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026 for Easy Image Sitemap, Sep 3, 2026 for Sitemap Explorer.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: Easy Image Sitemap 4.9 from 29 reviews and Sitemap Explorer 5.0 from 2 reviews.
- Easy Image Sitemap lists 1 features Sitemap Explorer’s listing doesn’t mention, including Analytics.
Head to head
Finally, transparency for Image SEO
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Performance Plan
- · *Price based on 400 images
- · 1-Click Install
- · Automated image sitemap submission
- · Automated sitemap reporting
Small
- · *Price based on 1,000 images
- · 1-Click Install
- · Automated image sitemap submission
- · Automated sitemap reporting
Medium
- · *Price based on 10,000 images
- · 1-Click Install
- · Automated image sitemap submission
- · Automated sitemap reporting
Large
- · *Price based on 20,000 images
- · 1-Click Install
- · Automated image sitemap submission
- · Automated sitemap reporting
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureEasy Image Sitemap is the app that automatically builds, submits to Google Search Console, verifies, monitors, and updates a fully compliant .xml Google Image Sitemap for all images associated with each product, blog article and page in your store — all in real-time.
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.
- Build and submit your fully compliant image sitemaps.
- Monitor your Google Indexing data over time.
- Ensure that Google always has your latest data.
- 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
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 |  Easy Image Sitemap |  Sitemap Explorer |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Not published | Not published |
| Top store countries | Not published | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | Easy Image Sitemap | Sitemap Explorer |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.9 ★ | 5.0 ★(ahead) |
| App Store reviews | 29(ahead) | 2 |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Easy Image Sitemap | Sitemap Explorer |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $4/month | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | 21 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 4 | Not published |
Listing
| Measure | Easy Image Sitemap | Sitemap Explorer |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #352 | #172(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Nov 29, 2017 | Feb 20, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | William Belk | EcomBack |
FAQ
Easy Image Sitemap and Sitemap Explorer: common questions
- Which has better reviews, Easy Image Sitemap or Sitemap Explorer?
- On the Shopify App Store: Easy Image Sitemap 4.9 from 29 reviews and Sitemap Explorer 5.0 from 2 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Easy Image Sitemap lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Analytics. 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 Oct 13, 2026 for Easy Image Sitemap, 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 Oct 13, 2026 for Easy Image Sitemap, 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.