Essential Elements vs Tabs Studio
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 Essential Elements, Nov 8, 2026 for Tabs Studio.
The short answer
- Only Tabs Studio lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $1/month for Essential Elements and $2/month for Tabs Studio.
Head to head
Easily add professional tabs or accordions to your products.
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Australia
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Single Plan
Free
- · 1 active shared tab
- · 5 tab icons
- · Basic support
- · Unlimited preview shared tabs
- · Unlimited tabs from headings
Essential
- · 10 active shared tabs
- · 50 tab icons
- · Priority support
- · Unlimited preview shared tabs
- · Unlimited tabs from headings
Plus
- · 250 tab icons
- · Priority support
- · Unlimited active shared tabs
- · Unlimited preview shared tabs
- · Unlimited tabs from headings
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureEssential Elements lets you create and manage dynamic content blocks — Accordions, Tabs, and Carousels — and display them on any page of your storefront. Build each element with a custom name, content items, and appearance settings, then target it to specific products, collections, or pages. Customers get a polished, interactive experience without you writing a single line of code.
Organize your product descriptions with product tabs or accordions that create cleaner product pages, help customers find answers faster, and reduce questions and returns, all without coding. Automatically turn existing description headings into product tabs, and create reusable shared tabs that appear on products based on collection, tag, type, vendor, and more.
- Create unlimited Accordion, Tab, and Carousel elements from a single dashboard.
- Add any number of items to each element, each with a title, description, & image
- Drag-and-drop reordering lets you arrange items exactly how you want them.
- Target elements to specific products, collections, or pages.
- Install and use without adding, changing, or removing any theme code
- Simply add headings to divide product descriptions into tabs
- Save time by assigning ProTabs to groups using collections, tags, and more
- Use professional design presets or create your own style to match your shop
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 |  Essential Elements |  Tabs Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 4,531 |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | −24 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | 29 |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | 9% |
| Top store categories | Not published | Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden |
| Top store countries | Not published | United States, United Kingdom, Australia |
Reviews
| Measure | Essential Elements | Tabs Studio |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 4.9 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 174 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Essential Elements | Tabs Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $1/month(ahead) | $2/month |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 3 days |
| Plans listed | 1 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Essential Elements | Tabs Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #287 | #7 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | #2 in Product content |
| Built for Shopify | No | Yes |
| Launched | May 11, 2026 | Jan 23, 2018 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Rasel Ahmed | Wellmade |
FAQ
Essential Elements and Tabs Studio: common questions
- Is Essential Elements or Tabs Studio cheaper?
- Only Tabs Studio lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $1/month for Essential Elements and $2/month for Tabs Studio. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- 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 Essential Elements, Nov 8, 2026 for Tabs Studio; 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 Essential Elements, Nov 8, 2026 for Tabs Studio. 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.