Hextom: Bulk Image Edit & SEO vs Swap Photo Editor
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 Hextom, Oct 13, 2026 for Swap Photo Editor.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: Hextom 4.8 from 647 reviews and Swap Photo Editor 3.9 from 47 reviews.
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Hextom and $6.99/month for Swap Photo Editor.
- Hextom lists 15 features Swap Photo Editor’s listing doesn’t mention, including ALT text, Analytics, Auto-optimization.
Head to head
Image SEO, image alt-text, rename, resize, watermark, compress
Edit your photos, add stickers, remove backgrounds and more!
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Starter Plan
- · 1 Active scheduled tasks
- · 30 day backup
- · 50 image edits per month
- · Alt Text (unlimited)
- · Minimize
- · PNG to JPG
Basic Plan
- · 1000 image edits per month
- · 5 scheduled tasks
- · 60 day backup
- · Crop
- · Image rename (unlimited)
- · Resize
Professional Plan
- · 3000 monthly edits
- · 90 day backup
- · Basic plan features plus...
- · Unlimited scheduled tasks
Advanced Plan
- · 10000 monthly edits
- · 180 day backup
- · Professional plan features plus...
Free to try
- · Edit up to 20 photos
- · No membership required
Membership Plan
- · Adobe Classic Editor
- · Photoshop-like Editor
- · Remove Backgrounds
- · Remove Watemarks
- · Resize / Compress Photos
- · Resolution Upscaling
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureEdit product photos in bulk with AI background removal, upscaling and background extension. Compress, resize and convert images for faster pages and a consistent catalog. Generate alt text and meta tags, and bulk-edit file names and URL handles. Publish JSON-LD and an agents.md store profile, and check AI crawler access. Ask the built-in AI assistant to prepare edits for your review.
Save hours of time with our newly redesigned app (August 2026). Effortlessly remove backgrounds, edit images, and retouch photos. Add stickers, logos, and text, or use our AI tools to remove old texts and logos. Resize, crop, and compress any image in your store with ease. Let us know in the live chat how we can improve it even more for you!
- Improve SEO by optimizing image sizes (loading time), alt-text and file names
- Bulk square, resize, crop, rotate, frame, trim, watermark your images with ease
- Upload & download your store images for backup, restore or product launch
- Aside from bulk edit, Images-to-edit can be individually selected
- Includes Adobe Classic, Photopea, and our Swap image editors
- Remove logos, stickers, texts and backgrounds easily
- Use the AI upscaling tool to improve image quality
- Retouch homepage, product, collection and article photos
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 |  Hextom |  Swap Photo Editor |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Hextom | Swap Photo Editor |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.8 ★(ahead) | 3.9 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 647(ahead) | 47 |
| New reviews, 28 days | 1(ahead) | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | 30% | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Hextom | Swap Photo Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.99/month | $6.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 4 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Hextom | Swap Photo Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #119 | #114 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Sep 29, 2016 | Oct 24, 2017 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Hextom | Engage Apps |
FAQ
Hextom and Swap Photo Editor: common questions
- Is Hextom or Swap Photo Editor cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Hextom and $6.99/month for Swap Photo Editor. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- Which has better reviews, Hextom or Swap Photo Editor?
- On the Shopify App Store: Hextom 4.8 from 647 reviews and Swap Photo Editor 3.9 from 47 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Hextom lists 15 the others don’t mention, such as ALT text, Analytics, Auto-optimization, Automations. Swap Photo Editor lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as AI generation, Background removal, Custom backgrounds, Generative fill. 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 Hextom, Oct 13, 2026 for Swap Photo Editor; 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 Hextom, Oct 13, 2026 for Swap Photo Editor. 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.