ImageMagik Background Remover vs Piklum — AI Photo + SEO
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026.
The short answer
- Only Piklum lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9/month for ImageMagik Background Remover and $29/month for Piklum.
- ImageMagik Background Remover lists 4 features Piklum’s listing doesn’t mention, including Auto-optimization, Compression, Format conversion.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
ImageMagik Starter
- · 500 Image Operations per month
- · Background removal
- · Bulk product Edits
- · Image Compression
ImageMagik Growth
- · 2,000 Image Operations per month
- · Background removal
- · Bulk product Edits
- · Image Compression
ImageMagik Pro
- · 10,000 Image Operations per month
- · Background removal
- · Bulk product Edits
- · Image Compression
Piklum Free
- · 20 photos enhanced/month
- · AI background removal
- · Email support
- · Full history & 1-click rollback
- · SEO alt text (product-aware)
Piklum Starter
- · 100 enhancements/month
- · Email support
Piklum Growth
- · 500 enhancements/month
- · Priority processing
- · Priority support
Piklum Pro
- · 2000 enhancements/month
- · Dedicated support
- · Priority processing
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureIntroducing ImageMagik: Elevate Your Store with Stunning Images and Faster Load Times! Effortlessly remove backgrounds from your images at lightning speed. You can choose whether you want a clear background or a color of your choice. It also helps you compress and optimize your images so your pages load even faster!
Piklum removes product image backgrounds and writes SEO-optimized alt text in bulk. Select 500 products, click Enhance, and grab a coffee — Piklum processes them in parallel and writes results directly to your Shopify products. Non-destructive by design: originals stay untouched, with 1-click rollback on every change. Product-aware AI reads your product titles for accurate, technical descriptions.
- Background Removal - Swiftly and accurately removes backgrounds from your images
- Image Compression - Improve Load Times by making your images smaller
- Effortless Bulk Edits - One-click bulk actions on hundreds of images
- Customizable Backgrounds for Brand Cohesion for each product
- AI background removal — clean PNGs ready for your store, ads, and social
- SEO-optimized alt text written by product-aware AI for Google Images ranking
- Bulk batch processing — 500 products in 3 minutes with one click
- Full history and 1-click rollback on every enhancement
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 |  ImageMagik Background Remover |  Piklum |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ImageMagik Background Remover | Piklum |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 2 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | ImageMagik Background Remover | Piklum |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9/month(ahead) | $29/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | ImageMagik Background Remover | Piklum |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #134(ahead) | #388 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Mar 12, 2020 | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Arucy Enterprises | Ange Labs |
FAQ
ImageMagik Background Remover and Piklum: common questions
- Is ImageMagik Background Remover or Piklum cheaper?
- Only Piklum lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9/month for ImageMagik Background Remover and $29/month for Piklum. 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?
- ImageMagik Background Remover lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Auto-optimization, Compression, Format conversion, Image compression. Piklum lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Alt text. 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; 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. 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.