Item Explorer vs MetaSeek: Advanced POS Search
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
- Paid plans start at $79/month for Item Explorer and $10/month for MetaSeek.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Standard
- · Pin important metafields at the top
- · Sort which metafields you want
- · View the metafields cart items at POS
Single Store
- · 1 POS location can use MetaSeek
- · Automatic metafield sync
- · Unlimited searchable metafields in POS
Multiple Stores
- · 5 POS locations can use MetaSeek
- · Automatic metafield sync
- · Unlimited searchable metafields in POS
Unlimited Stores
- · Automatic metafield sync
- · Unlimited POS locations can use MetaSeek
- · Unlimited searchable metafields in POS
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureWhether you're a pureplay retailer, pop-up shop, or retail store, Item Explorer helps you streamline your product management and deliver a superior customer experience by viewing your products custom metafields directly from the shopify handheld POS interface. No longer will you need to go to the Shopify admin to view complex JSON data, or multi-line text.
Shopify POS only searches product titles and SKUs — if your store uses part numbers, account numbers, or internal codes, staff are left guessing. MetaSeek fixes that. Connect any metafield to POS search so staff can instantly find the exact product, variant or customer and add them to the cart in seconds. Works with MPNs, GTINs, internal SKUs, customer account numbers, loyalty IDs and more.
- Enhance Your Product Management
- Customise Your Product Information
- Seamless Integration with Shopify POS
- Search for product, variant and customer metafields within POS
- Quickly add products and customers to the cart
- Automatically keeps metafield data in sync
- Extends Shopify's existing POS product search capabilities
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 |  Item Explorer |  MetaSeek |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Item Explorer | MetaSeek |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 2 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Item Explorer | MetaSeek |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $79/month | $10/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 2 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 1 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Item Explorer | MetaSeek |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #42 | #29(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Oct 30, 2024 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Item Dojo | 21Orange |
FAQ
Item Explorer and MetaSeek: common questions
- Is Item Explorer or MetaSeek cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $79/month for Item Explorer and $10/month for MetaSeek. 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; 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.