Kinetic Studio vs Manta Studio: Scroll Effects
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 27, 2026 for Kinetic Studio, Nov 8, 2026 for Manta Studio.
The short answer
- Only Manta Studio lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $7/month for Kinetic Studio and $5.99/month for Manta Studio.
- Kinetic Studio lists 6 features Manta Studio’s listing doesn’t mention, including 3D animations, Cursor effects, Falling effects.
Head to head
- United States
- Canada
- India
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Pro
Free
- · Custom cursor, scrollbar & progress bar
- · Preview on unpublished themes
- · Try every Pro effect in the theme editor
Pro
- · All effects live for every customer
- · Animated footer reveal
- · Everything in Free
- · Gradient text and image reveals
- · Page transitions and smooth scrolling
- · Text reveal, marquee and stacked text
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureKinetic Studio animates your storefront two ways. Point and click on your live store to add entrance, scroll, hover, and text effects to elements your theme already has - no code, no theme edits, and deleting an animation restores everything instantly. Or add complete Motion Engine sections: scroll-driven product stories, 3D carousels and showcases, video scrubbing, liquid imagery, and animated text.
Add eleven scroll animations and motion effects to your store, all from one app. Animate headlines with text reveals, marquees, stacked and gradient text. Reveal images and videos as customers scroll. Add page transitions, smooth scrolling and an animated footer reveal, and style the cursor, scrollbar and scroll progress bar.
- Point and click on your live store to animate elements already in your theme
- 20+ ready-made animated sections, from 3D showcases to scroll-driven stories
- Every detail is adjustable — timing, colors, spacing, speed, mobile layout
- Effects load only on pages that use them — the rest of your store is untouched
- Scroll-responsive animations that move and change as visitors browse your pages
- Pop-in animations that reveal text and images when customers scroll to them
- Custom scrollbar styling to match your brand colors and theme design
- No-code theme integration through easy-to-use theme blocks
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 |  Kinetic Studio |  Manta Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 37 |
| 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 | Apparel & Accessories, Home & Garden, Health & Beauty |
| Top store countries | Not published | United States, Canada, India |
Reviews
| Measure | Kinetic Studio | Manta Studio |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 4 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Kinetic Studio | Manta Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $7/month | $5.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 30 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 1 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Kinetic Studio | Manta Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #118 | #26(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | #7 on Pricing moves in Animation and effects | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Aug 7, 2026 | Sep 11, 2025 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Entier, LLC | Tell van den Bergh |
FAQ
Kinetic Studio and Manta Studio: common questions
- Is Kinetic Studio or Manta Studio cheaper?
- Only Manta Studio lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $7/month for Kinetic Studio and $5.99/month for Manta 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.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Kinetic Studio lists 6 the others don’t mention, such as 3D animations, Cursor effects, Falling effects, File upload. 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 27, 2026 for Kinetic Studio, Nov 8, 2026 for Manta 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 27, 2026 for Kinetic Studio, Nov 8, 2026 for Manta 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.