Lk Videos Stories vs Smart Stories | Video Story
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 $14.99/month for Lk Videos Stories and $24.99/month for Smart Stories.
- Smart Stories lists 9 features Lk Videos Stories’s listing doesn’t mention, including Add to cart, Analytics, Autoplay.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Starter
- · 20 videos
- · Bubble story style
- · Secure, auto-optimized video hosting
- · Up to 3 stories
- · Video stories on product pages
- · Videos up to 60 seconds
Growth
- · 75 videos
- · Bubble and card story styles
- · Secure, auto-optimized video hosting
- · Unlimited stories
- · Video stories on product and collection
- · Videos up to 120 seconds
Scale
- · 250 videos
- · Bubble and card story styles
- · Priority onboarding support
- · Unlimited stories
- · Video stories everywhere
- · Videos up to 120 seconds
Standard Plan
- · 20,000 views per month
- · Unlimited stories
Premium Plan
- · 100,000 views per month
- · Unlimited stories
Enterprise Plan
- · Unlimited stories
- · Unlimited views
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureLK Video Stories lets you add short vertical videos to your Shopify storefront, displayed as Instagram-style stories on collections, or product pages. Upload your videos, organize them into stories, and choose between bubble or card display formats. Videos are hosted on Cloudflare Stream for fast, reliable playback worldwide. Perfect for showcasing products, promotions, or tutorials.
Publish Instagram like video stories in minutes and add them anywhere on your shop easily by defining a section and using drag and drop. Upload videos to your story like you would do on Instagram or Snapchat. Allow your customers to add-to-cart or copy a coupon code while playing the video story. Select an existing collection on your Shopify store and auto-create a story from its product images and videos.
- Display video stories as bubbles or cards on any page of your store.
- Videos hosted on Cloudflare Stream for fast, reliable global playback.
- Assign stories to products or collections with smart filters.
- Add videos stories of UGC, branded content, product demos and reviews in minutes
- Video player with 20+ video stories templates to publish your content anywhere
- Make your videos shoppable, enable video shopping from stories to increase sales
- Auto-create products or collections stories with your existing video and images
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 |  Lk Videos Stories | Smart Stories |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Lk Videos Stories | Smart Stories |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 8 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Lk Videos Stories | Smart Stories |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $14.99/month(ahead) | $24.99/month |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Lk Videos Stories | Smart Stories |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #303 | #113(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jun 11, 2026 | Apr 24, 2023 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | LK Interactive | Smart Stories |
FAQ
Lk Videos Stories and Smart Stories: common questions
- Is Lk Videos Stories or Smart Stories cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $14.99/month for Lk Videos Stories and $24.99/month for Smart Stories. 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?
- Lk Videos Stories lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Video import. Smart Stories lists 9 the others don’t mention, such as Add to cart, Analytics, Autoplay, Carousels. 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.