Matat Badge vs MDBadgePilot ‑ Product badges
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 29, 2026 for Matat Badge, Nov 6, 2026 for MDBadgePilot.
The short answer
- Only MDBadgePilot lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $10/month for Matat Badge and $7.99/month for MDBadgePilot.
- Matat Badge lists 5 features MDBadgePilot’s listing doesn’t mention, including Backgrounds, File upload, Fonts.
Head to head
Pro
- · Colour, size and placement controls
- · Eight automated badge rules
- · Sales before and after each badge
- · Schedule badges to start and end
- · Text and image badges
Free
- · 1 active badge
- · 1 condition: sale, stock or new
- · Badges on product pages and cards
- · Updates when a product changes
Pro
- · Date scheduling
- · Hourly re-evaluation
- · Sales, discount, price, tags, metafields
- · Unlimited badges
- · Up to 10 conditions with AND / OR
- · {discount} and {stock} variables
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureMatat Badge puts labels like Sale, Best seller, Low stock or Back in stock on your product images and product cards. No theme code to edit. Pick the products yourself, or let a rule pick them: eight automated options read your own products and orders, and add or drop products as they qualify. Style each badge and choose where it sits, then see what a badged product sold before and after the badge went on.
MDBadgePilot shows badges on your product images: product page, collections, search, homepage and recommendations. Pick products by hand or let rules decide: compare-at price, discount, stock, sales over a period, tags, product type, vendor or metafields. Each badge follows your data and goes away when its condition is no longer true.
- Text or image badges, with your own colour, size, shape and opacity
- Eight automated rules: best sellers, low stock, back in stock, on sale and more
- Place a badge on the image, or beside the title or price
- Different positions for phones, product cards and product pages
- Automatic badges from sale price, stock, sales, tags or metafields
- Live discount and stock in the badge text: -20%, Only 3 left
- 10 ready-made templates: Sale, New, Made in France, Black Friday and more
- Date scheduling for sales events and Black Friday
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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | Not published |
| App Store reviews | Not published | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | ||
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $10/month | $7.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 1 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Oct 28, 2026 | Nov 5, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 2 |
| Developer | Matat | FORTY & FREE |
FAQ
Matat Badge and MDBadgePilot: common questions
- Is Matat Badge or MDBadgePilot cheaper?
- Only MDBadgePilot lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $10/month for Matat Badge and $7.99/month for MDBadgePilot. 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?
- Matat Badge lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Backgrounds, File upload, Fonts, Mobile responsive. MDBadgePilot lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Auto-position, Homepage, Product features, Search page. 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 29, 2026 for Matat Badge, Nov 6, 2026 for MDBadgePilot; 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 29, 2026 for Matat Badge, Nov 6, 2026 for MDBadgePilot. 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.