Menus Uncomplicated vs Real Categories
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 14, 2026 for Menus Uncomplicated, Oct 13, 2026 for Real Categories.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $6/month for Menus Uncomplicated and $7.99/month for Real Categories.
- Real Categories lists 5 features Menus Uncomplicated’s listing doesn’t mention, including Breadcrumbs, Custom CSS, Floating button.
Head to head
Help customers find products more quickly from your menu
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · Up to 10 menu items
Pro
- · Unlimited menu items
Introductory Offer
- · Please give us feedback to improve!
- · So get a free copy of it while you can
- · This is a brand new app...
$7.99/month
- · Free Support
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureOnce you set up your menu items (using Shopify's "Menus" admin interface), you're one click away from being done. There's no need to recreate them, duplicate effort or mess with HTML/CSS/Liquid. The nested set of menu items (categories) help your customers understand what kinds of products you sell, how many products appear in each collection and how those collections are organised.
Real Categories creates automatic category pages for your store using Shopify's official product taxonomy, and allows you to easily add links to your menus directly to these listing pages. Use Collections for your collections, and Product Categories for category browsing. Give customers an easy way to browse products by category with SEO-friendly URLs.
- Show categories and multiple levels of sub-categories in your menu
- Requires no HTML coding or modification of your current theme
- Use the existing Shopify 'Navigation' system without duplicating your categories
- Click-and-tick interface to control menu settings such as colours and font
- Real Category Pages and Links - no more messing with Collections
- Automatic category pages with SEO-friendly URLs
- Dynamic navigation block for any theme
- Uses Shopify's official product taxonomy
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 |  Menus Uncomplicated |  Real Categories |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Menus Uncomplicated | Real Categories |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.8 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 6 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Menus Uncomplicated | Real Categories |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $6/month(ahead) | $7.99/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 5 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Menus Uncomplicated | Real Categories |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #81 | #65(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | May 16, 2016 | Feb 20, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Zoom Buzz | Ash Glover Design |
FAQ
Menus Uncomplicated and Real Categories: common questions
- Is Menus Uncomplicated or Real Categories cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $6/month for Menus Uncomplicated and $7.99/month for Real Categories. 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?
- Menus Uncomplicated lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Dropdown, Mega menu. Real Categories lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Breadcrumbs, Custom CSS, Floating button, Mobile menu. 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 14, 2026 for Menus Uncomplicated, Oct 13, 2026 for Real Categories; 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 14, 2026 for Menus Uncomplicated, Oct 13, 2026 for Real Categories. 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.