N Color Swatches Variant Image vs Swatches Dotify

Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 5, 2026 for N Color Swatches Variant Image, Nov 8, 2026 for Swatches Dotify.

The short answer

  • On the Shopify App Store: N Color Swatches Variant Image 4.4 from 141 reviews and Swatches Dotify 4.5 from 79 reviews.
  • Only N Color Swatches Variant Image lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $7.99/month for N Color Swatches Variant Image and $7.99/month for Swatches Dotify.
  • Swatches Dotify lists 13 features N Color Swatches Variant Image’s listing doesn’t mention, including Conditional pricing, Custom CSS, Custom HTML.

Head to head

Detected stores

N Color Swatches Variant Image: —
Swatches Dotify: 146

App Store reviews

N Color Swatches Variant Image: 141
Swatches Dotify: 79

Stores added, 28 days

N Color Swatches Variant Image: —
Swatches Dotify: 3
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Pitch
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Add stylish color/image Swatches to your product options.

Categories
  • Product variants
  • Image gallery
  • Product variants
  • Design elements - Other
Languages
  • English
  • English
Launched
Nov 3, 2023
Aug 10, 2015
Built for Shopify
Not badged
Built for Shopify
Reviews per month
1 last full month
1 last full month
Detected stores
0active installs
146active installs
  • Coco & Lola
  • MONC XIII
  • Grand Fleurs
  • Baby Beau and Belle
  • The Hat Girls
+141 more
Most common store size
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51-100 products19%
Top countries
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  • United States51%
  • Australia8%
  • United Kingdom7%

Momentum

New reviews each month

Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.

01020NovJanJanJulJanJulJulSepNovJanMarMaySepN Color Swatches Variant Image: 10 reviews in July 2025N Color Swatches Variant Image: 16 reviews in August 2025N Color Swatches Variant Image: 13 reviews in September 2025N Color Swatches Variant Image: 15 reviews in October 2025N Color Swatches Variant Image: 8 reviews in November 2025N Color Swatches Variant Image: 7 reviews in December 2025N Color Swatches Variant Image: 12 reviews in January 2026N Color Swatches Variant Image: 4 reviews in February 2026N Color Swatches Variant Image: 5 reviews in March 2026N Color Swatches Variant Image: 4 reviews in April 2026N Color Swatches Variant Image: 3 reviews in May 2026N Color Swatches Variant Image: 1 reviews in September 2026Swatches Dotify: 1 reviews in November 2021Swatches Dotify: 1 reviews in December 2021Swatches Dotify: 1 reviews in January 2022Swatches Dotify: 1 reviews in July 2022Swatches Dotify: 1 reviews in January 2023Swatches Dotify: 1 reviews in April 2023Swatches Dotify: 1 reviews in July 2023Swatches Dotify: 1 reviews in October 2023Swatches Dotify: 1 reviews in January 2024Swatches Dotify: 1 reviews in March 2024Swatches Dotify: 1 reviews in July 2024Swatches Dotify: 1 reviews in September 2024
N Color Swatches Variant ImageSwatches DotifyCompleted months only
Free options
Free planFree trial
Free planFree trial
Monthly range
From $0 to $14.99/month
From $7.99 to $10.99/month
Plans
FREEFree
  • · Color swatches
  • · Display swatches on product pages
  • · Text swatches
  • · Unlimited product variants
  • · Upload custom image swatches
GROWTH$7.99/month
7-day free trialPay only $3.99 additional charge for each add-on feature
  • · AI Product Description
  • · Auto-use variant images as swatches
  • · Image, color & text swatches
  • · Quick view & 1:1 support
  • · Swatches on product/collection pages
  • · Unlimited product variants
PROFESSIONAL$14.99/month
7-day free trialPay only $3.99 additional charge for theme conflict resolution support
  • · Auto-use variant images as swatches
  • · Image, color & text swatches
  • · Multiple variant images & AI description
  • · Show variants as separate products
  • · Swatches on product/collection pages
  • · Unlimited combined listing product group
Standard Plan$7.99/month
7-day free trial
  • · Auto-detection of color variants
  • · Highly customizable Swatches
  • · Swatch Colors & Swatch Images
  • · Swatches on Product Pages
  • · Unlimited Swatches
Pro Plan$10.99/month
7-day free trial
  • · Every thing in the Standard Plan
  • · Swatches on Collection Pages
Coverage
7 of 20 features35%
18 of 20 features90%
Unique strengths
  • Dynamic pricing
  • Translation
  • Conditional pricing
  • Custom CSS
  • Custom HTML
  • Custom pricing
  • +9 more
Product variants
35%7/20
90%18/20
Customization
44%4/9
89%8/9
Inventory
33%2/6
100%6/6
Pricing
20%1/5
80%4/5
2513onlybothonly
N Color Swatches Variant ImageSwatches Dotify20 features listed across both App Store listings

Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.

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How it sells itself

NS Color Swatch Variant Images help you display multiple variant images for each selected variant & clickable color swatches on any product & collection pages. Split variants as individual products or group multiple related products under one combined listing to boost discoverability. Bring visuals and copy together - showcase clean variant image galleries with AI-powered product descriptions that drive sales.

Swatches Dotify replaces variant dropdowns with visual swatches to help customers select product options more easily. It works on product and collection pages and adapts to different themes and layouts. You can customize the appearance of swatches to match their store design and clearly indicate unavailable variants, improving clarity when browsing products and reducing confusion when choosing options.

Key points
  • Offer various variant types: color/image/text swatch, dropdown, buttons, etc.
  • Display translated product variants on both product page & collection page.
  • Get 1-1 theme support & fully customize variant designs for brand consistency.
  • Hover on swatches to see variant descriptions, images, tooltip & shadow effects.
  • Use Color & Image Swatches with your Shopify product options.
  • Choose between a variety of swatch themes.
  • No programming/coding skills are required. (Auto-Install)
Screenshots
Provide interactive variant with hover effects
Customize your product options design in minutesUpload swatch options for specific productsMobile-responsive product variant widget
Swatches app admin
Product color variantsSwatches on an online storeSwatch themes

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.

Showing only the rows where the apps differ.

Adoption

MeasureN Color Swatches Variant ImageSwatches Dotify
Detected storesNot published146as of Nov 8, 2026
Net store change, 28 days0estimated−3estimated
Stores added, 28 daysNot enough data3new and returning
Big-brand shareNot enough dataNot enough data
Top store categoriesNot publishedApparel & Accessories, Home & Garden, Health & Beauty
Top store countriesNot publishedUnited States, Australia, United Kingdom

Reviews

MeasureN Color Swatches Variant ImageSwatches Dotify
App Store rating4.4 ★4.5 ★(ahead)
App Store reviews141(ahead)79
New reviews, 28 days00(ahead)
Reviewers a year or more in0%Not enough data

Pricing

MeasureN Color Swatches Variant ImageSwatches Dotify
Free planYesNot listed
Lowest paid monthly plan$7.99/month$7.99/month
Longest free trial7 days7 days
Plans listed32

Listing

MeasureN Color Swatches Variant ImageSwatches Dotify
Shopify category rank#85(ahead)in Product variants#199in Product variants
Shopify App ChartsNot on this week’s chartsNot on this week’s charts
Built for ShopifyNoYes
LaunchedNov 3, 2023Aug 10, 2015
Languages1English1English
DeveloperNestScaleWebyze

FAQ

N Color Swatches Variant Image and Swatches Dotify: common questions

Is N Color Swatches Variant Image or Swatches Dotify cheaper?
Only N Color Swatches Variant Image lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $7.99/month for N Color Swatches Variant Image and $7.99/month for Swatches Dotify. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
Which has better reviews, N Color Swatches Variant Image or Swatches Dotify?
On the Shopify App Store: N Color Swatches Variant Image 4.4 from 141 reviews and Swatches Dotify 4.5 from 79 reviews.
What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
N Color Swatches Variant Image lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Dynamic pricing, Translation. Swatches Dotify lists 13 the others don’t mention, such as Conditional pricing, Custom CSS, Custom HTML, Custom pricing. 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 Nov 5, 2026 for N Color Swatches Variant Image, Nov 8, 2026 for Swatches Dotify; 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 Nov 5, 2026 for N Color Swatches Variant Image, Nov 8, 2026 for Swatches Dotify. 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.