PhotoAI: AI Photos & AI Images vs Shotlly: AI Product Photos
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 14, 2026.
The short answer
- Only PhotoAI lists a free plan.
- Shotlly lists 2 features PhotoAI’s listing doesn’t mention, including Background removal, Generative fill.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · 12 image credits to try the app
- · Enough for 3 full photoshoots
- · Ready-made AI models included
- · Regenerate photos for free
Starter
- · 100 image credits every month
- · 2 custom models
- · Enough for 25 photoshoots
- · Ready-made AI models included
- · Regenerate photos for free
- · Unused credits roll over
Growth
- · 10 custom models
- · 300 image credits every month
- · Enough for 75 photoshoots
- · Ready-made AI models included
- · Regenerate photos for free
- · Unused credits roll over
Pro
- · 600 image credits every month
- · Enough for 150 photoshoots
- · Ready-made AI models included
- · Regenerate photos for free
- · Unlimited custom models
- · Unused credits roll over
Pay as you go
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureSkip the photoshoot and still get beautiful product photos in virtual photoroom. PhotoAI: AI Photos uses virtual fashion models to generate professional lifestyle images in seconds. Pick a product from your catalog, customize your model to match your brand's audience, and add your favorite photos directly to your listings.
Shotlly works on the photos already in your Shopify catalog. Pick a product, choose a look, and generate a new background scene, a clean cutout, an enhanced or upscaled version, or an on-model image for clothing and accessories. Review the results, then add them to the product, replace the original or make one the featured image. Saved looks and brand kits keep images consistent.
- Select a product from your Shopify catalog
- Create your AI model - pick gender, age, body type, and skin tone
- Generate stunning photoshoot images in minutes
- Add your favorites straight to your product listings
- On-model try-on shows clothing worn by AI models, no photoshoot needed
- Remove or replace backgrounds with studio or lifestyle scenes
- Process many products at once with bulk image generation
- Auto-generate and sync images when products are added or updated
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 |  PhotoAI |  Shotlly |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | PhotoAI | Shotlly |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.8 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 7 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
FAQ
PhotoAI and Shotlly: common questions
- Is PhotoAI or Shotlly cheaper?
- Only PhotoAI lists a free plan. 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?
- Shotlly lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Background removal, Generative fill. 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; 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. 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.