PIX ‑ Image Optimizer vs Squishbit
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026 for PIX, Oct 14, 2026 for Squishbit.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: PIX 3.7 from 85 reviews and Squishbit 5.0 from 3 reviews.
- Only PIX lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $7.99/month for PIX and $30/month for Squishbit.
- PIX lists 7 features Squishbit’s listing doesn’t mention, including Alt text, Auto-optimization, Compression.
Head to head
Image Optimizer & page speed optimizer
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
FREE
- · 24-hour support
- · Images Backup
- · Manual optimization
beginner
- · 10000 FREE images every month
- · 24-hour support
- · 30 day image backup
- · Automatic optimizations
- · Manual optimization
advanced
- · 24-hour support
- · 30 day image backup
- · 30000 FREE images every month
- · Automatic optimizations
- · Manual optimization
yearly
- · 24-hour support
- · 30 day image backup
- · 50000 FREE images every month
- · Automatic optimizations
- · Manual optimization
Starter
- · 350,000 image requests
- · Automatic and on-demand
- · More plans available
- · Same visual quality and reduced size
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureReduce the Weight and Not the Quality SEO - image optimizer uses a smart combination of the best optimization and lossy compression algorithms to shrink JPEG, GIF and PNG images to the minimum possible size while keeping the required level of quality.
Squishbit automatically optimize images across your store, choosing the most optimal format and compression, to strike the perfect balance between size and visual quality. By reducing the size of your imagery, your pages load faster, which improves user experience and impacts SEO performance positively.
- With lighter images you will gain in speed, user experience and even in SEO.
- Stop fine-tuning your images, they are now automatically optimized.
- Reduce the weight of your images without sacrificing their quality.
- Automatic image optimization
- Serve the optimal file format for the user
- Reduce file size with little to no loss of quality
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 |  PIX |  Squishbit |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | PIX | Squishbit |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 3.7 ★ | 5.0 ★(ahead) |
| App Store reviews | 85(ahead) | 3 |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
FAQ
PIX and Squishbit: common questions
- Is PIX or Squishbit cheaper?
- Only PIX lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $7.99/month for PIX and $30/month for Squishbit. 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, PIX or Squishbit?
- On the Shopify App Store: PIX 3.7 from 85 reviews and Squishbit 5.0 from 3 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- PIX lists 7 the others don’t mention, such as Alt text, Auto-optimization, Compression, File upload. 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 for PIX, Oct 14, 2026 for Squishbit; 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 for PIX, Oct 14, 2026 for Squishbit. 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.