PrintLab: Product Personalizer vs Shirt Design Customizer Studio
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 16, 2026 for PrintLab, Oct 13, 2026 for Shirt Design Customizer Studio.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: PrintLab 5.0 from 7 reviews and Shirt Design Customizer Studio 5.0 from 1 reviews.
- Only PrintLab lists a free plan.
- PrintLab lists 3 features Shirt Design Customizer Studio’s listing doesn’t mention, including File conversion, File download, Image rotate.
Head to head
Free
- · 1 product category
- · 2 products
- · 20 background removals/month
- · Front + back printing
- · No order limit
- · No per-order fees
Starter
- · 1 product category
- · 100 background removals/month
- · 100 orders/month
- · 50 AI images/month
- · Front + back printing
- · No per-order fees
Growth
- · 10 custom templates
- · 150 AI images/month
- · 2 product categories
- · 500 background removals/month
- · 500 orders/month
- · No per-order fees
Pro
- · 1,500 background removals/month
- · 2,000 orders/month
- · 20 custom templates
- · 4 product categories
- · 450 AI images/month
- · Business plan ($99) in the app
3% of sales
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureLet customers personalize t-shirts, hoodies and gifts right on your product page: photo upload, text, clipart and ready templates like Spotify song, star map, city map, monogram and word art, on front and back. Import your own Canva or Photoshop templates and link them to many products at once. Every order comes with 300 DPI print-ready files.
Stop managing emailed artwork files and manual order notes. Give customers a self-serve design studio: upload artwork, choose from 8 placements, and preview both sides simultaneously before buying. Every order automatically attaches print-ready front, back, and artwork-only PNGs with placement metadata — your DTF printer gets everything it needs.
- Upload images, add text & design front/back surfaces before checkout.
- Every order includes a print-ready file for exact fulfillment.
- AI background remover cleans up customer images instantly.
- Create reusable design templates to inspire and guide customers.
- Simultaneous front and back preview — no toggling between sides
- 8 predefined placements with smart conflict detection built in
- Live updates as customers select placements and sizes
- Front, back, and artwork-only production PNGs generated per order
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 |  PrintLab |  Shirt Design Customizer Studio |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | PrintLab | Shirt Design Customizer Studio |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 7(ahead) | 1 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | PrintLab | Shirt Design Customizer Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.99/month | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 4 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | PrintLab | Shirt Design Customizer Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #108 | #69 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | May 27, 2026 | May 8, 2026 |
| Languages | 2 | 1 |
| Developer | AnilPekesen | Boat Anchor technologies |
FAQ
PrintLab and Shirt Design Customizer Studio: common questions
- Is PrintLab or Shirt Design Customizer Studio cheaper?
- Only PrintLab 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.
- Which has better reviews, PrintLab or Shirt Design Customizer Studio?
- On the Shopify App Store: PrintLab 5.0 from 7 reviews and Shirt Design Customizer Studio 5.0 from 1 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- PrintLab lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as File conversion, File download, Image rotate. Shirt Design Customizer Studio lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Images, Printing. 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 16, 2026 for PrintLab, Oct 13, 2026 for Shirt Design Customizer Studio; 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 16, 2026 for PrintLab, Oct 13, 2026 for Shirt Design Customizer Studio. 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.