Smart Stories | Video Story vs Tolstoy Elements Video Gallery
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 Smart Stories, Sep 28, 2026 for Tolstoy Elements Video Gallery.
The short answer
- Smart Stories lists 6 features Tolstoy Elements Video Gallery’s listing doesn’t mention, including Add to cart, Analytics, Interactive video.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Standard Plan
- · 20,000 views per month
- · Unlimited stories
Premium Plan
- · 100,000 views per month
- · Unlimited stories
Enterprise Plan
- · Unlimited stories
- · Unlimited views
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featurePublish Instagram like video stories in minutes and add them anywhere on your shop easily by defining a section and using drag and drop. Upload videos to your story like you would do on Instagram or Snapchat. Allow your customers to add-to-cart or copy a coupon code while playing the video story. Select an existing collection on your Shopify store and auto-create a story from its product images and videos.
Show shoppers your products through photos and videos they can explore on your storefront. Create product-page stories, carousels and Spotlight carousels from your existing media. Organize content into playlists and tag products to display relevant media on each product page. Preview widgets before publishing, place them with Shopify’s theme editor, and manage your content from Shopify admin.
- Add videos stories of UGC, branded content, product demos and reviews in minutes
- Video player with 20+ video stories templates to publish your content anywhere
- Make your videos shoppable, enable video shopping from stories to increase sales
- Auto-create products or collections stories with your existing video and images
- Add product-page stories, Spotlight carousels, and Carousels to your store.
- Show relevant photos and videos on product pages with product tagging.
- Organize photos and videos into playlists for different storefront widgets.
- Preview your stories and carousels before publishing.
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 | Smart Stories |  Tolstoy Elements Video Gallery |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Smart Stories | Tolstoy Elements Video Gallery |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 8 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Smart Stories | Tolstoy Elements Video Gallery |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $24.99/month | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 3 | Not published |
Listing
| Measure | Smart Stories | Tolstoy Elements Video Gallery |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #113 | #100(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Apr 24, 2023 | Sep 24, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Smart Stories | Tolstoy |
FAQ
Smart Stories and Tolstoy Elements Video Gallery: common questions
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Smart Stories lists 6 the others don’t mention, such as Add to cart, Analytics, Interactive video, Multi-channel. Tolstoy Elements Video Gallery lists 6 the others don’t mention, such as Bulk upload, Carousel, Mobile responsive, Slider. 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 Smart Stories, Sep 28, 2026 for Tolstoy Elements Video Gallery; 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 Smart Stories, Sep 28, 2026 for Tolstoy Elements Video Gallery. 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.