Smart Stories | Video Story vs TPS Shoppable ShortVid
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: Smart Stories 5.0 from 8 reviews and TPS Shoppable ShortVid 5.0 from 5 reviews.
- Paid plans start at $24.99/month for Smart Stories and $4.99/month for TPS Shoppable ShortVid.
- Smart Stories lists 6 features TPS Shoppable ShortVid’s listing doesn’t mention, including Carousels, Embedded videos, Multi-channel.
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
Basic
- · 3-day free trial, then billing starts
- · Dedicated support
- · Theme-based customization
- · Unlimited Revenue
- · Unlimited Video Views
- · Up to 50 products with video
Scale
- · Dedicated support
- · Everything in Basic, and:
- · Inline & Watch button display modes
- · Remove Watermark
- · Theme-based customization
- · Up to 100 products with video
Enterprise
- · Everything in Scale, and:
- · Full analytics dashboard
- · Priority support
- · Revenue tracking
- · Unlimited products with video
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.
Supercharge your store with Shoppable ShortVid! Boost engagement by adding interactive, Instagram-style Video Stories and Highlights to any page. Captivate shoppers with immersive video previews that let them add products to their cart directly within the player—no more bouncing! Fully customize the design to match your brand perfectly. Track every view, click, and dollar earned with real-time analytics.
- 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
- Floating video previews with direct add-to-cart functionality
- Fully customizable player styles, fonts, and colors.
- Track engagement, conversions, and direct revenue.
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 |  TPS Shoppable ShortVid |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | TPS Shoppable ShortVid |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 8(ahead) | 5 |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Smart Stories | TPS Shoppable ShortVid |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $24.99/month | $4.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 3 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Smart Stories | TPS Shoppable ShortVid |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #113(ahead) | #124 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Apr 24, 2023 | Mar 18, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Smart Stories | ThePlanetSoft |
FAQ
Smart Stories and TPS Shoppable ShortVid: common questions
- Is Smart Stories or TPS Shoppable ShortVid cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $24.99/month for Smart Stories and $4.99/month for TPS Shoppable ShortVid. 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, Smart Stories or TPS Shoppable ShortVid?
- On the Shopify App Store: Smart Stories 5.0 from 8 reviews and TPS Shoppable ShortVid 5.0 from 5 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Smart Stories lists 6 the others don’t mention, such as Carousels, Embedded videos, Multi-channel, UGC. TPS Shoppable ShortVid lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Pop-ups, Video import. 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; 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. 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.