Universal POD vs Zela Print
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 Universal POD, Aug 5, 2026 for Zela Print.
The short answer
- Universal POD lists 17 features Zela Print’s listing doesn’t mention, including Apparel, Arts and crafts, Baby products.
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See every featureWe built universal POD to make it fast and easy sell Print On Demand products. Easily integrate your store and exisiting products with our POD manufacturing and shipping services. Or create a wide range of new products with a range of personalisation options. When your customer places an order, it's automatically sent to our fulfilment centre here in the UK. We make it and ship it direct to your customer.
Zela Print is a UK print-on-demand service for sellers of posters and framed artwork. When a customer buys a print from your store, the order flows to us automatically. We print on premium paper, pack it, and ship using white label branding. Match each product to a Zela Print size and paper once. Every future order routes automatically and gets tracking on dispatch. No stock to hold, no parcels to mail.
- Quickly create products and publish them to your store.
- Easily integrate your store and exisiting products with our fulfilment services.
- Add personalisation options so your customers can add their own touches.
- Create new POD products with a range of personalisation options.
- Fully automated fulfillment from Shopify to print without manual touching
- Archival paper printing from our UK lab
- Tracking added on dispatch and customer emailed automatically
- Bind a product to a print size once — every future order routes automatically
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 |  Universal POD |  Zela Print |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Universal POD | Zela Print |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.7 ★ | 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 |
Pricing
| Measure | Universal POD | Zela Print |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 1 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | Universal POD | Zela Print |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #208(ahead) | #325 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Aug 15, 2019 | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Universal POD | World Decor Ltd |
FAQ
Universal POD and Zela Print: common questions
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Universal POD lists 17 the others don’t mention, such as Apparel, Arts and crafts, Baby products, Bags. Zela Print lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Custom shipping, Private labels. 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 Universal POD, Aug 5, 2026 for Zela Print; 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 Universal POD, Aug 5, 2026 for Zela Print. 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.