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| Metric | RT: Christmas Snowfall Effects | Cursor Star: Custom Cursor FX |
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| Rating | 4.7 ★ | — |
| Total reviews | 152 | 0 |
| Free plan | ★ Yes | — |
| Pricing | ★ Free | $3/month |
| Built for Shopify | — | — |
| Pricing tiers | — | 1 tier |
| Listed features | 3 | ★ 5 |
| Languages | 1 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Nov 2020 | Nov 2025 |
Based on the data on this page, RT: Christmas Snowfall Effects is the stronger choice for most Shopify App Store merchants — 4.7★ vs Cursor Star: Custom Cursor FX's 0.0★ is a meaningful gap that usually reflects real product or support quality differences across the user base. On pricing, RT: Christmas Snowfall Effects offers a free tier (Free) while Cursor Star: Custom Cursor FX starts at $3/month. For early-stage stores or merchants validating fit, the free-tier path lets you run the app on real orders before committing budget. RT: Christmas Snowfall Effects has the larger user base (152 reviews vs 0), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Cursor Star: Custom Cursor FX's smaller cohort can be an advantage for niche workflows where the bigger app has accumulated bloat. Recommended by store size: small/early-stage merchants who need fast install and low risk should default to RT: Christmas Snowfall Effects; mid-market and enterprise merchants with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — Cursor Star: Custom Cursor FX's 0-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than RT: Christmas Snowfall Effects's broader-but-shallower coverage. This verdict is generated from the live marketplace data on this page — rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position all refresh from the canonical Shopify App Store listing every 24 hours. AppRanks does not accept payment to influence comparison outcomes; the methodology is documented on the About page and applies identically to every pair on the site.
Read each app's audit: RT: Christmas Snowfall Effects audit • Cursor Star: Custom Cursor FX audit
| Keyword | RT | Cursor Star |
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| effects | #7 | Not ranked |
| and effects | #7 | Not ranked |
| animations | #10 | Not ranked |
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RT: Christmas Snowfall Effects is the cheaper option — it offers a free plan (Free). Cursor Star: Custom Cursor FX starts at $3/month. Both publish their pricing on the Shopify App Store marketplace; AppRanks mirrors what's listed on each refresh cycle.
It depends on what you're optimizing for. RT: Christmas Snowfall Effects fits better if you prioritize rating consistency; Cursor Star: Custom Cursor FX is the call if you need the larger user base. Read both apps' detail pages on AppRanks for the full feature breakdown, install counts, and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store marketplace. RT: Christmas Snowfall Effects has more onboarding documentation maturity (152 reviews vs 0), which usually translates to better-tested setup wizards and quicker time-to-value. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly — read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for merchant-reported install experience.
RT: Christmas Snowfall Effects typically suits early-stage and growth-mode stores based on its review-base composition (152 reviews). Cursor Star: Custom Cursor FX aligns more with early-stage and growth-mode stores (0 reviews). Larger review bases generally mean the app has been load-tested at scale — relevant if you're processing high order volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.
Migration support varies by app and category. RT: Christmas Snowfall Effects and Cursor Star: Custom Cursor FX both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Cursor Star: Custom Cursor FX" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
