Catalog Maker by EasyCatalog vs Essential Grid Gallery & Video

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Catalog Maker by EasyCatalog

4.4·193reviews

PDF catalogs maker for Wholesale/Retail: catalogs, line sheets & price lists with order forms & SYNC

shopifyFree plan available

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Essential Grid Gallery & Video

4.9·218reviews

Create Portfolio, Shoppable Lookbook, Photo Gallery, Album,YouTube Video carousel, Instagram galeria

Built for ShopifyshopifyFree plan available

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At a glance

9 metrics · ★ = leads on this metric

Feature comparison between Catalog Maker by EasyCatalog and Essential Grid Gallery & Video
Metric	Catalog Maker by EasyCatalog	Essential Grid Gallery & Video
Rating	4.4 ★	★ 4.9 ★
Total reviews	193	★ 218
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Pricing	Free plan available	Free plan available
Built for Shopify	—	★ Yes
Pricing tiers	4 tiers	4 tiers

AppRanks verdict

Generated from live data on this page

The call

On the measured data here, Essential Grid Gallery & Video leads on more dimensions (4 vs 0). Pick Catalog Maker by EasyCatalog if one of the points where it leads is what you need.

Where Essential Grid Gallery & Video leads

Higher average rating: 4.9★ vs 4.4★.
Available in more languages: 11 vs 1.
Ranks higher in Image gallery: #10 vs #32 of 294.
Lists Add to cart, Analytics and Autoplay (+25 more) in its marketplace category features; Catalog Maker by EasyCatalog doesn't.

How this is generated

Built only from the Shopify App Store listing data shown on this page. AppRanks does not accept payment to influence comparisons. Read the methodology

Read each app's audit: Catalog Maker by EasyCatalog audit • Essential Grid Gallery & Video audit

1. Listing metadata

Field-level data

Field	Catalog Maker by EasyCatalog	Essential Grid Gallery & Video
Tagline	“PDF catalogs maker for Wholesale/Retail: catalogs, line sheets & price lists with order forms & SYNC”	“Create Portfolio, Shoppable Lookbook, Photo Gallery, Album,YouTube Video carousel, Instagram galeria”
Listing audit	92/100 listing audit	96/100 listing audit
Screenshots	6 images	10 images
Languages	English	EnglishGermanItalianFrenchChinese (Simplified)+6 more
Platforms	Shopify	Shopify
Developer

Languages	1 supported	11 supported

Listed since	May 2020	Oct 2023

Listed	May 1, 2020	October 12, 2023

6. Search rankings

Top 5 keywords · shared rankings prioritized

Keyword	Catalog Maker by EasyCatalog	Essential Grid Gallery & Video
image gallery	Not ranked	#2
gallery	Not ranked	#2
image and video gallery	Not ranked	#4
form maker	#12	Not ranked
show variants as	#13	Not ranked

Frequently asked

Common questions about this comparison

Is Catalog Maker by EasyCatalog or Essential Grid Gallery & Video cheaper?

Both Catalog Maker by EasyCatalog and Essential Grid Gallery & Video offer a free plan. Catalog Maker by EasyCatalog lists no paid plan with a published price; Essential Grid Gallery & Video lists no paid plan with a published price. Prices are as listed on the Shopify App Store; check what each tier includes in the Pricing section above.

Which has better reviews, Catalog Maker by EasyCatalog or Essential Grid Gallery & Video?

Essential Grid Gallery & Video has the higher average rating (4.9★ from 218 reviews) compared to Catalog Maker by EasyCatalog (4.4★ from 193 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.

Should I choose Catalog Maker by EasyCatalog or Essential Grid Gallery & Video?

Essential Grid Gallery & Video holds the higher average rating (4.9★ vs 4.4★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.

Which is faster to set up, Catalog Maker by EasyCatalog or Essential Grid Gallery & Video?

Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly; Essential Grid Gallery & Video has more published reviews to read for user-reported install experience (218 vs 193).

Which works better for small vs large Shopify App Store merchants?

AppRanks cannot say which fits a larger or smaller operation — there is no store-size measurement in the Shopify App Store data. What it can show: Catalog Maker by EasyCatalog has 193 published reviews; Essential Grid Gallery & Video has 218 published reviews. Compare plan limits and pricing tiers against your own volume.

Can I migrate data between Catalog Maker by EasyCatalog and Essential Grid Gallery & Video?

Migration support varies by app and category. Catalog Maker by EasyCatalog and Essential Grid Gallery & Video 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 Catalog Maker by EasyCatalog" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.

Catalog Maker by EasyCatalog vs Essential Grid Gallery & Video

Catalog Maker by EasyCatalog

Essential Grid Gallery & Video

At a glance

AppRanks verdict

1. Listing metadata

2. Pricing & plans

3. Features

4. Categories & rankings

5. Category features

6. Search rankings

7. Activity in the last 90 days

Catalog Maker by EasyCatalog · 8 changes

Essential Grid Gallery & Video · 8 changes

8. App details