GLO Color Swatch vs Swatchy.

What each app is for

Both apps change how your theme shows the variants you already have in Shopify. Neither one creates new options. If you are weighing GLO Color Swatch Variant Image vs Swatchy ‑ Color Swatches, the main difference is scope.

GLO Color Swatch Variant Image, from Globo Options, is a dedicated color and image swatch app. It also shows variants on collection pages and groups separate products together. Its listing carries a long list of feature tags beyond swatches, including conditional logic, dropdowns, radio buttons, custom CSS, translation, import and export, bundles, frequently bought together, tiered pricing and discounts. It launched on the App Store on March 10, 2021, and it is listed in 11 languages.

Swatchy ‑ Color Swatches, from OrichiCommerce, turns option dropdowns into color, image and size swatches and highlights out-of-stock options. Its feature tags stay close to that job: swatches, variants display, stock availability, hiding out-of-stock options and low stock alerts. It is the only one of the two tagged with manual updates. It launched on July 30, 2025, and it is listed in 1 language.

Where they overlap: both handle swatches, variant display, in-stock display, low stock alerts, hiding sold-out options and auto-updates. Both listings show the Built for Shopify badge.

Price and plans in practice

As shown on October 26, 2026, both apps have a free plan and a 7-day free trial on paid plans. All charges are billed in USD every 30 days. Neither listing says that price depends on your Shopify plan.

GLO Color Swatch Variant Image:

• FREE covers color swatches, variants on collection pages, hiding sold-out options and 1 product group.
• SILVER is $9.90 a month, or $99 a year.
• GOLD is $19.90 a month, or $199 a year.

A small store that only needs swatches and one product group could stay on the free plan. If you pay yearly for SILVER, it works out to a little over $8 a month. The facts we read do not break down which extra features sit in SILVER versus GOLD, so check the pricing card before you upgrade.

Swatchy ‑ Color Swatches:

• FREE covers 1 product.
• PLUS is $8.99 a month, or $59.88 a year.

The free plan works as a test on a single product. For swatches across your catalog you would move to PLUS. Paying yearly brings it to about $5 a month. The listing does not state any intro offer for either app beyond the trials.

Theme support, setup and help

The GLO developer says it “works with any Shopify theme,” and the listing also says it “works with all themes and filter apps.” Its “works with” list names Checkout, Shopify Admin, Globo Product Options, page builder apps and Smart Product Filter & Search.

Swatchy’s developer states nothing about theme support on the listing or the developer pages we could read. Its “works with” list names only Shopify Admin. If you run an older theme or a heavily customized one, test it during the 7-day trial or on the free plan’s single product.

For help, the GLO listing says support comes from Globo Options and links an FAQ, a tutorial and app documentation. The Swatchy listing says support comes from OrichiCommerce. Neither listing, as we read it, states which support channels (chat, email or hours) each developer offers.

Ratings as shown: GLO has 4.9 stars from 1,911 reviews. Swatchy has 4.6 stars from 25 reviews. That smaller count reflects a newer app, so read the individual reviews rather than leaning on the average.