CN Image Hotspot

Shopify image gallery app by Common Ninja·Add interactive hotspots to images to showcase product details and drive engagement

Snapshot

1.70(3 reviews)#109of 225 inImage gallery

Ongoing.AI tracks CN Image Hotspot daily — category rank, keyword positions in App Store search, install footprint, listing changes, and reviewer sentiment — back to when we first observed the listing.

CategoriesImage gallery

Rating

1.70

3 reviews

Pricing

From $5/mo

freemium

Built for Shopify

No

Years live

4

launched Dec 7, 2021

Last updated

Jun 30, 2026

Shopify listing

Catalog position

Where CN Image Hotspot sits in the App Store.

Rank and percentile inside the Image gallery category — the competitive shape of the niche around this app.

Rank in Image gallery

#109

of 225 active apps

Review count percentile

50th

vs category siblings

Rating percentile

34th

vs category siblings

Years on App Store

4

since 2021

Listing change cadence

What CN Image Hotspot has changed lately.

Every pricing tweak, tagline refresh, and Shopify-side listing ping. Captured from Ongoing.AI’s per-scrape diff log — the cadence and the content of changes, in one strip.

Listing changes · last 21 days+13shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-04 → 2026-06-16shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-16 → 2026-06-19shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-19 → 2026-06-25shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-25 → 2026-06-30Jun 13, 26Jun 23, 26Jul 4, 26

Shopify Lastmod · Jul 1

2026-06-25 → 2026-06-30

Shopify Lastmod · Jun 26

2026-06-19 → 2026-06-25

Shopify Lastmod · Jun 20

2026-06-16 → 2026-06-19

PricingIdentity & listingCadence

Reviews

What merchants are saying

1.70(3 reviews)
  • 50%positive2
  • 0%neutral0
  • 50%negative2

Top themes

    What merchants praise

    Common Ninja is a great Hotspot App, so you can explain your products in your own way via hotspots. Works very easily and looks fantastic (get many compliments from customers that it is so nicely organized, which is always a bonus :-) This increases sales. The service is exceptionally good. Thank you Daniel, for the good service !!!
    Dusch-wc · 5 · 2023-04-20

    What merchants complain about

    This app does EXACTLY what we want (dynamically source a Metafield onto a product Body). The issue is that the pricing is completely unfair compared to if you bought the same thing on their main page. You get more views, more access, more everything, but their main app doesn't work as well as this Image Hotspot ONLY app. Just bad optics that make me not trust the company if they have so many different pricing structures.
    RENEW by TRINITY · 2 · 2024-06-07

    Plans

    CN Image Hotspot pricing tiers.

    Free Plan

    Free

    • 300 Views
    • 2 Widgets
    • 3 Hotspots
    • Font selection
    • Advanced Editor
    • Full RTL support

    Basic Plan

    $5/month

    • 2,000 Views
    • 10 Widgets
    • 8 Hotspots
    • Links in tooltips
    • Image uploads
    • Custom styles
    • Premium Layouts
    • Ads Removal

    Pro Plan

    $10/month

    • 100,000 Views
    • 100 Widgets
    • 20 Hotspots
    • Links in tooltips
    • Image uploads
    • Custom styles
    • Premium Layouts
    • Ads Removal

    Business Plan

    $15/month

    • 3,000,000 Views
    • 1,000 Widgets
    • 100 Hotspots
    • Links in tooltips
    • Custom CSS
    • Custom styles
    • Premium Layouts
    • Ads Removal

    Capabilities

    What CN Image Hotspot can do.

    The 5 capabilities CN Image Hotspot lists across its category, in Shopify’s own taxonomy. Pulled directly from the App Store listing.

    Customization

    5
    • Custom styles
    • Custom CSS
    • Captions
    • SEO
    • Multi-language

    FAQ

    CN Image Hotspot — frequently asked questions.

    What is CN Image Hotspot on Shopify?
    CN Image Hotspot is a Shopify app in the Image gallery category. Common Ninja’s Image Hotspot app lets you place clickable, interactive points on any image to share details, links, and calls to action. Highlight product features, provide extra information, or guide visitors visually. With a fully customizable, mobile-friendly design and an easy drag-and-drop editor, you can match your brand and create engaging experiences that boost conversions - without touching a line of code. It averages 1.70 out of 5 across 3 merchant reviews on the Shopify App Store.
    How much does CN Image Hotspot cost?
    CN Image Hotspot offers a free plan and 3 paid plans starting at $5/month and going up to $15/month. The free plan includes 300 Views, 2 Widgets, 3 Hotspots, and Font selection. The paid plans unlock advanced features beyond what's available on the free tier.
    Is CN Image Hotspot free?
    Yes — CN Image Hotspot offers a free plan alongside paid options. The free plan includes 300 Views, 2 Widgets, and 3 Hotspots. Paid plans start at $5/month for advanced features.
    When was CN Image Hotspot launched?
    CN Image Hotspot launched on December 7, 2021 — over 4 years on the Shopify App Store. In that time it has gathered 3 merchant reviews.
    Is CN Image Hotspot Built for Shopify?
    CN Image Hotspot does not currently carry Shopify's Built for Shopify badge. The badge is awarded to apps that meet Shopify's published standards for performance, ease of use, and merchant value — many high-quality apps operate without it.
    What are the best CN Image Hotspot alternatives?
    Merchants commonly compare CN Image Hotspot with Instafeed, SA Variant Image Automator, Socialwidget, and Rubik Variant Images & Swatch. Each alternative covers a similar use case but differs on pricing model, integration depth, and the specific themes merchants praise in reviews — see the alternatives section above for a side-by-side.

    Methodology

    Where the numbers come from.

    Ratings, review counts, pricing tiers, “Built for Shopify”, launch date, and category memberships come from the live Shopify App Store listing — refreshed daily by Ongoing.AI’s crawler. The review-count trajectory is the diff between today’s snapshot and snapshots from 7 and 28 days ago. Topic counts and sentiment come from the review corpus, topic-tagged with Claude. Install footprint is observed via Ongoing.AI’s tech-detection pass against actively-tracked Shopify storefronts. Catalog position is computed at snapshot time against every active app sharing the primary category. Snapshot generated .

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