PDF Guru ‑ Master your PDFs

Shopify metafields app by PDF Uploader·Display PDFs anywhere in your storefront, embedded or in a pop-up. Manuals, Certificates, Data etc.

Snapshot

4.40(5 reviews)#31of 146 inMetafields

Ongoing.AI tracks PDF Guru ‑ Master your PDFs daily — category rank, keyword positions in App Store search, install footprint, listing changes, and reviewer sentiment — back to when we first observed the listing.

Rating

4.40

5 reviews

Pricing

From $4/mo

free_trial

Built for Shopify

No

Years live

5

launched Jan 8, 2021

Last updated

Jul 3, 2026

Shopify listing

Category rank over time

Where PDF Guru ‑ Master your PDFs sits day-by-day in Metafields.

Position across the Metafields page, snapshot daily. Lower is better — the Y axis is inverted so the strongest ranks sit at the top of the chart. Open the full Metafields leaderboard →

#36#41#46#50#55May 28May 31Jun 4Jun 7Jun 11PDF Guru ‑ Master your PDFs · #51Flexi ‑ Metafield Custom Field · #49Akeans Upload Hike · #52
Best position observed: #47. PDF Guru ‑ Master your PDFs slipped 3 positions over the window. Greyed lines: the apps sitting immediately around it on the latest snapshot.

Catalog position

Where PDF Guru ‑ Master your PDFs sits in the App Store.

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

Rank in Metafields

#31

of 146 active apps

Review count percentile

78th

vs category siblings

Rating percentile

68th

vs category siblings

Years on App Store

5

since 2021

Listing change cadence

What PDF Guru ‑ Master your PDFs 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: 2026-06-01 → 2026-06-16shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-16 → 2026-06-22shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-22 → 2026-06-25shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-25 → 2026-06-28shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-28 → 2026-06-29shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-29 → 2026-06-30shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-30 → 2026-07-02shopify_lastmod: 2026-07-02 → 2026-07-03Jun 13, 26Jun 23, 26Jul 4, 26

Shopify Lastmod · Jul 4

2026-07-02 → 2026-07-03

Shopify Lastmod · Jul 3

2026-06-30 → 2026-07-02

Shopify Lastmod · Jul 1

2026-06-29 → 2026-06-30

PricingIdentity & listingCadence

Reviews

What merchants are saying

4.40(5 reviews)
  • 86%positive6
  • 0%neutral0
  • 14%negative1

Popular mentions

  • customer support
  • app functionality
  • billing

Top themes

  1. customer support1
  2. app functionality1
  3. billing1

What merchants praise

Just installed the app and as an author selling books, this is just what I needed. The customer service is really helpful and pretty much has solutions for all of your problems. Definitely 5 stars.
Skriuwer.com · 5 · 2025-10-14

What merchants complain about

I tried to speak to developer using every medium available and received zero response. The app does not work correctly and I could not get any help with it. To add insult to injury I have now been charged even though I uninstalled the app before the end of the seven day trial period. Its a shame I really wanted it to work as it was perfect for my requirements. Unhappy Customer
Canadianbatteries.com · 1 · 2024-05-30

Plans

PDF Guru ‑ Master your PDFs pricing tiers.

Basic 10

$4.99/month

  • Upload up to 10 PDFs
  • Display PDFs on unlimited products
  • Show PDFs as Pop-up or embedded

Standard 30

$8.99/month

  • Upload up to 30 PDFs
  • Display PDFs on unlimited products
  • Show PDFs as Pop-up or embedded

Unlimited

$15.99/month

  • Unlimited PDFs
  • Custom search Site integration
  • Display PDFs on unlimited products
  • Show PDFs as Pop-up or embedded

Capabilities

What PDF Guru can do.

The 13 capabilities PDF Guru lists across each of its 2 categories, in Shopify’s own taxonomy. Pulled directly from the App Store listing.

Metafields

Metafield types

5
  • Pages
  • Products
  • Files
  • Text
  • Numbers

Management tools

1
  • Data sync

Custom file upload

File types

1
  • PDF

File management

6
  • Add text
  • Custom font
  • Custom fields
  • File conversion
  • Bulk editing
  • File download

FAQ

PDF Guru — frequently asked questions.

What is PDF Guru on Shopify?
PDF Guru, officially listed on the Shopify App Store as PDF Guru ‑ Master your PDFs, is a Shopify app in the Metafields category. This app is no longer accepting new users and is maintained solely for existing customers. We recommend switching to PDFConnect, our latest app with improved features, easier integrations, and many additional benefits. It averages 4.40 out of 5 across 5 merchant reviews on the Shopify App Store.
How much does PDF Guru cost?
PDF Guru has 3 paid plans on the Shopify App Store, starting at $4/month and going up to $15.99/month.
Is PDF Guru free?
No, PDF Guru is a paid Shopify app. Plans start at $4/month on the Shopify App Store.
When was PDF Guru launched?
PDF Guru launched on January 8, 2021 — over 5 years on the Shopify App Store. In that time it has gathered 5 merchant reviews.
Is PDF Guru Built for Shopify?
PDF Guru 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 PDF Guru alternatives?
Merchants commonly compare PDF Guru with OPTIS Product Options, Variant, SC Product Options, Hulk Product Options, and Ablestar Bulk Product Editor. 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 .

Find every brand running PDF Guru ‑ Master your PDFs.

Ongoing.AI tracks every Shopify brand’s app stack daily. Pull the full install list, filter by vertical or geography, and catch the moment merchants install — or churn off.

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