Real Categories

Shopify navigation and menus app by Ash Glover Design·Category pages and menu items using real categories, not collections.

Snapshot

#90of 138 inNavigation and menus

Real Categories is newly listed on the Shopify App Store. Ongoing.AI is observing daily category rank, search-keyword position, install footprint, and listing changes from launch — first tracked May 28, 2026. The trajectory is being captured before the first reviews accumulate.

CategoriesNavigation and menus

Pricing

From $7/mo

freemium

Built for Shopify

No

Years live

0

launched Feb 20, 2026

Last updated

Jun 30, 2026

Shopify listing

Category rank over time

Where Real Categories sits day-by-day in Navigation and menus.

Position across the Navigation and menus 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 Navigation and menus leaderboard →

#66#67#68#69#70May 28May 29May 31Jun 2Jun 4Real Categories · #67
Best position observed: #67. Real Categories climbed 1 positions over the window.

Keyword rank over time

Where Real Categories shows up in App Store search.

Daily position on the Shopify App Store search-results page for every tracked term Real Categories ranks on. Lower is better — the Y axis is inverted so strong ranks sit at the top. Best so far: #40 on "xml sitemap".

#39#42#44#47#49May 28May 31Jun 4Jun 7Jun 11xml sitemap
1 term, 12 daily observations. Tracked daily from Ongoing.AI's App Store search snapshots — gaps are days the app fell off the captured pages entirely.

  • xml sitemap

    #47

    best #40

    −4 positions

Catalog position

Where Real Categories sits in the App Store.

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

Rank in Navigation and menus

#90

of 138 active apps

Review count percentile

0th

vs category siblings

Rating percentile

0th

vs category siblings

Years on App Store

0

since 2026

Listing change cadence

What Real Categories 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+12shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-04 → 2026-06-16shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-16 → 2026-06-19works_with: Shopify Admin → noneshopify_lastmod: 2026-06-19 → 2026-06-30Jun 13, 26Jun 23, 26Jul 4, 26

Shopify Lastmod · Jul 1

2026-06-19 → 2026-06-30

Works With · Jun 20

Shopify Admin → none

Shopify Lastmod · Jun 20

2026-06-16 → 2026-06-19

PricingIdentity & listingCadence

Plans

Real Categories pricing tiers.

Introductory Offer

Free

  • This is a brand new app...
  • So get a free copy of it while you can
  • Please give us feedback to improve!

$7.99/month

$7.99/month

  • Free Support

Capabilities

What Real Categories can do.

The 8 capabilities Real Categories lists across its category, in Shopify’s own taxonomy. Pulled directly from the App Store listing.

Menu style

4
  • Mobile menu
  • Dropdown
  • Floating button
  • Tree

Browsing

1
  • Breadcrumbs

Customization

3
  • Color and font
  • Custom CSS
  • Mobile responsive

FAQ

Real Categories — frequently asked questions.

What is Real Categories on Shopify?
Real Categories is a Shopify app in the Navigation and menus category. Real Categories creates automatic category pages for your store using Shopify's official product taxonomy, and allows you to easily add links to your menus directly to these listing pages. Use Collections for your collections, and Product Categories for category browsing. Give customers an easy way to browse products by category with SEO-friendly URLs. Simply assign product categories in Shopify, enable the ones you want, and add them to your menu. Easy to do with no coding needed.
How much does Real Categories cost?
Real Categories offers a free plan and a single paid plan at $7/month. The free plan includes This is a brand new app..., So get a free copy of it while you can, and Please give us feedback to improve!. The paid plan unlocks advanced features like additional integrations, automations, and deeper customization.
Is Real Categories free?
Yes — Real Categories offers a free plan alongside paid options. The free plan includes This is a brand new app..., So get a free copy of it while you can, and Please give us feedback to improve!. Paid plans start at $7/month for advanced features.
When was Real Categories launched?
Real Categories launched on February 20, 2026.
Is Real Categories Built for Shopify?
Real Categories 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 Real Categories alternatives?
Merchants commonly compare Real Categories with Smart Product Filter & Search, Boost AI Search & Filter, Globo Mega Menu, Navigation, and Searchanise Search & Filter. 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.

Alternatives

Apps merchants pick instead.

Globo.io

Smart Product Filter & Search

4.90★2,227

Known for: bugs

Boost Commerce

Boost AI Search & Filter

4.70★1,588

Known for: customer-support

Globo.io

Globo Mega Menu, Navigation

4.90★1,425

Searchanise

Searchanise Search & Filter

4.80★1,213
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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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