SA Variant Image Automator

Shopify image gallery app by StarApps·Auto-assign multiple variant images. Clean variant image gallery. Show only relevant product images.

Snapshot

4.80(684 reviews)#2of 226 inImage gallery

Ongoing.AI tracks SA Variant Image Automator 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 galleryProduct variants

Rating

4.80

684 reviews

Pricing

From $5/mo

freemium

Built for Shopify

Yes

Years live

8

launched Jul 28, 2017

Last updated

Jun 30, 2026

Shopify listing

Recent activity

Review trajectory.

Daily review count and rating drift. The blue line is cumulative review count; the dashed amber overlay is the rating on the right axis. Boring is good — sudden swings stand out against an otherwise stable curve.

New reviews

7-day Δ

+6

28-day Δ

+21

Rating change

7-day Δ

+0.00

28-day Δ

+0.00

6876776686586485.003.752.501.250.00May 28Jun 5Jun 14Jun 22Jul 1Total reviewsRating (0–5)
SA Variant Image Automator added 21 reviews over the last 28 days.

Category rank over time

Where SA Variant Image Automator sits day-by-day in Image gallery.

Position across the Image gallery 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 Image gallery leaderboard →

#3#4#5#6#7May 28May 31Jun 4Jun 7Jun 11SA Variant Image Automator · #5Lookfy Lookbook · #4Instafeed for Instagram Feed · #6
Best position observed: #5. SA Variant Image Automator held steady over the window. Greyed lines: the apps sitting immediately around it on the latest snapshot.

Keyword rank over time

Where SA Variant Image Automator shows up in App Store search.

Daily position on the Shopify App Store search-results page for every tracked term SA Variant Image Automator ranks on. Lower is better — the Y axis is inverted so strong ranks sit at the top. Best so far: #25 on "protect images".

#24#27#30#32#35May 28May 31Jun 4Jun 7Jun 11protect images
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.

  • protect images

    #34

    best #25

    −9 positions

Catalog position

Where SA Variant Image Automator 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

#2

of 226 active apps

Review count percentile

100th

vs category siblings

Rating percentile

55th

vs category siblings

Years on App Store

8

since 2017

Listing change cadence

What SA Variant Image Automator 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.

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Shopify Lastmod · Jul 1

2026-06-29 → 2026-06-30

Shopify Lastmod · Jun 30

2026-06-28 → 2026-06-29

Shopify Lastmod · Jun 29

2026-06-27 → 2026-06-28

PricingIdentity & listingCadence

Reviews

What merchants are saying

4.80(684 reviews)
  • 97%positive683
  • 1%neutral5
  • 2%negative17

Popular mentions

  • billing issues
  • customer support
  • trust and fraud

Top themes

  1. billing issues1
  2. customer support1
  3. trust and fraud1

What merchants praise

“The app works seamlessly - just install and it works and Adarsh was very responsive to queries and added some custom code to make my swatches work perfectly for my theme.”
Sconch Yarn Shop · 5★

What merchants complain about

“Haven't try it yet. Don't work, i think i need to learn instruction of this app, but whatever i do,nothing happened”
HengjiaFish · 1★

Plans

SA Variant Image Automator pricing tiers.

Free

Free

  • Shopify Partner Stores
  • Shopify Staff Stores
  • Merchant Trial Stores

PAY AS YOU GROW

$5/month

  • Pause & Build: $5/month
  • Shopify Basic: $14.9/month
  • Shopify Grow & Custom: $29.9/month
  • Shopify Advanced: $49.9/month
  • Shopify Plus: $99.9/month

Capabilities

What SA Variant Image Automator can do.

The 19 capabilities SA Variant Image Automator lists across each of its 2 categories, in Shopify’s own taxonomy. Pulled directly from the App Store listing.

Image gallery

Gallery types

13
  • Carousel
  • Collage
  • Shop the look
  • Lookbook
  • Lightbox
  • Portfolio
  • Masonry
  • Grid
  • Row
  • List
  • Slider
  • Video
  • UGC

Customization

2
  • Image protection
  • Image zoom

Product variants

Customization

4
  • Custom CSS
  • Custom HTML
  • Preview
  • Variants display

FAQ

SA Variant Image Automator — frequently asked questions.

What is SA Variant Image Automator on Shopify?
SA Variant Image Automator is a Shopify app in the Image gallery category. StarApps Variant Image Automator shows multiple variant images of the selected variant to improve UX and conversions. Assigning variant images manually is no longer needed—just organize product images by variant, & the app groups variant image sets. We preserve your theme’s variant image gallery layout. Supports multiple images per variant, advanced variant options, all varient image layouts, image variant zoom, etc. Easily migrate from Rubik, VSlide, Variant Image Wizard, or SC Product Options. It averages 4.80 out of 5 across 684 merchant reviews on the Shopify App Store.
How much does SA Variant Image Automator cost?
SA Variant Image Automator offers a free plan and a single paid plan at $5/month. The free plan includes Shopify Partner Stores, Shopify Staff Stores, and Merchant Trial Stores. The paid plan unlocks advanced features like additional integrations, automations, and deeper customization.
Is SA Variant Image Automator free?
Yes — SA Variant Image Automator offers a free plan alongside paid options. The free plan includes Shopify Partner Stores, Shopify Staff Stores, and Merchant Trial Stores. Paid plans start at $5/month for advanced features.
When was SA Variant Image Automator launched?
SA Variant Image Automator launched on July 28, 2017 — over 8 years on the Shopify App Store. In that time it has gathered 684 merchant reviews.
Is SA Variant Image Automator Built for Shopify?
Yes — SA Variant Image Automator carries Shopify's Built for Shopify badge. This certification is awarded to apps that meet Shopify's published standards for performance, ease of use, and merchant value, and is reviewed by the Shopify team rather than self-declared by the developer.
What are the best SA Variant Image Automator alternatives?
Merchants commonly compare SA Variant Image Automator with Globo Product Options, Variant, Easify Custom Product Options, Infinite Product Options, and OPTIS Product Options, Variant. 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.
What complaints come up about SA Variant Image Automator?
2% of analyzed merchant reviews are negative. The pain points most often raised in critical reviews are billing issues, customer support, and trust and fraud — see the review fingerprint above for the per-merchant detail.

Alternatives

Apps merchants pick instead.

Globo Options

Globo Product Options, Variant

4.90★4,588

Known for: missing-feature

Easify

Easify Custom Product Options

4.90★2,775

Known for: performance

ShopPad Inc.

Infinite Product Options

4.70★2,438

Known for: performance

OPTIS

OPTIS Product Options, Variant

4.90★2,189

Known for: ease-of-use

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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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