LiveShoply vs Reelfy: the Reelfy alternative for Shopify

LiveShoply adds itself to your store as a Shopify app embed and app blocks, so there's no theme code to edit and nothing is left behind if you uninstall. You place the live and replays section, shoppable video carousels and playlists from the theme editor, like any other section.

The floating mini-player that appears when you go live can be styled in the theme editor too: left or right position, horizontal and vertical margins, separate desktop and mobile widths, corner radius, border color and thickness, an overlay message, and whether it shows on desktop, mobile or both. The widget loads after your page content, so it doesn't hold up how fast your store appears.

The storefront widget, emails and admin are available in 11 languages (English, Turkish, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Polish, Japanese and Swedish), and the widget follows your store's language automatically. To see how Reelfy handles this, check the languages and theme integration on its App Store listing.

New to live selling? Start with how to do live shopping on Shopify, then plan your first show with the show script template and the equipment guide.

Reelfy and LiveShoply overlap on shoppable video but start from different places. It helps to be clear about what each format does for your store.

Shoppable video

Short, pre-recorded videos placed on product pages, collection pages and your homepage, with products tagged so shoppers can add to cart from the player. They work around the clock and answer the questions photos can't: how a product moves, fits or works. Their strength is scale — every product page can have a video.

Live shopping

A scheduled live show where a host presents products in real time while viewers chat, ask questions and buy. Live shows create urgency and a sense of event: viewers can ask "what size are you wearing?" and get an answer in seconds, and live-only deals reward people for showing up. Their strength is depth of engagement and building a returning audience.

Why many stores use both

The two feed each other. A one-hour live show produces a replay that keeps selling, and a handful of 15–60 second highlights that become shoppable videos on product pages. That's the workflow LiveShoply is built around: go live, then let AI suggest the clips worth reusing. If live shows aren't part of your plans and you mainly import social content, a dedicated video app like Reelfy is a great fit — and nothing stops you running both.

All prices, limits and features for Reelfy come from its public Shopify App Store listing, checked on October 17, 2026. Where a feature isn't mentioned on the listing we mark it "Not listed" rather than assuming it's missing. LiveShoply details come from our own pricing page and feature list.

Cost scenarios use typical show patterns for small and growing stores and add roughly 15% for replay viewing. Your real usage will depend on your audience. If you spot something out of date, email hello@liveshoply.app and we'll correct it.