App that allows 5+ variants to change product image

Shopify Apps

Topic summary

A Shopify store owner needs an app that allows more than 5 product variants to dynamically change the product image based on customer selections. The use case involves a product configurator where customers build a ‘Simulator’ by selecting multiple options (Model, Monitors, HUD, Seat Vibration, Motion System, etc.), with the product image updating for each selection.

Key Requirements:

  • Dynamic image changes for 6+ variant selections (beyond Shopify’s native 3-variant limit)
  • Add-on products must appear separately in cart/checkout with individual pricing
  • Styling must match the store theme seamlessly
  • No page refreshes during selection process

Current Solution & Limitations:
The poster uses EasyFlow Product Options for add-ons and pricing, which works perfectly except it cannot change product images. They’ve tested over 20 apps without finding a complete solution—each has critical limitations (no cart separation, page refreshes required, poor UX, etc.).

Status: The discussion remains unresolved after 3 weeks. Several app developers (Rubik Variant Images, Kickflip, Easify Product Options) offered suggestions, but none fully meet all requirements. The poster expresses frustration with Shopify’s variant limitations compared to platforms like WooCommerce.

Summarized with AI on October 31. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
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Hi there

I have a client that require their expanded Product Options, allow the Product image to change multiple times depending on the variant selected.

Essentially the products have a range of ‘Configurators’
So you essentially build your ‘Simulator’ by selecting the variant for each part of the ‘Simulator’ and the picture updates accordingly based on your selection.

The options must also match the styling of the theme too - so it looks seamlessly styled

Lastly, it must add the variants item as an Add-On Product. So they can be removed from the cart / checkout and automatically update the price

Currently I utilise Easyflow Product Options, which has been fantastic and did everything perfectly up until now.
The product image was able to be changed based on the native variants inside Shopify (setting the images as you normally would)
Then the ones that DID NOT need to change the image, were added with Easyflow - since the app cannot change the product image sadly, but it fits the bill for everything else perfectly!

I can send a link for my current setup to give people an idea of what we have so far.
Essentially we just need the product image to be changed upon every variant that is filled out (if the selection requires it)

If anyone has any advice for an App that allows for this many Product Variant Image changes - and can have these variants styled to match the layout , it would be greatly appreciated!

Many Thanks
M

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Hi @Monty_3540 thanks for detailed explanation of the issue. Can you please share example product URL?

If it is a single product with multiple variants you may try Rubik Variant Images app. For transparency I am the founder of the app and we built it to show only relevant variant images on product pages.

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Hi there

The URL for my Configurator Product is attached HERE.

Currently the first three Variant options (Model, Monitors and HUD) change the image - as they use the Shopify Native options inside Products.

Anything below that, currently uses EasyFlow for the Add-On Products and Price-Add. It is styled to match the Variant styling of the theme and works perfectly.

When the items are added to Cart / Checkout - they operate as an Add-On product, with Price-Addon updating when added / removed

  • This MUST be kept for the customer

The customer however wants the Product Image to change, if you were to change additional fields such as ‘Seat Vibration’ & ‘Motion System’.
This may expand to up to 6 fields changing the product image - rather than the standard 3 that come with Shopify Products.

We have images ready for these options - it is just a case of having a solution that works.
I must have gone through nearly 20 apps and different trials that say they can do this, but have limitations somewhere

Any help would be appreciated !

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I see it seems like for the case where it is not native Shopify options which can be up to 3 our app won’t be able to solve this issue unfortunately. I think you will require to do the custom coding here.

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Hi @Monty_3540 ,

I believe Kickflip is the perfect platform for your needs! With Kickflip, your customers can customize products directly on your online store and see their changes in real time. You can offer multiple variants, and the product image will dynamically update based on their selections.

Additionally, the customizer’s design can be tailored to match the look and feel of your store seamlessly. However, please note that customization options won’t appear as add-ons in the cart. Instead, Kickflip generates a new product page, and when added to the cart, it will display a summary of the customer’s selections.

If you have any further questions, feel free to reach out to us via live chat—we’re happy to help!

Looking forward to assisting you! :blush:

Elisabeth

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Hi @Monty_3540

You can check out Easify Product Options for this. It allows dynamic product image updates based on selected variants and ensures that add-on products can be removed separately while adjusting the total price automatically. Plus, it’s super simple to use—no coding needed! Here’s how it works:

  • This is the result

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  • This is the app setting

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To enable live preview, you just need to turn on the ‘Enable live preview’ in the Product Personalizer for file upload and text box:

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This app is very begginer-friendly, I hope this answer helps you solve the problem. If you need further assistance, feel free to reach out to Easify anytime! :blush:

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So I am back here 3 weeks later, I am still yet to get a proper solution

My current application using Easyflow - is by far the best UI and UX - by an absolute mile

Out of all the apps i’ve tried (and trust me I swear it is over 20), it is easily the best and the most user friendly to new users

The only downside, is you cannot make it change the product image - if it could, there would simply be no other use for any other App on the market IMO

The problem is out of the 6 I have tried since I first posted here , is every single one has some sort of limitation that makes the App unviable

For example one App - does NOT have the option to split Add-On products in the cart
So when you put the order into DHL, you have to unscramble a massive description to know what is in the product and makes it basically a nightmare
Everything else we want from it works, but this makes it unviable if you actually want the staff to know the order quick and effectively without reading everything…

I have another one (listed in this thread actually), which has to refresh the page every single time you either add to Cart, or remove product - which is a terrible UX with no workaround.
Despite it being very user friendly and excellent support staff - this makes the entire process super tedious and needs major theme redesigning unless you are on a basic one like Dawn

Another option (covered below) genuinely covers all bases and is the best customiser by far… but when your average product costs THOUSANDS of pounds - each use of the App costs a seriously high amount of money per use , again this is unviable

If anyone else has any other recommendations, bar spending a few thousand on a Shopify Expert / Developer - to make a Product image change based on an option select , I would be greatful (whether it changes the image based on ALT TAGS etc - as I have these set ready from 2 Apps i used this week)

As me and my client are quite frankly at the end of our rope with this - what should have been in theory not too much of a problem (I can set this up in Webflow easy enough for example)

I can’t be the only one who finds it incredibly tiring how Shopify makes us go through App after App, to try and find a solution that should be standard really… it is totally infuriating and makes me wonder why we genuinely bothered going down this route at the start

Theme builders rightly so, do not really want to modify what they have created for each specific case - just to get around a stupid Shopify limit on variants and options … surely this should just be a plan addon for more space?

Overall if you want any sort of configurator product or multiple product option with Amazon style functionality, Shopify is just frankly Wordpress but visually nicer - yet ironically WooCommerce, CAN DO WHAT MY CLIENT WANTS :rofl: