Globo Mega Menu is one of Shopify’s most-installed navigation apps — but it was built primarily for desktop mega menus. On mobile, the experience is fundamentally different. Here’s what you need to know.
Globo Mega Menu on Mobile
When a visitor lands on your Shopify store from a phone, Globo Mega Menu collapses all your multi-column desktop content into a hamburger menu. The visitor sees a ☰ icon — and your entire navigation is hidden until they tap it.
This is the industry standard for desktop-first navigation apps. It works. But “works” and “converts well on mobile” are not the same thing.
Globo’s mobile limitations:
- No Tab Bar — navigation is always hidden until tapped
- No FAB — no persistent floating shortcut button
- No per-device visibility rules — the same menu shows everywhere
- No mobile-specific layout separate from desktop
- Dark mode not supported on mobile
Navi+’s Mobile-First Approach
Navi+ treats mobile as a first-class platform, not an afterthought:
Tab Bar
A fixed bottom navigation bar with 4–5 icons — always visible on every page. No tap required to see your main categories. This is how Amazon, ASOS, and every major ecommerce app designs their mobile navigation.
FAB Button
A floating action button fixed to the screen, perfect for “Sale,” “New Arrivals,” or “Quick Order.” It persists across all pages without taking up permanent screen space.
Smart Publish for Mobile
Navi+ lets you configure different navigation experiences for desktop and mobile. Show a rich Mega Menu on desktop and a streamlined Tab Bar on mobile — or add mobile-only FAB promotions without affecting the desktop layout.
The Conversion Data
Research on mobile ecommerce navigation consistently shows:
- Hamburger menus require an average of 2–3 extra taps vs. Tab Bar to reach a product category
- Tab Bar users browse 20–35% more pages per session
- FAB-driven CTAs (Sale, New Arrivals) increase click-through rates by 15–40% vs. buried menu links
- Over 72% of Shopify traffic is now mobile — a number that continues to rise
When Globo’s Mobile Experience Is Acceptable
Globo’s hamburger-based mobile experience is fine if:
- Your store’s audience is predominantly desktop (B2B, for example)
- You have very few top-level categories (3–5)
- Your mobile visitors mainly use search, not navigation
For most consumer ecommerce stores, none of these conditions are true.
Bottom Line
Globo Mega Menu has no Tab Bar and no FAB — mobile navigation is always hamburger-based. Navi+ offers Tab Bar, FAB, and per-device Smart Publish rules, giving mobile shoppers a significantly better browsing experience. For stores where mobile drives the majority of revenue, this is the most important practical difference between the two apps.
→ See the full comparison: Navi+ vs Globo Mega Menu