AccessAlt vs Accessible Image Hotspots
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026.
The short answer
- Only AccessAlt lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for AccessAlt and $4.99/month for Accessible Image Hotspots.
- AccessAlt lists 4 features Accessible Image Hotspots’s listing doesn’t mention, including ADA, Alt text, EAA.
Head to head
Free
- · 20 images captioned, one time
- · All 15 caption languages
- · Unlimited catalogue scans
Pro
- · 5,000 images per month
- · All 15 caption languages
- · Automatic captioning for every new produ
- · Catalogue backfill and filtering
Scale
- · 20,000 images per month
- · Everything in Pro
- · For large catalogues and bulk imports
Accessible
- · Keyboard and touch-friendly controls
- · Product links and optional add-to-cart
- · Up to five hotspots per image
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureSee exactly how many product images are missing alt text. The scan is read-only — nothing changes until you say so. Then caption them. New products are captioned automatically within seconds. Backfill the rest, or filter to one collection first. Captions are under 125 characters, written natively in 15 languages including European and Brazilian Portuguese.
Turn lookbooks, product photos, diagrams, and store guides into interactive images. Merchants select up to five products per block and position matching hotspots in the theme editor. Customers can open product cards, follow product links, or add available items to cart. Hotspots support keyboard navigation, visible focus, Escape to close, 44-pixel touch targets, and mobile-aware card positioning.
- Scan your entire catalogue and see exactly how many images need alt text
- Backfill everything, or filter by collection, tag, vendor or product type
- Every new product captioned automatically, within seconds of publishing
- 15 languages written natively — European and Brazilian Portuguese apart
- Add up to five product or custom-link hotspots per image
- Let customers view products or add available items to cart
- Support keyboard navigation, visible focus, and Escape to close
All the numbers
Every figure, side by side
A green dot marks the app ahead on a measured figure. Estimates, gaps and apps that leave no storefront trace never take the lead.
Adoption
| Measure |  AccessAlt |  Accessible Image Hotspots |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Not published | Not published |
| Top store countries | Not published | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | AccessAlt | Accessible Image Hotspots |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | Not published |
| App Store reviews | Not published | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | AccessAlt | Accessible Image Hotspots |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $19/month | $4.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | AccessAlt | Accessible Image Hotspots |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #113(ahead) | #156 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Aug 28, 2026 | Sep 21, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | epilif | Craig Technology Services LLC |
FAQ
AccessAlt and Accessible Image Hotspots: common questions
- Is AccessAlt or Accessible Image Hotspots cheaper?
- Only AccessAlt lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for AccessAlt and $4.99/month for Accessible Image Hotspots. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- AccessAlt lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as ADA, Alt text, EAA, WCAG. Accessible Image Hotspots lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Keyboard navigation. A feature missing from a listing may still be supported; this compares what each App Store listing says.
- Where does this comparison’s data come from?
- Shoplist crawls Shopify storefronts to detect which apps each store runs, and reads each app’s Shopify App Store listing for reviews, pricing, features and integrations. Store counts are as of Oct 13, 2026; estimated figures are labeled.
How Shoplist compares apps
Store counts come from Shoplist’s crawl of Shopify storefronts, which detects the apps each store runs; they are as of Oct 13, 2026. Reviews, ratings, plans, features and integrations come from each app’s Shopify App Store listing. 28-day figures are labeled when estimated, and a figure that is missing or estimated never decides who leads. Read the methodology.