Accessibility Assistant: ADA vs AccessKit: WCAG & EAA Scanner
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 8, 2026 for Accessibility Assistant, Oct 13, 2026 for AccessKit.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for Accessibility Assistant and $4.99/month for AccessKit.
- Accessibility Assistant lists 20 features AccessKit’s listing doesn’t mention, including AI-powered, Alt text, Analytics.
Head to head
Accessibility Assistant - ADA Compliance for Visually Impaired
- United States
- Germany
- Italy
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · 20 AI alt text credits
- · Accessibility widget on your storefront
- · Basic widget customization
- · Home page audit
- · Keyboard navigation & link highlights
- · Standard email support
Startup
- · 200 AI alt text credits/month
- · Accessibility link in website footer
- · Default accessibility statement
- · Everything in Free, plus:
- · Reading mask, readable fonts & more
- · Standard email support
Scale
- · 500 AI alt text credits/month
- · 70+ languages, auto-translated
- · Accessibility profiles per user need
- · Advanced widget controls & media toggles
- · Everything in Startup, plus:
- · Multi-page accessibility audit
Established
- · 1,000 AI alt text credits/month
- · AI screen reader reads pages aloud
- · Automated full-store accessibility scan
- · Custom statement, icon & language rules
- · Dedicated account manager & onboarding
- · Everything in Scale, plus:
Free
- · 25 alt-text fixes included
- · Unlimited scans of your store
- · Weighted WCAG 2.1 AA score and issues
Pro
- · Everything in Free
- · Hosted EAA accessibility statement
- · Scan history + unlimited alt fixes
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureAccessibility Assistant is a web accessibility app for ADA compliance, WCAG 2.2 AA, EAA, BFSG and AODA. Add a branded accessibility widget with screen reader support, keyboard navigation, text-to-speech, contrast and font controls, and 100+ languages. Run an automated accessibility audit, monitor your store for new issues with alerts, and fix them at code level with our remediation service.
AccessKit checks your storefront against WCAG 2.1 AA rules — alt text, form labels, heading order, color contrast, empty links, language attributes — in one weighted score, free. It also fixes missing product-image alt text using your product data. Since June 2025 the European Accessibility Act requires stores serving EU customers to publish an accessibility statement — Pro generates and hosts it from two fields.
- Increase the number of people who can reach your website.
- Cleave to country accessibility law-thus avoid colossal penalty.
- On-time attention to the disabled makes the ambiance revenue-driven almost.
- Keyword Navigation, Desaturate, Gigantic Text, Cursor, Starring Links, Contrast.
- Weighted WCAG 2.1 AA score across alt text, labels, contrast, and headings
- Hosted EAA accessibility statement, published from two fields
- Not an overlay — flags real markup issues for your theme to fix
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 |  Accessibility Assistant |  AccessKit |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 652 | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | +14 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 28 | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | 21% | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden | Not published |
| Top store countries | United States, Germany, Italy | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | Accessibility Assistant | AccessKit |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.8 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 45 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Accessibility Assistant | AccessKit |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $4.99/month | $4.99/month |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 4 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Accessibility Assistant | AccessKit |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #10(ahead) | #139 |
| Shopify App Charts | #7 in Accessibility | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | No |
| Launched | Oct 8, 2019 | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | CartCoders | ConsentKit |
FAQ
Accessibility Assistant and AccessKit: common questions
- Is Accessibility Assistant or AccessKit cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for Accessibility Assistant and $4.99/month for AccessKit. 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?
- Accessibility Assistant lists 20 the others don’t mention, such as AI-powered, Alt text, Analytics, AODA. 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 Nov 8, 2026 for Accessibility Assistant, Oct 13, 2026 for AccessKit; 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 Nov 8, 2026 for Accessibility Assistant, Oct 13, 2026 for AccessKit. 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.