ActDeskAI vs LynkAI
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 LynkAI lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $29/month for ActDeskAI and $100/month for LynkAI.
- LynkAI lists 3 features ActDeskAI’s listing doesn’t mention, including AI summaries, Auto-reply, Self-service.
Head to head
Starter
- · 500 AI conversations
- · Auto-trains in 5 minutes
- · Basic analytics dashboard
- · Chat widget on storefront
- · Email escalation
- · Order lookup & tracking
Growth
- · 2,000 AI Conversations
- · Everything in Starter
- · Priority Email Support
Pro
- · 10,000 AI Conversations
- · Dedicated Ongoing Support
- · Everything in Growth
Free
- · AI readiness audit - 10 products
- · AI responses - Daily 10
- · Get a free 30-min AI Optimization Setup
- · Lead Capture
Starter
- · 100 AI replies per day
- · AI readiness audit - 100 Products
- · Everything in Free +
Growth
- · 1,000 AI replies per day
- · AI readiness audit - 1000 Products
- · Everything in Starter
Enterprise
- · 10,000 AI replies per day
- · AI readiness audit - 10000 Products
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureActDesk AI auto-trains on your Shopify store and resolves support tickets without human intervention. It reads your products, policies, and FAQs via the Shopify API. Before going live, a readiness scorecard evaluates the agent topic by topic so you see where it performs well and where it needs help. It handles order tracking, return eligibility, product questions, and shipping.
LynkAI provides an AI Readiness & Discoverability Scan that analyzes your product data, taxonomy, metafields, and policies to generate an AI Discoverability Score. It highlights priority issues such as missing attributes and structured data gaps. LynkAI also includes a store-trained sales and support assistant that syncs products and policies to deliver accurate, real-time answers.
- Auto-trains on your products, policies, and FAQs — first response in 5 minutes
- Readiness scorecard — evaluates the AI topic by topic before it goes live
- Order lookup and tracking — answers "where's my order?" with real data
- Human escalation — routes complex issues to your team with full context
- AI Discoverability Score & Readiness Audit
- Product Data & Taxonomy Gap Detection
- Store-Trained Sales & Support Assistant
- Guided Add-to-Cart & Checkout Handoff
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 |  ActDeskAI |  LynkAI |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ActDeskAI | LynkAI |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
FAQ
ActDeskAI and LynkAI: common questions
- Is ActDeskAI or LynkAI cheaper?
- Only LynkAI lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $29/month for ActDeskAI and $100/month for LynkAI. 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?
- ActDeskAI lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Help center, Order tracking. LynkAI lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as AI summaries, Auto-reply, Self-service. 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.