AdaptiveIQ vs Path Catalog Health
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026 for AdaptiveIQ, Nov 9, 2026 for Path Catalog Health.
The short answer
- Only AdaptiveIQ lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $39/month for AdaptiveIQ and $29/month for Path Catalog Health.
- Path Catalog Health lists 12 features AdaptiveIQ’s listing doesn’t mention, including AI assistance, Auto-optimization, Bulk deletion.
Head to head
- United Kingdom
- United States
Free Plan
- · 25 products synced
- · 3 starter templates
- · AI image scoring (0-100)
- · Score reports
- · Smart recommendations
Starter
- · 2,000 credits/mo - Upgradable Credits
- · 500 products synced
- · AI image generation & editing
- · All templates + custom slots
- · Brand Kit
- · Category benchmarks
Growth
- · 10 AI product videos/mo
- · 14,000 credits/mo - Upgradable Credits
- · AI Assistant (chat)
- · Advanced analytics
- · Optional SEO metadata add-on +$60/mo
- · Priority support
Scale
- · 30 AI product videos/mo
- · 35,000 credits/mo - Upgradable Credits
- · AI Assistant (chat)
- · Advanced analytics
- · Optional SEO metadata add-on +$90/mo
- · Priority support
Free Preview
- · Monitor up to 25 products
- · Review 10 new or updated products/months
- · Standard editing preset
- · Up to 50 AI smart-fix actions/month
Growth
- · 1 custom editing preset
- · Monitor up to 250 products
- · Review 100 new/updated products/months
- · Up to 350 AI smart-fix actions/month
Pro
- · 2 custom editing presets
- · Bulk review and publish
- · Monitor up to 1000 products
- · Review 400 new/updated products/months
- · Up to 600 AI smart-fix actions/month
- · Workflow automation
Scale
- · 5 custom editing presets
- · Bulk review and publish
- · Monitor up to 5000 products
- · Review 1500 new/updated products/months
- · Up to 1500 AI smart-fix actions/month
- · Workflow automation
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureAdaptiveIQ scores every product image from 0-100 on composition, lighting, background, and how well it fits its category, then shows you exactly what to improve. Generate missing shots, improve weak ones, or edit existing images with AI - and apply shot-order templates built for each product category. Add AI-written SEO titles, descriptions, and image alt text, and push everything to your store when you're ready.
You built your store to grow a business—not spend hours managing product images. Path Catalog Health proactively scans your existing catalog and new draft products, then uses AI to improve gallery order, match images to variants, create SEO-friendly filenames and alt text, and flag duplicates or mismatches. Review and apply fixes in minutes.
- AI image scoring with clear, prioritised recommendations
- Generate, improve, and edit product images with AI - no studio needed
- Category-aware templates for the good shot order, every time
- AI-written SEO titles, alt text, and file names, pushed to your store
- AI audits every product image and scores your whole catalog's health
- Fix variant images, gallery order, duplicates and alt text in one click
- Order professional photo edits, returned to your store within 24 hours
- See fixes ranked by revenue impact, so best-sellers get fixed first
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 |  AdaptiveIQ |  Path Catalog Health |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 5 |
| 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 | Food, Beverages & Tobacco, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden |
| Top store countries | Not published | United Kingdom, United States |
Reviews
| Measure | AdaptiveIQ | Path Catalog Health |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 1 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | AdaptiveIQ | Path Catalog Health |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $39/month | $29/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 4 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | AdaptiveIQ | Path Catalog Health |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #392 | #90(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | #5 in Image editor |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Sep 2, 2026 | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Schemerr Intelligence Labs | Path Edits |
FAQ
AdaptiveIQ and Path Catalog Health: common questions
- Is AdaptiveIQ or Path Catalog Health cheaper?
- Only AdaptiveIQ lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $39/month for AdaptiveIQ and $29/month for Path Catalog Health. 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?
- AdaptiveIQ lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as AI generation, Download, File upload. Path Catalog Health lists 12 the others don’t mention, such as AI assistance, Auto-optimization, Bulk deletion, Bulk edit. 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 for AdaptiveIQ, Nov 9, 2026 for Path Catalog Health; 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 for AdaptiveIQ, Nov 9, 2026 for Path Catalog Health. 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.