Citd vs Pulse: AI SEO & LLM Visibility
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 Citd, Nov 7, 2026 for Pulse.
The short answer
- Only Citd lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $75/month for Citd and $39/month for Pulse.
- Pulse lists 5 features Citd’s listing doesn’t mention, including Audits, Content optimization, Metadata optimization.
Head to head
Free
- · 5 active prompts
- · AI Visibility analysis
- · ChatGPT tracking
- · Unlimited users
- · Weekly Tracking
Starter
- · 15 AI Feed articles /mo
- · 50 active prompts
- · 50 product updates /mo
- · AI Catalog diagnostics
- · ChatGPT and Gemini tracking
- · Daily Tracking
Growth
- · 150 active prompts
- · 250 product updates /mo
- · 30 AI Feed articles /mo
- · AI Catalog diagnostics
- · ChatGPT and Gemini tracking
- · Daily Tracking
Starter
- · Free trial for first-time subscribers
- · No new trial when you change plans
- · Publish up to 75 fixes monthly
- · Track 7 rivals and 75 products
- · Weekly AI visibility checks
Professional
- · AI visibility checks every 3 days
- · Free trial for first-time subscribers
- · No new trial when you change plans
- · Track 30 rivals and unlimited products
- · Unlimited fixes and research plans
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureCitd helps Shopify stores improve visibility in AI search and shopping answers. Track buyer prompts, competitors, and cited sources, then find GEO gaps across products, collections, metadata, schema, and content. Approve enriched catalog updates and push them to Shopify. With AI Feed, generate SEO/GEO blog articles from visibility gaps and auto-publish approved posts to your Shopify blog.
Pulse checks whether ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Gemini name your store when shoppers ask about your products, and where your pages rank on Google. A store audit covers the basics search engines and AI assistants need to read and trust your store. Each gap becomes a store or product fix you review before anything is published, or a step-by-step guide for work you complete yourself.
- Track AI shopping visibility by prompt, topic, and market
- Compare your store against brands in the same responses
- See cited domains and URLs behind each recommendation
- Find catalog, schema, content, and authority gaps
- Track product citations across AI-assisted shopping answers
- Compare visibility with relevant niche competitors
- Audit store-wide and product-level AI visibility separately
- Review product copy, schema, metafield, and llms.txt fixes
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 |  Citd |  Pulse |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Citd | Pulse |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Citd and Pulse: common questions
- Is Citd or Pulse cheaper?
- Only Citd lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $75/month for Citd and $39/month for Pulse. 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?
- Citd lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as ALT text, Automations, Backlinks, Rank tracking. Pulse lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Audits, Content optimization, Metadata optimization, Rich snippets. 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 Citd, Nov 7, 2026 for Pulse; 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 Citd, Nov 7, 2026 for Pulse. 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.