AI Catalog Score vs ApexSEO
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 AI Catalog Score, Nov 3, 2026 for ApexSEO.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $49/month for AI Catalog Score and $19/month for ApexSEO.
- AI Catalog Score lists 11 features ApexSEO’s listing doesn’t mention, including A/B testing, AI generation, ALT text.
Head to head
Free
- · AI Query Simulator
- · Agentic Checklist
- · Ai Readiness Score
- · Audit up to 50 products
- · No credit card required
Growth
- · Audit up to 500 products
- · Bulk fix up to 25 products per run
- · Competitor comparison
- · One-click apply fixes
- · Revenue impact estimator
- · Review Intelligence
Pro
- · Audit up to 3,000 products
- · Everything in Growth
- · Export PDF reports
- · Priority support
- · Webhook guardrails on every product edit
Performance
- · Causal A/B uplift measurement included
- · Everything in Pro
- · Recommended for stores doing $500k+ per
- · Unlimited products
Free
- · 10 AI credits per month
- · AI SEO titles and meta descriptions
- · Review first, one-click rollback
- · SEO score for every product
- · Structured data for Google
Starter
- · 200 AI credits per month
- · AI SEO titles, meta and product copy
- · Ideal for small catalogues
- · Review first, one-click rollback
- · Structured data for Google
Growth
- · 1,000 AI credits per month
- · AI SEO titles, meta and product copy
- · Bulk optimisation across your catalogue
- · For growing catalogues
- · Review first, one-click rollback
Ultra
- · 2,500 AI credits per month
- · AI SEO titles, meta and product copy
- · Built for 500+ product catalogues
- · Bulk optimisation across your catalogue
- · Review first, one-click rollback
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureYour catalog was built for Google. AI reads it differently: it wants structured metafields, spec lists, factual titles. It surfaces what it parses cleanly and skips the rest. We score every product, then rewrites what's weak. Titles, descriptions, alt text, metafields. 30-day undo, journaled, revert anything.
ApexSEO scans your whole catalogue and scores every product out of 100 on real SEO signals: title, meta description, heading structure, word count, and missing image alt text. Run unlimited scans to see duplicate titles, thin descriptions, skipped headings, and alt text gaps, ranked so you know what to fix first.
- See where each product loses AI visibility, with an explainable score
- Rewrite weak titles, descriptions, alt text, and metafields in one click
- Apply fixes to your entire catalog in one bulk run, every change reversible
- Causal A/B testing on real session data with p-values reported
- Score every product in your catalogue out of 100 on real SEO signals
- Get AI-written SEO titles and descriptions, reviewed and approved by you.
- Run unlimited catalogue scans to find duplicate titles and missing alt text
- Apply AI suggestions one at a time or in batches of up to 25 products
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 |  AI Catalog Score | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AI Catalog Score | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AI Catalog Score | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $49/month | $19/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 4 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | AI Catalog Score | |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #1080 | Not enough data |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | May 28, 2026 | Nov 3, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Alexandre Poulain | e-smart solutions limited |
FAQ
AI Catalog Score and ApexSEO: common questions
- Is AI Catalog Score or ApexSEO cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $49/month for AI Catalog Score and $19/month for ApexSEO. 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?
- AI Catalog Score lists 11 the others don’t mention, such as A/B testing, AI generation, ALT text, Audits. ApexSEO lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Keyword analysis, Metadata optimization. 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 AI Catalog Score, Nov 3, 2026 for ApexSEO; 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 AI Catalog Score, Nov 3, 2026 for ApexSEO. 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.