AI Host vs Email PopUp & Pop Up Discount
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 Host, Nov 8, 2026 for Email PopUp & Pop Up Discount.
The short answer
- Email PopUp & Pop Up Discount lists 24 features AI Host’s listing doesn’t mention, including Banners, BOGO, Bulk discounts.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Starter
- · 1,500 captured emails/month
- · AI learns from your conversions
- · AI-generated on-brand copy & design
- · All 4 popup plays
- · Full Klaviyo sync with tracking
- · Real-time analytics dashboard
Pro
- · 15,000 captured emails/month
- · 15-min setup review call
- · Advanced zero-party insights
- · Custom branding options
- · Dedicated success manager
- · Early access to new features
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureHost uses AI to create email capture popups that automatically match your store's design. When you install, the app analyzes your website and extracts your colors, fonts, and style to build popups that feel native to your brand. Visitors see mystery discount offers that encourage email signups. Each lead receives a unique discount code created in your Shopify store. Codes work at checkout immediately.
Promote Sales with popups like email pop-ups, image popup, promo popup, newsletter popup, and sms popup options. Drive urgency using a countdown popups or spin the wheel popup (spin to win popups) and maximize revenue with an upsell popup, cross sell popup, or triggered Add to Cart PopUps.
- AI matches popups to your store's fonts, colors, and design automatically
- Mystery discount offers create urgency and encourage email signups
- Unique Shopify discount codes generated for each captured lead
- Collect zero-party data through popup questions to personalize marketing
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 Host |  Email PopUp & Pop Up Discount |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Host | Email PopUp & Pop Up Discount |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 4.9 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 407 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | 0% |
Pricing
| Measure | AI Host | Email PopUp & Pop Up Discount |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $14/month | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 2 | Not published |
Listing
| Measure | AI Host | Email PopUp & Pop Up Discount |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #894 | #9(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | Yes |
| Launched | Jan 20, 2026 | Jan 24, 2025 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Rare Clarity | Hoppy Apps |
FAQ
AI Host and Email PopUp & Pop Up Discount: common questions
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- AI Host lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as A/B testing, Analytics, Exit intent, Templates. Email PopUp & Pop Up Discount lists 24 the others don’t mention, such as Banners, BOGO, Bulk discounts, Campaigns. 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 Host, Nov 8, 2026 for Email PopUp & Pop Up Discount; 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 Host, Nov 8, 2026 for Email PopUp & Pop Up Discount. 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.