AI Visibility: Brand Tracker vs AppearAI
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 6, 2026 for AI Visibility, Oct 13, 2026 for AppearAI.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan.
- AppearAI lists 4 features AI Visibility’s listing doesn’t mention, including AI generation, Content optimization, Schemas.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · 3 prompts, run once a week
- · Every answer saved in full
Pro
- · Run any time, 3 answers each
- · Unlimited prompts
Free
- · AI visibility score + 8 dimensions
- · One competitor snapshot
- · Preview of buyer question
- · Up to 3 scans per day
Full Report
- · All 20 buyer questions
- · Content tips for each question
- · Everything in Free
- · Full 8-dimension fixes
- · Full competitor snapshots
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureShoppers now ask AI assistants what to buy. AI Visibility asks an AI model the questions your shoppers ask, a few times each, and shows how often the answers name your brand or link your site, next to your competitors. Track your AI share of voice week by week, read every answer with your brand highlighted, and get prompt ideas from your own catalog.
Shoppers now ask AI assistants like ChatGPT what to buy — and AI may be recommending your competitors instead of you. AppearAI runs a full AI visibility audit of your store. You get your AI visibility score, the real questions buyers ask AI about your category, and which competitors AI names instead of you.
- AI visibility score: how many answers name your brand or link your site
- AI share of voice against the competitors you choose
- Trend and heatmap of every prompt across weekly runs
- Every answer kept in full with your brand names highlighted
- AI visibility score — see how visible your store is in AI search results
- Discover the real questions shoppers ask AI about your product category
- Competitor snapshot revealing which brands AI recommends instead of you
- Step-by-step fixes showing what content to create to get recommended by AI
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 |  AppearAI | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AppearAI | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AppearAI | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $19/month | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 2 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | AppearAI | |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | Not enough data | #516 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Nov 5, 2026 | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Understory Apps | AUKSON INC |
FAQ
AI Visibility and AppearAI: common questions
- Is AI Visibility or AppearAI cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. 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 Visibility lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Tracking. AppearAI lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as AI generation, Content optimization, Schemas, SEO score. 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 Nov 6, 2026 for AI Visibility, Oct 13, 2026 for AppearAI; 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 Nov 6, 2026 for AI Visibility, Oct 13, 2026 for AppearAI. 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.