AisleLens vs Cited: AI Search 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 AisleLens, Oct 14, 2026 for Cited.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $29.99/month for AisleLens and $29/month for Cited.
- AisleLens lists 12 features Cited’s listing doesn’t mention, including Automations, Benchmarking, Data export.
Head to head
Free
Pro
Free
- · 3 visibility checks every 30 days
- · AI visibility score
- · Checks ChatGPT, Gemini & Perplexity
- · Full per-prompt results
- · See which competitors AI names
Pro
- · AI-generated FAQs + FAQPage schema
- · ChatGPT, Gemini & Perplexity
- · One-click apply to publish fixes
- · Unlimited AI visibility checks
- · Visibility trend history
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureShoppers increasingly ask ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity what to buy. AisleLens measures whether those assistants recommend your products versus competitors, shows your share of voice, and flags your weakest assistant. It diagnoses why competitors win — tied to the exact buyer prompts you're losing — and proposes reviewable fixes you approve before anything changes (conflict-checked and reversible).
Shoppers now ask ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity what to buy — but most merchants can't see whether AI recommends them. Cited runs the buyer questions your customers actually ask ("best [product] for...", "alternatives to [competitor]") through the real AI assistants and scores whether you're cited, and who beats you.
- Measure if ChatGPT, Gemini & Perplexity recommend you — with sample sizes.
- See your share of voice vs named competitors, and your weakest engine.
- Diagnose why competitors win — tied to the exact prompts you're losing.
- Apply reviewable SEO fixes — conflict-checked and one-click reversible.
- See if ChatGPT, Gemini & Perplexity recommend your store for buyer questions
- Find which competitors AI names instead of you, and where you're missing
- Publish AI-written FAQs + FAQPage schema to your storefront in one click
- Track your AI visibility score over time as you make changes
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 |  AisleLens |  Cited |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AisleLens | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| 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
AisleLens and Cited: common questions
- Is AisleLens or Cited cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $29.99/month for AisleLens and $29/month for Cited. 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?
- AisleLens lists 12 the others don’t mention, such as Automations, Benchmarking, Data export, Funnel analysis. Cited lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as AI generation, Insights and tips, JSON-LD, Reporting. 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 AisleLens, Oct 14, 2026 for Cited; 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 AisleLens, Oct 14, 2026 for Cited. 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.