AISO: ChatGPT Visibility Check 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 AISO, Oct 13, 2026 for AppearAI.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan.
- AISO lists 5 features AppearAI’s listing doesn’t mention, including Audits, Insights and tips, JSON-LD.
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
- · 1 ChatGPT check (5 questions)
- · First fix in full
- · Who ChatGPT names instead
AISO Monitor
- · 1 manual re-check a day
- · Emailed with what changed
- · Re-check day 2, then every 30 days
Fix Pack
- · 10 questions + by-name answer
- · 6 fixes + FAQ draft
- · Homepage checks for AI crawlers
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 featureAISO asks ChatGPT five questions a shopper would ask about what you sell — "Where can I buy soy candles online?" — without naming your store. You see whether ChatGPT names you, every store and brand it names instead, and a fix written for your store. The Fix Pack adds ten questions, homepage checks for AI crawlers and store markup, six written fixes and an FAQ drafted from your own homepage text.
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.
- Five shopping questions about your products, asked to ChatGPT
- The stores and brands ChatGPT recommends instead of you
- Written fixes for your store, plus an FAQ drafted from your homepage text
- Re-checks on day 2, then every 30 days, emailed with what changed
- 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 |
FAQ
AISO and AppearAI: common questions
- Is AISO 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?
- AISO lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Audits, Insights and tips, JSON-LD, Robots.txt. AppearAI lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as 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 AISO, 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 AISO, 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.