Alt Magic ‑ AI Alt Text vs ATAI ‑ AltText.ai AI Alt Text

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 Alt Magic, Oct 22, 2026 for ATAI.

The short answer

  • On the Shopify App Store: Alt Magic 4.3 from 2 reviews and ATAI 4.5 from 142 reviews.
  • ATAI lists 13 features Alt Magic’s listing doesn’t mention, including Analytics, AODA, Audits.

Head to head

App Store reviews

Alt Magic: 2
ATAI: 142
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Pitch
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Categories
  • Accessibility
  • SEO
  • Accessibility
  • SEO
Languages
  • English
  • English
Launched
Jan 2, 2026
May 17, 2023
Built for Shopify
Not badged
Built for Shopify
Reviews per month
2 last full month
2 last full month
Detected stores
0active installs
0active installs
Most common store size
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Top countries
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Momentum

New reviews each month

Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.

0510OctDecFebAprJunAugOctAlt Magic ‑ AI Alt Text: 3 reviews in January 2026Alt Magic ‑ AI Alt Text: 2 reviews in May 2026ATAI ‑ AltText.ai AI Alt Text: 7 reviews in October 2025ATAI ‑ AltText.ai AI Alt Text: 1 reviews in November 2025ATAI ‑ AltText.ai AI Alt Text: 3 reviews in December 2025ATAI ‑ AltText.ai AI Alt Text: 3 reviews in January 2026ATAI ‑ AltText.ai AI Alt Text: 6 reviews in February 2026ATAI ‑ AltText.ai AI Alt Text: 3 reviews in March 2026ATAI ‑ AltText.ai AI Alt Text: 7 reviews in April 2026ATAI ‑ AltText.ai AI Alt Text: 1 reviews in May 2026ATAI ‑ AltText.ai AI Alt Text: 3 reviews in June 2026ATAI ‑ AltText.ai AI Alt Text: 4 reviews in July 2026ATAI ‑ AltText.ai AI Alt Text: 1 reviews in August 2026ATAI ‑ AltText.ai AI Alt Text: 2 reviews in October 2026
Alt MagicATAICompleted months only
Free options
Free planFree trial
Free planFree trial
Monthly range
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From $5 to $59/month
Plans
FreeFree to install
Users can purchase one‑time credit packs.
  • · Monthly 50 free alt text credits
500 Credits Pack$9 one-time charge
  • · 1 credit = 1 alt text
  • · 150+ languages support
  • · API access
  • · Get 500 credits with no expiry
  • · Priority support
  • · SEO optimization
5000 Credits Pack$49 one-time charge
  • · 1 credit = 1 alt text
  • · 150+ languages support
  • · API access
  • · Get 5,000 credits with no expiry
  • · Priority support
  • · SEO optimization
15000 Credits Pack$99 one-time charge
  • · 1 credit = 1 alt text
  • · 150+ languages support
  • · API access
  • · Get 15,000 credits with no expiry
  • · Priority support
  • · SEO optimization
Pay as you goFree to install
$3 per 50 images
  • · Purchase additional credits as needed
  • · Your first 25 images are totally free
Bronze Plan$5/month
  • · 100 images / month
  • · Purchase additional credits as needed
  • · Unused credits roll over
  • · Your first 25 images are totally free
Silver Plan$19/month
  • · 500 images / month
  • · Purchase additional credits as needed
  • · Unused credits roll over
  • · Your first 25 images are totally free
Gold Plan$59/month
  • · 2000 images / month
  • · Purchase additional credits as needed
  • · Unused credits roll over
  • · Your first 25 images are totally free
Coverage
10 of 23 features43%
23 of 23 features100%
Unique strengths
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  • Analytics
  • AODA
  • Audits
  • Automations
  • +9 more
Accessibility
71%5/7
100%7/7
Accessibility tools
100%3/3
100%3/3
Compliance types
50%2/4
100%4/4
SEO
31%5/16
100%16/16
Monitoring performance
33%2/6
100%6/6
SEO tools
30%3/10
100%10/10
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Alt MagicATAI23 features listed across both App Store listings

Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.

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Integrations

Alt Magic4.3(2)ATAI4.5(142)
Works with also listed by another
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  • AltText.ai

Messaging

Alt Magic4.3(2)ATAI4.5(142)
How it sells itself

Generate SEO-friendly alt text for all your store images with just one click. Alt Magic uses latest AI models and combine it with the product data to create high quality and contextual image alt texts in bulk for thousands of products in minutes. It supports 150+ languages for alt text generation for international stores.

AltText.ai generates accurate, SEO-optimized alt text for the product and blog images in your store. It reads your product name, brand, and description, then writes natural alt text that search engines index and screen readers announce, supporting ADA, AODA, EAA, and WCAG requirements.

Key points
  • Add descriptive product image alt text in bulk to keep your catalog optimized.
  • Edit alt text manually, so store content stays accurate and on‑brand.
  • Manage all the image alt texts from a single dashboard.
  • Generates alt text in 150+ languages
  • Works automatically on each product image you create or update.
  • Bulk update all/any of your existing products or blog images at once.
  • Uses keywords from your product name, brand, and description in the alt text.
  • Fully customizable settings to control when alt text is added.
Screenshots
Alt Magic account settings screen
Alt Magic image alt text generation screenAlt Magic image alt text generation screenAlt Magic AI settings screen
AltText.ai automatically added alt text to a product image.
Bulk update existing products.Settings page to control alt text generation.

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.

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Adoption

MeasureAlt MagicATAI
Detected storesNot publishedNot published
Net store change, 28 days0estimated0estimated
Stores added, 28 daysNot enough dataNot enough data
Big-brand shareNot enough dataNot enough data
Top store categoriesNot publishedNot published
Top store countriesNot publishedNot published

Reviews

MeasureAlt MagicATAI
App Store rating4.3 ★4.5 ★(ahead)
App Store reviews2142(ahead)
New reviews, 28 daysNot enough data0
Reviewers a year or more inNot enough data0%

Pricing

MeasureAlt MagicATAI
Free planNot listedNot listed
Lowest paid monthly planNo monthly plan listed$5/month
Longest free trialNot listedNot listed
Plans listed44

Listing

MeasureAlt MagicATAI
Shopify category rank#40in Accessibility#59in SEO
Shopify App ChartsNot on this week’s charts#15 on Featured by Shopify in SEO
Built for ShopifyNoYes
LaunchedJan 2, 2026May 17, 2023
Languages1English1English
DeveloperAlt MagicAltText.ai

FAQ

Alt Magic and ATAI: common questions

Which has better reviews, Alt Magic or ATAI?
On the Shopify App Store: Alt Magic 4.3 from 2 reviews and ATAI 4.5 from 142 reviews.
What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
ATAI lists 13 the others don’t mention, such as Analytics, AODA, Audits, Automations. 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 Alt Magic, Oct 22, 2026 for ATAI; 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 Alt Magic, Oct 22, 2026 for ATAI. 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.