AltGenie vs AltLens: Alt Text & SEO Images
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 14, 2026 for AltGenie, Oct 13, 2026 for AltLens.
The short answer
- Only AltLens lists a free plan.
- AltLens lists 3 features AltGenie’s listing doesn’t mention, including Content analysis, Content optimization, Local SEO.
Head to head
Free
- · 125 images per month
- · Alt-text quality scoring
- · Bulk processing across your whole catalo
- · Credit rollover — credits never expire
- · Keyword emphasis & negative keywords
- · Most powerful AI models
Starter
- · 1,125 images per month
- · Auto-process new products & images
- · Bulk scheduling & recurring automations
- · Credit rollover — credits never expire
- · Email notifications
- · Most powerful AI models
Professional
- · 3,300 images per month
- · Auto-process new products & images
- · Bulk scheduling & recurring automations
- · Competitor migration assist
- · Credit rollover — credits never expire
- · Most powerful AI models
Enterprise
- · 13,000 images per month
- · Auto-process new products & images
- · Bulk scheduling & recurring automations
- · Credit rollover — credits never expire
- · Custom SLA
- · Dedicated success manager
Free — Scan & Fix
Starter — Fix 300
- · Fix up to 300 products
Growth — Fix 1500
- · Fix up to 1500 products
Scale — Fix 5000
- · Fix up to 5000 products
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureMissing or vague image alt text hurts accessibility and costs you search traffic. AltGenie scans your catalog, shows how many images lack alt text, and generates descriptive captions from the actual image plus your product title, tags, type and vendor. Run it across all products, chosen collections, or hand-picked items.
AltLens scans your entire catalog to find missing alt text, then analyzes both your product images and Shopify product data to generate accurate, descriptive alt text. Start free by scanning your catalog and optimizing your first 5 images. Then fix your entire existing catalog in one automated run with no monthly credit limits. Enable Autopilot to keep every new product optimized automatically.
- Bulk-generate alt text for every product image in one run Target all products
- Target all products, specific collections, or hand-picked products
- Control tone, language, keywords, and words to never use
- Auto-caption new images and products as your catalog grows
- Fix your entire product catalog SEO in one automated run
- Autopilot keeps every new product SEO-optimized automatically
- AI visual analysis writes accurate alt text using GPT-4 Vision
- Bulk processing handles hundreds of products automatically
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 |  AltGenie |  AltLens |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AltGenie | AltLens |
|---|---|---|
| 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
AltGenie and AltLens: common questions
- Is AltGenie or AltLens cheaper?
- Only AltLens lists 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?
- AltLens lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Content analysis, Content optimization, Local SEO. 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 14, 2026 for AltGenie, Oct 13, 2026 for AltLens; 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 14, 2026 for AltGenie, Oct 13, 2026 for AltLens. 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.