ATAI ‑ AltText.ai AI Alt Text vs WriteAlt – AI Alt Text & SEO
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 22, 2026 for ATAI, Oct 13, 2026 for WriteAlt.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: ATAI 4.5 from 142 reviews and WriteAlt 5.0 from 1 reviews.
- Only WriteAlt lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $5/month for ATAI and $4/month for WriteAlt.
- ATAI lists 12 features WriteAlt’s listing doesn’t mention, including Analytics, AODA, Audits.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Pay as you go
- · Purchase additional credits as needed
- · Your first 25 images are totally free
Bronze Plan
- · 100 images / month
- · Purchase additional credits as needed
- · Unused credits roll over
- · Your first 25 images are totally free
Silver Plan
- · 500 images / month
- · Purchase additional credits as needed
- · Unused credits roll over
- · Your first 25 images are totally free
Gold Plan
- · 2000 images / month
- · Purchase additional credits as needed
- · Unused credits roll over
- · Your first 25 images are totally free
Free Plan
- · All features included
- · Get started with 25 images for free
Bronze
- · 150 images / month
- · All features included
- · Get started with 25 images for free
Silver
- · 750 images / month
- · All features included
- · Get started with 25 images for free
Gold
- · 3,000 images / month
- · All features included
- · Get started with 25 images for free
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureAltText.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.
Writing alt text for hundreds of product images is tedious and time-consuming. Merchants often skip it entirely, hurting their SEO and accessibility compliance. WriteAlt solves this with AI. Upload your images, and the app generates descriptive, relevant alt text automatically. It also converts images to WebP, compresses oversized files, and renames images for SEO. The result?
- 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.
- AI alt text generation in 130+ languages with 5 writing styles
- WebP conversion, image compression, and SEO AI file renaming
- Auto-optimize on upload with bulk processing for entire catalog
- Image compression with threshold from 0.5MB to 5MB
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 |  ATAI |  WriteAlt |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ATAI | WriteAlt |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.5 ★ | 5.0 ★(ahead) |
| App Store reviews | 142(ahead) | 1 |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | 0% | Not enough data |
FAQ
ATAI and WriteAlt: common questions
- Is ATAI or WriteAlt cheaper?
- Only WriteAlt lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $5/month for ATAI and $4/month for WriteAlt. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- Which has better reviews, ATAI or WriteAlt?
- On the Shopify App Store: ATAI 4.5 from 142 reviews and WriteAlt 5.0 from 1 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- ATAI lists 12 the others don’t mention, such as Analytics, AODA, Audits, Automations. WriteAlt lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Image compression, Image resizing, URL optimization. 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 22, 2026 for ATAI, Oct 13, 2026 for WriteAlt; 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 22, 2026 for ATAI, Oct 13, 2026 for WriteAlt. 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.