ARIA: AI Shopping Assistant vs Ario — AI Shopping Assistant
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for ARIA and $39/month for Ario.
- ARIA lists 4 features Ario’s listing doesn’t mention, including Custom CSS, Product boosts, Search queries.
Head to head
Free
- · 100 messages/mo
- · Multilingual responses
- · Unlimited product catalogue
Starter
- · 0.03$ Extra message fee
- · 1000 messages/mo
- · Unlimited product catalogue
Grow
- · 0.025$ Extra message fee
- · 10,000 messages/mo
- · Unlimited product catalogue
Scale
- · 0.02$ Extra message fee
- · 100,000 messages/mo
- · Unlimited product catalogue
Free
- · 5-minute install, no code
- · 50 conversations per month
- · Add-to-cart product cards in chat
- · Conversation log in your admin
- · Every feature included
- · Live catalog reading, no sync delays
Standard
- · 14-day free trial
- · 5-minute install, no code
- · 700 conversations per month
- · Add-to-cart product cards in chat
- · Cancel anytime
- · Conversation log in your admin
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureARIA enhances your store experience by using artificial intelligence to understand how customers naturally ask questions. Instead of relying only on exact keywords, it interprets real-world language and intent to provide accurate product results, store information, and order details. This helps shoppers find what they need faster and improves overall satisfaction.
Most chat apps recommend products from a stale copy of your catalog — out-of-stock items, discontinued lines, prices from last week. Ario reads your live Shopify data on every shopper message, so what they see is what's actually in your store at today's price.
- AI-powered search that understands natural language queries.
- Delivers faster, more accurate product results instantly.
- Seamless setup with automatic catalog integration.
- Live catalog reads on every message — no out-of-stock or stale recommendations
- Pulls answers from your real store policies — shipping, returns, sizing
- Checks out in your native Shopify cart — no in-chat payment, no trust gaps
- Auto-matches your brand color, feels native on every theme, mobile-ready
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 |  ARIA |  Ario |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ARIA | Ario |
|---|---|---|
| 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
ARIA and Ario: common questions
- Is ARIA or Ario cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for ARIA and $39/month for Ario. 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?
- ARIA lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Custom CSS, Product boosts, Search queries, Search suggestions. Ario lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Conversion tracking. 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; 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. 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.