ARIA: AI Shopping Assistant vs DigiInks 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 for ARIA, Oct 14, 2026 for DigiInks AI Shopping Assistant.

The short answer

  • Only ARIA lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for ARIA and $50/month for DigiInks AI Shopping Assistant.
  • DigiInks AI Shopping Assistant lists 7 features ARIA’s listing doesn’t mention, including AI insights, Filter display, Personalized search.

Head to head

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Pitch
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Categories
  • Search and filters
  • Search and filters
Languages
  • English
  • English
  • French
  • Spanish
Launched
May 5, 2026
Aug 14, 2026
Built for Shopify
Not badged
Not badged
Reviews per month
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Detected stores
0active installs
0active installs
Most common store size
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Top countries
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Free options
Free planFree trial
Free planFree trial
Monthly range
From $0 to $499/month
From $50 to $500/month
Plans
FreeFree
  • · 100 messages/mo
  • · Multilingual responses
  • · Unlimited product catalogue
Starter$19/month
7-day free trial
  • · 0.03$ Extra message fee
  • · 1000 messages/mo
  • · Unlimited product catalogue
Grow$99/month
7-day free trial
  • · 0.025$ Extra message fee
  • · 10,000 messages/mo
  • · Unlimited product catalogue
Scale$499/month
7-day free trial
  • · 0.02$ Extra message fee
  • · 100,000 messages/mo
  • · Unlimited product catalogue
starter$50/month
7-day free trial
  • · Conversational AI storefront assistant
  • · Email support
  • · Up to 300 conversations / month
  • · Up to 500 products indexed
growth$250/month
7-day free trial
  • · Everything in Starter, plus:
  • · Product comparisons and cross-sell
  • · Up to 1,500 conversations / month
  • · Up to 1,500 products indexed
enterprise$500/month
7-day free trial
  • · Everything in Growth, plus:
  • · Priority email support and onboarding
  • · Unlimited products indexed
  • · Up to 3,000 conversations / month
Coverage
8 of 15 features53%
11 of 15 features73%
Unique strengths
  • Custom CSS
  • Custom styling
  • Product boosts
  • Search suggestions
  • AI insights
  • Filter display
  • Personalized search
  • Real-time analytics
  • +3 more
Search and filters
53%8/15
73%11/15
Analytics
33%1/3
100%3/3
Display customization
50%3/6
67%4/6
Search features
67%4/6
67%4/6
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ARIADigiInks AI Shopping Assistant15 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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How it sells itself

ARIA 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.

Turn your store search into a conversation. DigiInks AI Shopping Assistant replaces keyword base search with an AI assistant that understands what shoppers mean, not just keywords. DigiInks AI Search adds a conversational assistant to your storefront.

Key points
  • AI-powered search that understands natural language queries.
  • Delivers faster, more accurate product results instantly.
  • Seamless setup with automatic catalog integration.
  • Conversational AI search where shoppers find product by asking in plain language
  • Multi-turn chat that remembers context/question for natural follow-up questions.
  • Recommendations, comparisons, alternatives, and cross-sells in one assistant.
  • Fully managed AI with no API keys, no model setup, no separate AI.
Screenshots
AI Assistant Features
AI Assistant AppearanceBanner image AI Assistant
A clear admin dashboard, sync products, display count and health
Compare products side by side that help shoppers to decide.Adopt any theme designs automaticallyStorefront AI shopping assistant where shoppers ask questions.

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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

MeasureARIADigiInks AI Shopping Assistant
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

MeasureARIADigiInks AI Shopping Assistant
App Store ratingNot publishedNot published
App Store reviewsNot publishedNot published
New reviews, 28 daysNot enough dataNot enough data
Reviewers a year or more inNot enough dataNot enough data

Pricing

MeasureARIADigiInks AI Shopping Assistant
Free planYesNot listed
Lowest paid monthly plan$19/month(ahead)$50/month
Longest free trial7 days7 days
Plans listed43

Listing

MeasureARIADigiInks AI Shopping Assistant
Shopify category rank#278(ahead)in Search and filters#298in Search and filters
Shopify App ChartsNot on this week’s chartsNot on this week’s charts
Built for ShopifyNoNo
LaunchedMay 5, 2026Aug 14, 2026
Languages1English3English, French, Spanish
DeveloperGautam BrosDigiinks

FAQ

ARIA and DigiInks AI Shopping Assistant: common questions

Is ARIA or DigiInks AI Shopping Assistant cheaper?
Only ARIA lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for ARIA and $50/month for DigiInks AI Shopping Assistant. 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, Custom styling, Product boosts, Search suggestions. DigiInks AI Shopping Assistant lists 7 the others don’t mention, such as AI insights, Filter display, Personalized search, Real-time analytics. 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 ARIA, Oct 14, 2026 for DigiInks AI Shopping Assistant; 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 ARIA, Oct 14, 2026 for DigiInks AI Shopping Assistant. 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.