ARIA: AI Shopping Assistant vs Echo‑Mart Agent

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, Jul 30, 2026 for Echo‑Mart Agent.

The short answer

  • Only ARIA lists a free plan.
  • ARIA lists 4 features Echo‑Mart Agent’s listing doesn’t mention, including Custom CSS, Product boosts, Search queries.

Head to head

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Pitch
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Categories
  • Search and filters
  • Search and filters
Languages
  • English
  • English
Launched
May 5, 2026
Jul 27, 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
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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
Free
Coverage
8 of 8 features100%
4 of 8 features50%
Unique strengths
  • Custom CSS
  • Product boosts
  • Search queries
  • Search suggestions
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Search and filters
100%8/8
50%4/8
Analytics
100%1/1
0%0/1
Display customization
100%3/3
67%2/3
Search features
100%4/4
50%2/4
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ARIAEcho‑Mart Agent8 features listed across both App Store listings

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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.

Echo-Mart helps merchants add an AI-assisted shopping experience to the online store. Shoppers can discover products, review store policies, and prepare carts, while checkout and payment remain under customer control. Merchants also receive product-copy suggestions in the admin and must approve each catalog change before it is written.

Key points
  • AI-powered search that understands natural language queries.
  • Delivers faster, more accurate product results instantly.
  • Seamless setup with automatic catalog integration.
  • Guide shoppers with live catalog, policy, and cart information
  • Prepare carts while checkout and payment remain under customer control
  • Review and approve every AI-proposed product copy change
Screenshots
AI Assistant Features
AI Assistant AppearanceBanner image AI Assistant
AI shopping assistant and catalog approval workflow
Production setup and policy links launch checklistEcho-Mart readiness dashboard in Shopify adminAI catalog proposals awaiting merchant approval

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

MeasureARIAEcho‑Mart Agent
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

MeasureARIAEcho‑Mart Agent
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

MeasureARIAEcho‑Mart Agent
Free planYesNot listed
Lowest paid monthly plan$19/monthNo monthly plan listed
Longest free trial7 daysNot listed
Plans listed4Not published

Listing

MeasureARIAEcho‑Mart Agent
Shopify category rank#278in Search and filters#186(ahead)in Search and filters
Shopify App ChartsNot on this week’s chartsNot on this week’s charts
Built for ShopifyNoNo
LaunchedMay 5, 2026Jul 27, 2026
Languages1English1English
DeveloperGautam BrosDeylin Lucas

FAQ

ARIA and Echo‑Mart Agent: common questions

Is ARIA or Echo‑Mart Agent cheaper?
Only ARIA 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?
ARIA lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Custom CSS, Product boosts, Search queries, Search suggestions. 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, Jul 30, 2026 for Echo‑Mart Agent; 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, Jul 30, 2026 for Echo‑Mart Agent. 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.