ARIA: AI Shopping Assistant vs SearchMind AI Shop 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 SearchMind AI Shop Assistant.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for ARIA and $20/month for SearchMind AI Shop Assistant.
- SearchMind AI Shop Assistant lists 4 features ARIA’s listing doesn’t mention, including Autocomplete, Conversion tracking, Instant search.
Head to head
Free
- · 100 messages/mo
- · Multilingual responses
- · Unlimited product catalogue
Starter
- · 0.03$ 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
- · AI chat on your storefront
- · Answers from your product catalog
- · Help shoppers find products fast
- · Set up in minutes
- · Up to 50 chats per month
- · Upgrade anytime
Basic
- · 7-day free trial
- · AI product recommendations
- · Built for everyday traffic
- · Everything in Free
- · Manage plan in Shopify Admin
- · Up to 1,000 chats per month
Pro
- · Built for busy store days
- · Capacity for campaigns
- · Everything in Basic
- · No theme rework needed
- · Syncs with Shopify catalog
- · Up to 5,000 chats per month
Advanced
- · AI shopping help at scale
- · Built for high-traffic shops
- · Everything in Pro
- · Full catalog-aware answers
- · Manage all in Shopify Admin
- · Up to 10,000 chats per month
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.
SearchMind adds an AI shopping assistant to your storefront so shoppers can find the right products through natural conversation. Customers can ask questions, explore relevant products and collections, compare alternatives, view product details, and add items to cart with selected variants and quantities. Merchants can customize the assistant’s language and name and manage it directly from Shopify admin.
- AI-powered search that understands natural language queries.
- Delivers faster, more accurate product results instantly.
- Seamless setup with automatic catalog integration.
- AI answers based on the store’s product catalog
- Product recommendations, collections, and search suggestions
- Add products to cart with variant and quantity selection
- Custom assistant name, language, and WhatsApp support
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 |  SearchMind AI Shop Assistant |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | SearchMind AI Shop Assistant |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 1 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | ARIA | SearchMind AI Shop Assistant |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $19/month(ahead) | $20/month |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | ARIA | SearchMind AI Shop Assistant |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #278 | #80(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | May 5, 2026 | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 2 |
| Developer | Gautam Bros | Heqzen |
FAQ
ARIA and SearchMind AI Shop Assistant: common questions
- Is ARIA or SearchMind AI Shop Assistant cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for ARIA and $20/month for SearchMind AI Shop 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 3 the others don’t mention, such as Custom CSS, Product boosts, Search queries. SearchMind AI Shop Assistant lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Autocomplete, Conversion tracking, Instant search, Multi-language. 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 SearchMind AI Shop 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 SearchMind AI Shop 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.