Ario — AI Shopping Assistant vs Shopchat: AI Search 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
- Only Ario lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $39/month for Ario and $14.99/month for Shopchat.
- Ario lists 5 features Shopchat’s listing doesn’t mention, including AI search, Conversion tracking, Custom styling.
Head to head
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
Basic
- · Basic theme customization
- · Email support
- · GPT3.5 AI trained on your store's data
- · Up to 150 questions per month
- · Up to 500 products indexed
Standard
- · AI behavior customization & suggestions
- · GPT4 AI trained on your store's data
- · Up to 1k products indexed
- · Up to 2,500 questions per month
Premium
- · 10,000 questions per month
- · Additional training data
- · Email support
- · GPT4 AI trained on your store's data
- · Up to 10,000 products indexed
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureMost 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.
Shopchat integrates ChatGPT 4 with Shopify, promptly answering customer queries and recommending products to drive revenue directly in your storefront. The AI is trained on your store's product catalog and can provide suggestions & information based on what your customers are looking for, without needing any humans in the loop.
- 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
- AI-powered recommendation engine to create a boutique experience
- Trained AI based on your store's product catalog
- No technical skills required to customize both look and feel and AI behavior
- Track interactions to see what customers are looking for and got recommended
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 |  Ario |  Shopchat |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Ario | Shopchat |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Ario and Shopchat: common questions
- Is Ario or Shopchat cheaper?
- Only Ario lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $39/month for Ario and $14.99/month for Shopchat. 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?
- Ario lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as AI search, Conversion tracking, Custom styling, Mobile responsive. 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.