AskRoo vs Helpium: AI Support Chat
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Aug 10, 2026 for AskRoo, Oct 13, 2026 for Helpium.
The short answer
- AskRoo lists 7 features Helpium’s listing doesn’t mention, including Chat buttons, Chat window, Cross-sell.
Head to head
Basic
- · 15,000 AI messages/mo
- · Live chat widget
- · Order, product & policy answers
- · Unlimited seats
Pro
- · 100,000 AI messages/mo
- · Custom AI actions and workflows
- · Everything in Basic
Pro Max
- · 250,000 AI messages/mo
- · Everything in Pro
- · Priority support
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureAskRoo adds an AI support agent to your storefront that reads your live store data before it replies. It looks up orders by number and email, reports tracking status, quotes current prices and stock, and searches your products, pages, and policies. Return requests are checked against your policy window before anything is approved, then filed for your team or started automatically.
Helpium adds an AI chat widget to your storefront that instantly answers customer questions from your store's own knowledge. Shoppers can check order status, cancel orders, and start returns or refunds in the chat, so your team handles fewer repetitive tickets. When a question needs a person, the conversation hands off to a live agent.
- Order status, tracking, and return questions answered in your store's chat
- Return eligibility checked against your policy before anything is approved
- Product cards with current price and stock, and add to cart from the chat
- Unanswered questions become support cases with the full chat transcript
- AI answers shopper questions instantly from your store's own knowledge
- Customers track orders, cancel them, and start returns or refunds in chat
- Hands off to a live agent when a shopper needs human help
- Turn on the chat widget with a single theme toggle, no coding needed
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 |  AskRoo |  Helpium |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AskRoo | Helpium |
|---|---|---|
| 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
AskRoo and Helpium: common questions
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- AskRoo lists 7 the others don’t mention, such as Chat buttons, Chat window, Cross-sell, Discounts. Helpium lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Business hours, Chat assignment, File upload, Live chat. 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 Aug 10, 2026 for AskRoo, Oct 13, 2026 for Helpium; 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 Aug 10, 2026 for AskRoo, Oct 13, 2026 for Helpium. 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.