Assistly: AI Chat vs Chatly: AI Chatbot & Assistant

Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 14, 2026 for Assistly, Apr 29, 2026 for Chatly.

The short answer

  • Assistly lists 5 features Chatly’s listing doesn’t mention, including Agent avatar, FAQs, Greetings.

Head to head

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Pitch
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Categories
  • Chat
  • Chat
Languages
  • Spanish
  • English
  • Italian
  • French
  • +1 more
  • English
Launched
Mar 24, 2025
Apr 28, 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 $9.99 to $39.99/month
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Plans
Basic$9.99/month
7-day free trial
  • · ✓ Chat customization
  • · ✓ History visible for the last 30 day
  • · ✓ Limited to 100 chats per day
  • · ✓ Unlimited product support
  • · ✓ Up to 10 FAQs
  • · ✓ Up to 10000 messages every 30 days
Pro$39.99/month
7-day free trial
  • · ✓ Chat customization
  • · ✓ Each chat allows unlimited messages
  • · ✓ History visible for the last 4 mont
  • · ✓ Unlimited FAQs
  • · ✓ Unlimited chats per day
  • · ✓ Unlimited product support
Free
Coverage
7 of 8 features88%
3 of 8 features38%
Unique strengths
  • Agent avatar
  • FAQs
  • Greetings
  • Real-time translation
  • +1 more
  • Quick replies
Chat
88%7/8
38%3/8
Automated responses
67%2/3
33%1/3
Customization
100%3/3
33%1/3
Real-time messaging
100%2/2
50%1/2
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AssistlyChatly8 features listed across both App Store listings

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How it sells itself

Assistly—the intelligent AI chat solution designed for business owners who want to provide exceptional customer support. With Assistly, your customers receive personalized assistance as they navigate your extensive catalog, ensuring they find the perfect product every time. Its advanced algorithms quickly understand customer needs and deliver accurate recommendations, boosting satisfaction and driving sales.

AI chatbot that handles customer questions automatically in your store. It replies instantly to common inquiries like product details, orders, shipping, and returns. Reduces manual support workload and keeps responses consistent. Works continuously without human input, helping merchants manage conversations efficiently and maintain faster communication with customers.

Key points
  • Seamlessly integrate live chat in your Shopify store for real-time support.
  • Instantly reply to queries with smart, AI-driven suggestions.
  • Automate welcomes, lead capture, and FAQs.
  • Instant replies to customer questions in chat
  • Handles orders, shipping, and return inquiries
  • Runs 24/7 without manual support
  • Handles multiple chats at once
Screenshots
Chat AI Image 2
Chat AI Image 4FeatureChat AI Image 1
AI Chatbot Virtual Assistant
AI Chatbot Virtual AssistantAI Chatbot Virtual AssistantAI Chatbot Virtual Assistant

All the numbers

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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

MeasureAssistlyChatly
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

MeasureAssistlyChatly
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

MeasureAssistlyChatly
Free planNot listedNot listed
Lowest paid monthly plan$9.99/monthNo monthly plan listed
Longest free trial7 daysNot listed
Plans listed2Not published

Listing

MeasureAssistlyChatly
Shopify category rank#1026in ChatNot enough data
Shopify App ChartsNot on this week’s chartsNot on this week’s charts
Built for ShopifyNoNo
LaunchedMar 24, 2025Apr 28, 2026
Languages5Spanish, English, Italian1English
DeveloperThe OctoCodeUPCODE

FAQ

Assistly and Chatly: common questions

What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
Assistly lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Agent avatar, FAQs, Greetings, Real-time translation. Chatly lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Quick replies. 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 14, 2026 for Assistly, Apr 29, 2026 for Chatly; 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 14, 2026 for Assistly, Apr 29, 2026 for Chatly. 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.