Brand Bard vs ShopAI 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.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $35/month for Brand Bard and $9/month for ShopAI Assistant.
- Brand Bard lists 8 features ShopAI Assistant’s listing doesn’t mention, including Agent avatar, Chat flows, Discounts.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · 25 AI requests per month
- · AI Chat, Voice Chat
- · Product badges and shop sections
- · Up to 500 products
Starter
- · 4,000 AI requests per month
- · AI chat, voice, and visual search
- · AI site crawler and analyzer
- · Analytics dashboard
- · Customer quizzes and profiling
- · Desktop large screen experience
Pro
- · 10,000 AI requests per month
- · AI-powered free gift offerings
- · AI-powered upsells
- · Everything in Starter
- · Up to 5,000 products
Max
- · 25 AI site analyses per month
- · 30,000 AI requests per month
- · Built for high-traffic stores
- · Everything in Pro, plus more
- · Up to 15,000 products
Free
- · 100 AI messages/month
- · Add to cart & checkout in chat
- · Basic analytics
- · Multi-language support
- · Product search & variant selection
- · Real-time inventory tracking
Starter
- · 500 AI messages/month
- · All free features included
- · Live chat support
- · Order tracking in chat
- · Up to 20 FAQs
- · Up to 500 products
Growth
- · 2,000 AI messages/month
- · All starter features included
- · Lead generation support
- · Smart reorder suggestions
- · Up to 1,000 products
- · Up to 50 FAQs
Pro
- · 5,000 AI messages/month
- · AI-driven rules and workflows
- · Advanced AI conversations
- · All growth features included
- · Priority support
- · Trigger-based automations
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureBrand Bard embeds an AI-powered shopping assistant directly into your Shopify store. Customers can ask questions, browse products, and add to cart through a conversational interface on mobile and desktop. The assistant uses your product catalog to recommend items, answer questions, and guide shoppers to checkout.
ShopAI Assistant transforms e-commerce with intelligent automation. Shoppers get 24/7 AI support to search products, select variants, and checkout instantly. Live agent chat stands by for complex queries. Beyond sales, it captures leads and automates workflows with AI-driven rules.
- AI chat assistant that helps customers find and buy products on your store
- Voice and visual search let shoppers describe or photograph what they want
- Customizable widget colors, AI personality, product badges, and shop sections
- Natural product search using customer-friendly chat
- Easily select size, color, and variants in chat
- Send pre-filled Shopify checkout links instantly
- Add or remove products from cart through chat
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 |  Brand Bard |  ShopAI 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 | Brand Bard | ShopAI Assistant |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 2 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Brand Bard | ShopAI Assistant |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $35/month | $9/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 4 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Brand Bard | ShopAI Assistant |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | Not enough data | #477 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jul 3, 2026 | Jul 24, 2025 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Brand Bard LLC | Webewox |
FAQ
Brand Bard and ShopAI Assistant: common questions
- Is Brand Bard or ShopAI Assistant cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $35/month for Brand Bard and $9/month for ShopAI 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?
- Brand Bard lists 8 the others don’t mention, such as Agent avatar, Chat flows, Discounts, Greetings. ShopAI Assistant lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Multi-language, 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; 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. 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.