CA: WhatsApp Chat Order Button vs AR: WhatsApp API Automation
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 7, 2026 for CA, Nov 4, 2026 for AR.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for CA and $4.99/month for AR.
- CA lists 14 features AR’s listing doesn’t mention, including Agent analytics, Behavior tracking, Business hours.
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
- · Choose Icon or Rectangle Floating Widget
- · Device & Page Visibility Settings
- · Dynamic Chat Messaging by Source
- · Include URL with WhatsApp messages
- · Monthly Manual 200 Abandoned Checkout
- · Monthly Manual 200 Order Confirmations
Advanced
- · Add to My WhatsApp Order Cross-Sell Page
- · Contact & Purchase Meta Events Tracking
- · Everything in the Free Plan
- · Full Analytics Dashboard
- · Manual Back in Stock Alert Messages
- · Product & Cart Order on WhatsApp Button
Pro
- · 1000 Monthly Automation Messages
- · Automatic Abandoned Checkout Recovery
- · Automatic Order & COD Confirmation
- · Automatic Order Delivered Confirmation
- · Automatic Order Shipped Notification
- · Automatic Review Request
Growth
- · 5000 Monthly Automation Messages
- · Automatic Abandoned Checkout Recovery
- · Automatic Order & COD Confirmation
- · Automatic Order Delivered Confirmation
- · Automatic Order Shipped Notification
- · Automatic Review Request
Free
- · 50 automation sends per month
- · Automated fulfillment updates
- · Automated order confirmations
- · Cart page WhatsApp button
- · Floating WhatsApp widget
- · Full widget customization
Starter
- · 3 automations: confirmation, fulfillment
- · 500 WhatsApp messages per month
- · All 4 storefront widgets included
- · Analytics dashboard included
- · Full widget color & branding control
- · Order confirm/cancel buttons for custome
Growth
- · 2,500 WhatsApp messages per month
- · All 4 storefront widgets included
- · All 6 automations unlocked
- · Analytics dashboard included
- · Back-in-stock & review request alerts
- · Full widget color & branding control
Pro
- · 5,000 WhatsApp messages per month
- · All 4 storefront widgets included
- · All 6 automations unlocked
- · Custom message templates
- · Full widget color & branding control
- · Image & media message Templates
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureCA WhatsApp Order Chat Button to start WhatsApp chat, WatsApp contact, Order on whatssapp button from product & cart drawer The whatapp chat button “buy button” & WhatsApp icon, whats app, COD WhatsApp floating can customized in appearance, placement & wha message content Track whatsup clicks in real time by device, country, referral, whatsa Meta Pixel API track & WhatsApp Business Run WhatsApp automation for COD…
Many customers prefer WhatsApp over email or phone for order updates. This app connects your WhatsApp Business account to your store so you can communicate with customers directly. It adds a WhatsApp button to your storefront so shoppers can start a chat instantly.
- Enable customers to order instantly via WhatsApp from product pages
- Enable customers to order instantly via chat from product pages
- Comprehensive click analytics by product, device, country, and source
- Advanced analytics & server-side Meta Pixel tracking of Chat clicks
- WhatsApp button on storefront and product pages
- Automated WhatsApp order confirmations
- Automated shipping and delivery updates
- Abandoned cart recovery via WhatsApp
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 |  CA |  AR |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | CA | AR |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 80 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | 0% | Not enough data |
FAQ
CA and AR: common questions
- Is CA or AR cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for CA and $4.99/month for AR. 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?
- CA lists 14 the others don’t mention, such as Agent analytics, Behavior tracking, Business hours, Chat assignment. AR lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Product recommendations. 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 Nov 7, 2026 for CA, Nov 4, 2026 for AR; 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 Nov 7, 2026 for CA, Nov 4, 2026 for AR. 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.