CartSpy: Live View & Analytics vs MerchantOS : Visitor Intent
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 9, 2026 for CartSpy, Nov 7, 2026 for MerchantOS.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: CartSpy 5.0 from 6 reviews and MerchantOS 5.0 from 1 reviews.
- MerchantOS lists 7 features CartSpy’s listing doesn’t mention, including AI insights, Analytics dashboard, Benchmarking.
Head to head
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Bulgaria
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Essential
- · Abandoned cart analytics
- · Daily email report
- · Live view of carts and checkouts
- · Product cart-to-order rates
- · Traffic sources and UTM campaigns
- · Visitor cart history
Advanced
- · All CSV exports and retargeting lists
- · Bot session filtering
- · Everything in Essential
- · Longer history
- · Out-of-stock and broken link reports
- · Storefront search analytics
Pro
- · Everything in Advanced
- · Highest limits
- · Longest cart history
- · Priority support
Free
- · AI insights on why they left
- · Checkout drop-off report
- · Live visitor intent insights
- · Possible earning leakage analysis
- · Weekly report by email
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureCartSpy shows every cart on your store live: each add to cart, checkout and order as it happens, shopper by shopper. Abandoned carts keep their products, including carts left before checkout, which Shopify's abandoned checkouts never list. A daily email sums up yesterday's carts, checkouts and orders, where they came from and what to fix.
Checkout is not a single step. Shoppers move through contact, address, shipping and payment, and each one is a place they can quit. It tracks all four separately and shows how many shoppers stop at each, and the cart value that stops with them. Every figure comes with a confidence range. When there is not enough data to be sure, it says so rather than inventing an explanation.
- Live view of add to carts, checkouts and orders
- View traffic source for customer events
- Simple setup with no configuration needed
- Real-time and historical intent scoring ranks every visitor from as they browse
- AI insights explain visitor behavior and highlight potential drop-off points
- AI-powered store intelligence from all data, plus AI personalized email offers
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 |  CartSpy |  MerchantOS |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 99 | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | +2 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 2 | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Apparel & Accessories, Home & Garden, Vehicles & Parts | Not published |
| Top store countries | United States, United Kingdom, Bulgaria | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | CartSpy | MerchantOS |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 6(ahead) | 1 |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | CartSpy | MerchantOS |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.99/month | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 3 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | CartSpy | MerchantOS |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #63(ahead) | #898 |
| Shopify App Charts | #8 on Pricing moves in Analytics | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | No |
| Launched | Jun 28, 2024 | May 4, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Moose Media LLC | Nepila |
FAQ
CartSpy and MerchantOS: common questions
- Which has better reviews, CartSpy or MerchantOS?
- On the Shopify App Store: CartSpy 5.0 from 6 reviews and MerchantOS 5.0 from 1 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- CartSpy lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Checkout analytics. MerchantOS lists 7 the others don’t mention, such as AI insights, Analytics dashboard, Benchmarking, Cohort analysis. 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 9, 2026 for CartSpy, Nov 7, 2026 for MerchantOS; 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 9, 2026 for CartSpy, Nov 7, 2026 for MerchantOS. 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.