CentSearch: AI Mode Search vs Tafuta: AI Search Bar
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026.
The short answer
- Only Tafuta lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $39/month for CentSearch and $19/month for Tafuta.
- CentSearch lists 3 features Tafuta’s listing doesn’t mention, including Filter display, Image search, Search results page.
Head to head
Starter
- · Manual reindex with a 24-hour cooldown
- · Unlimited Instant Searches
- · Unlimited filters
- · Up to 25 products
Growth
- · Manual reindex with a 1-hour cooldown
- · Support
- · Unlimited Instant Searches
- · Unlimited filters
- · Up to 1,000 products
Advanced
- · Priority support
- · Real-time product sync
- · Unlimited Instant Searches
- · Unlimited filters
- · Up to 50,000 products
Free trial
Starter
Growth
Pro
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureLet customers search your catalog the way they use AI every day: with plain language and photos. CentSearch improves product discovery and boosts conversion by helping shoppers find exactly what they mean. Handle vague intent, complex constraints, and image search. The App also provides unlimited typo-tolerant keyword search that users are familiar with, along with out-of-the-box filters.
Your customers don't search like a database. They ask for "something warm for a winter trip under 120" and a keyword search returns nothing, because no product is titled that way. Tafuta reads the intent behind the sentence and answers from your live catalogue. Nothing is imported or synced. Add the search bar to any section from your theme editor.
- AI Mode search for your catalog — turns natural language into precise matches
- Intelligent image + text search — find products by photo, description, or both
- Unlimited keyword search with typo tolerance — the familiar experience
- Unlimited filters — price bar, attributes, vendors, and more
- Understands sentences, not keywords: colour, style, price and stock
- Reads your live catalogue, so prices and stock are never out of date
- Added from the theme editor as an app block, with no code to write
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 |  CentSearch |  Tafuta |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | CentSearch | Tafuta |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Pricing
| Measure | CentSearch | Tafuta |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $39/month | $19/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 3 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | CentSearch | Tafuta |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #225(ahead) | #231 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | May 8, 2026 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | CentGen | DjioniDev |
FAQ
CentSearch and Tafuta: common questions
- Is CentSearch or Tafuta cheaper?
- Only Tafuta lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $39/month for CentSearch and $19/month for Tafuta. 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?
- CentSearch lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Filter display, Image search, Search results page. Tafuta lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Custom styling, Search suggestions. 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 13, 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 13, 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.