ChatDock : Chat Button Pro vs JA WhatsApp Chat Button

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 ChatDock, Jun 23, 2026 for JA WhatsApp Chat Button.

The short answer

  • ChatDock lists 10 features JA WhatsApp Chat Button’s listing doesn’t mention, including Auto-position, Cart page, Checkout page.

Head to head

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Pitch
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Developer
Categories
  • Chat
  • Badges and icons
  • Badges and icons
  • Chat
Languages
  • English
  • English
Launched
Jul 10, 2026
May 8, 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
$3.99/month
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Plans
ChatDock Pro$3.99/month
7-day free trial
  • · Attention effects for the chat icon
  • · Chat channels customization
  • · Chat widget customization
  • · Custom location for the chat icon
  • · Page targeting for the chat icon
  • · Unlimited Visitor
Free
Coverage
27 of 32 features84%
22 of 32 features69%
Unique strengths
  • Auto-position
  • Cart page
  • Checkout page
  • Collection pages
  • +6 more
  • Customer insights
  • Email chat
  • Live chat
  • Social media
  • +1 more
Badges and icons
95%21/22
55%12/22
Customization
89%8/9
100%9/9
Icon position
100%10/10
0%0/10
Icon types
100%3/3
100%3/3
Chat
60%6/10
100%10/10
Customization
100%6/6
100%6/6
Real-time messaging
0%0/4
100%4/4
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ChatDockJA WhatsApp Chat Button32 features listed across both App Store listings

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How it sells itself

ChatDock helps merchants add a floating multi-chat button to their storefront. Customers can contact the store through WhatsApp, phone, email, Messenger, Instagram, Telegram, TikTok, and more. Merchants can choose channels, customize colors, set button position, control mobile and desktop visibility. It is simple to set up and helps shoppers contact support faster.

Provide seamless customer support by letting shoppers contact you through their preferred messaging platforms. This app enables you to create a customizable floating chat widget for your storefront. By offering direct communication channels like WhatsApp, Messenger, and Zalo, you can quickly answer questions and resolve issues.

Key points
  • Add WhatsApp, phone, email, Messenger, Instagram, Telegram, and more
  • Customize button color, position, labels, icons, desktop or mobile visibility
  • Show a clean floating chat button that helps customers contact your store faster
  • Track basic widget opens and channel clicks to understand customer engagement.
  • Sell directly via WhatsApp, Messenger, Zalo, Telegram, Viber, TikTok.
  • Connect with customers instantly via popular messaging apps or phone calls.
  • Customize the widget's design and placement to match your store's brand.
  • Answer customer questions instantly with a floating multi-channel widget.
Screenshots
ChatDock multi-chat widget dashboard preview
Customize WhatsApp and social chat buttonsChatDock all in one support chat buttonFloating chat button on Shopify storefront
multi agents
customize widgetcontact formchannel button and preview

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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

MeasureChatDockJA WhatsApp Chat Button
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

MeasureChatDockJA WhatsApp Chat Button
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

MeasureChatDockJA WhatsApp Chat Button
Free planNot listedNot listed
Lowest paid monthly plan$3.99/monthNo monthly plan listed
Longest free trial7 daysNot listed
Plans listed1Not published

Listing

MeasureChatDockJA WhatsApp Chat Button
Shopify category rank#593in Chat#471(ahead)in Chat
Shopify App ChartsNot on this week’s chartsNot on this week’s charts
Built for ShopifyNoNo
LaunchedJul 10, 2026May 8, 2026
Languages1English1English
DeveloperWeb6Janova

FAQ

ChatDock and JA WhatsApp Chat Button: common questions

What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
ChatDock lists 10 the others don’t mention, such as Auto-position, Cart page, Checkout page, Collection pages. JA WhatsApp Chat Button lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Customer insights, Email chat, Live chat, Social media. 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 ChatDock, Jun 23, 2026 for JA WhatsApp Chat Button; 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 ChatDock, Jun 23, 2026 for JA WhatsApp Chat Button. 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.