Chatly: AI Chatbot & Assistant vs Withly Inbox ‑ AI Chat Bot

Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Apr 29, 2026 for Chatly, Oct 17, 2026 for Withly Inbox.

The short answer

  • Withly Inbox lists 10 features Chatly’s listing doesn’t mention, including Agent avatar, Chat buttons, Chat flows.

Head to head

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Pitch
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Developer
Categories
  • Chat
  • Chat
Languages
  • English
  • English
Launched
Apr 28, 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
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Plans
Free
Free
Coverage
3 of 13 features23%
13 of 13 features100%
Unique strengths
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  • Agent avatar
  • Chat buttons
  • Chat flows
  • Chat window
  • +6 more
Chat
23%3/13
100%13/13
Automated responses
20%1/5
100%5/5
Customization
14%1/7
100%7/7
Real-time messaging
100%1/1
100%1/1
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ChatlyWithly Inbox13 features listed across both App Store listings

Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.

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How it sells itself

AI chatbot that handles customer questions automatically in your store. It replies instantly to common inquiries like product details, orders, shipping, and returns. Reduces manual support workload and keeps responses consistent. Works continuously without human input, helping merchants manage conversations efficiently and maintain faster communication with customers.

Withly Inbox adds an AI chat to your storefront that answers from your products, collections, pages and policies, replying in the shopper's language. Answers quote your prices and stock, and product cards let shoppers pick a variant and add to cart in the chat. Questions it can't answer are listed so you can add them to Knowledge. When it can't help or you're closed, shoppers leave their email for your team.

Key points
  • Instant replies to customer questions in chat
  • Handles orders, shipping, and return inquiries
  • Runs 24/7 without manual support
  • Handles multiple chats at once
  • Instant AI answers to customer questions using your product and store content
  • Automatically stays up to date when you add or change products and pages
  • Full conversation dashboard to review all customer chat history in one place
Screenshots
AI Chatbot Virtual Assistant
AI Chatbot Virtual AssistantAI Chatbot Virtual AssistantAI Chatbot Virtual Assistant
AI chat widget on storefront answering a customer question
Admin settings for chat widget colors and welcome messageConversation dashboard showing all customer chat history

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.

Showing only the rows where the apps differ.

Adoption

MeasureChatlyWithly Inbox
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

MeasureChatlyWithly Inbox
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

MeasureChatlyWithly Inbox
Free planNot listedNot listed
Lowest paid monthly planNo monthly plan listedNo monthly plan listed
Longest free trialNot listedNot listed
Plans listedNot publishedNot published

Listing

MeasureChatlyWithly Inbox
Shopify category rankNot enough data#852in Chat
Shopify App ChartsNot on this week’s chartsNot on this week’s charts
Built for ShopifyNoNo
LaunchedApr 28, 2026May 8, 2026
Languages1English1English
DeveloperUPCODEWithly

FAQ

Chatly and Withly Inbox: common questions

What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
Withly Inbox lists 10 the others don’t mention, such as Agent avatar, Chat buttons, Chat flows, Chat window. 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 Apr 29, 2026 for Chatly, Oct 17, 2026 for Withly Inbox; 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 Apr 29, 2026 for Chatly, Oct 17, 2026 for Withly Inbox. 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.