Citely ‑ AI SEO & Visibility vs Microscope AI
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026 for Citely, Nov 5, 2026 for Microscope AI.
The short answer
- Only Citely lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for Citely and $299/month for Microscope AI.
- Microscope AI lists 9 features Citely’s listing doesn’t mention, including AI generation, Analytics, Automations.
Head to head
FREE
- · 1 AI visibility check
- · 1 AI-written product listing a month
- · Store audit for AI
- · Your 5 weakest products, ranked
- · agents.md and llms.txt files
PRO
- · 20 buying questions of your own
- · 30 AI-written listings a month
- · 600 AI answers a month
- · All your products, ranked
- · History and weekly email report
Pro (annual)
- · 20 buying questions of your own
- · 30 AI-written listings a month
- · 600 AI answers a month
- · All your products, ranked
- · History and weekly email report
Focus for Shopify
- · 1 AI engine: ChatGPT
- · 1 market
- · 1 team member
- · Up to 20 tracked products
Magnify - Shopify
- · 2 markets
- · 3 AI engines: ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude
- · Up to 20 tracked products
- · Up to 5 team members
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureMore and more shoppers ask ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Claude what to buy before they open Google. Most stores are invisible in those answers and never find out. Citely checks whether AI recommends your store, shows the exact sentence it wrote, and names the competitors it picks instead. Still behind a password?
5 minute free check: https://www.app.microscope.ai/llm-product-check Shoppers now turn to AI incl. ChatGPT, Muse, Gemini, and Claude for product recommendations. Microscope shows what these engines say about your brand, how you compare to competitors, and how to improve your visibility. We run structured prompts, report results, and surface optimizations you can act on.
- See if ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini recommend your store, on demand.
- See which brands win your category in AI answers and your share of voice.
- Citely builds and helps publish the file that tells AI what you sell.
- AI writes the fix: improved descriptions, SEO titles and image alt text.
- AI visibility analysis across ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Claude
- Share of voice and product ranking vs competitors across AI engines
- Per-geographic market, per-engine, per-prompt result breakdowns
- Suggested optimizations to lift your AI search positioning
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 |  Citely |  Microscope AI |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Citely | Microscope AI |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Citely | Microscope AI |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $19/month(ahead) | $299/month |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Citely | Microscope AI |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #882(ahead) | #1094 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jul 10, 2026 | Jun 23, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | AppsAI | Microscope |
FAQ
Citely and Microscope AI: common questions
- Is Citely or Microscope AI cheaper?
- Only Citely lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for Citely and $299/month for Microscope AI. 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?
- Citely lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Metadata optimization, Schemas. Microscope AI lists 9 the others don’t mention, such as AI generation, Analytics, Automations, Benchmarking. 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 for Citely, Nov 5, 2026 for Microscope AI; 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 for Citely, Nov 5, 2026 for Microscope AI. 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.