Dori: AI Shopping Assistant vs The Responder
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 8, 2026 for Dori, Oct 14, 2026 for The Responder.
The short answer
- Only The Responder lists a free plan.
- The Responder lists 8 features Dori’s listing doesn’t mention, including Agent analytics, Behavior tracking, Chat window.
Head to head
- United States
- India
- United Kingdom
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · 200 Conversations/Month
- · Brand voice customization
- · No credit card needed
- · Product Pal + Side Pal included
- · Up to 500 products
Free
- · 30 conversations / month
- · Add to cart & product comparison
- · FAQ & store policies
- · Product search & recommendations
Starter
- · 300 conversations / month
- · Catalog intelligence & cross-sell
- · Live stock & delivery info
- · Your own logo & colors
Growth
- · 900 conversations / month
- · Personalization for returning customers
- · Proactive selling & cart recovery
- · Smart coupons & one-click apply
- · Store analytics dashboard
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureDori turns your catalog into an AI shopping assistant across your store. Shoppers ask questions, search naturally, compare options, find similar items, get recommendations, choose variants, and add products to cart from chat. Use Dori on product pages for in-context answers and across the store for discovery, quizzes, routines, gifts, upsells, and order tracking.
The Responder adds an AI chat agent to your storefront that works from your real store data. It recommends products with interactive cards, suggests complementary items, and knows the page a shopper is on. It can add items to the cart, issue coupons within rules you set, and make cart-threshold and free-shipping offers. It tracks orders after verification, answers from your FAQs and policies, and summarizes reviews.
- Understands customer needs to recommend the proper products for each shopper
- Provides instant answers to product and store questions, 24/7
- Adapts recommendations to match your brand’s style and voice
- Offers personalized shopping consultations to help with conversion rates
- Recommends products as interactive cards and adds them to the cart
- Answers about the exact product page the shopper is on
- Suggests complementary products to grow the order
- Creates rule-based coupons and cart-threshold offers you control
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 |  Dori |  The Responder |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 208 | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | +7 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 7 | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden | Not published |
| Top store countries | United States, India, United Kingdom | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | Dori | The Responder |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 47 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | 0% | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Dori | The Responder |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | $39/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 1 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Dori | The Responder |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #26(ahead) | #650 |
| Shopify App Charts | #4 on Rookies in Chat | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | No |
| Launched | Aug 20, 2025 | May 19, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 2 |
| Developer | Dori | THE BLUE RED DİJİTAL DÖNÜŞÜM VE DİJİTAL PAZ. ÇÖZÜMLERİ SAN.TİC.A.Ş. |
FAQ
Dori and The Responder: common questions
- Is Dori or The Responder cheaper?
- Only The Responder lists a free plan. 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?
- Dori lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Agent avatar, Cart recovery, Live chat. The Responder lists 8 the others don’t mention, such as Agent analytics, Behavior tracking, Chat window, Cross-sell. 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 8, 2026 for Dori, Oct 14, 2026 for The Responder; 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 8, 2026 for Dori, Oct 14, 2026 for The Responder. 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.