Excelsior Alt Text vs AltGenius: Alt Text Optimizer
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 Excelsior Alt Text, Nov 3, 2026 for AltGenius.
The short answer
- Paid plans start at $12/month for Excelsior Alt Text and $4.99/month for AltGenius.
- Excelsior Alt Text lists 2 features AltGenius’s listing doesn’t mention, including Alt text, SEO.
Head to head
SEO Image ALT TAGS
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Monthly
Basic
- · Automatic updates
- · Email support
- · Unlimited product images
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureExcelsior Alt Text helps merchants create concise product image alt text drafts from product context, image details, variant notes, and optional SEO keywords. Merchants can choose an AI model, optionally use their own OpenRouter API key, and review each draft before using it.
AltGenius writes alt text for your product images from a template you choose, using details such as title, type, brand and variant. You see the result on your own products before you start. By default it fills in only images with no alt text, so anything you wrote stays as it is. Alt text with links or embed code, which review and video apps use, is skipped.
- Draft concise alt text from product and image context
- Review editable options before applying them
- Use optional OpenRouter keys and model selection
- Automatically add and optimize all your product image alt texts.
- Customize your alt text template with various variables.
- Schedule an update when you need it.
- Save hours manually inputting alt text for all your product photos.
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 |  Excelsior Alt Text |  AltGenius |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Excelsior Alt Text | AltGenius |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 4.9 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 57 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Excelsior Alt Text | AltGenius |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $12/month | $4.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 1 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | Excelsior Alt Text | AltGenius |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #361 | #281 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jul 22, 2026 | Aug 31, 2016 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Excelsior Creative | Image Optimizer |
FAQ
Excelsior Alt Text and AltGenius: common questions
- Is Excelsior Alt Text or AltGenius cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $12/month for Excelsior Alt Text and $4.99/month for AltGenius. 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?
- Excelsior Alt Text lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Alt text, SEO. AltGenius lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as ALT text. 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 Excelsior Alt Text, Nov 3, 2026 for AltGenius; 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 Excelsior Alt Text, Nov 3, 2026 for AltGenius. 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.