Frontkick vs ShopAI Assistant

Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 2, 2026 for Frontkick, Oct 14, 2026 for ShopAI Assistant.

The short answer

  • On the Shopify App Store: Frontkick 5.0 from 3 reviews and ShopAI Assistant 5.0 from 2 reviews.
  • Only ShopAI Assistant lists a free plan.
  • Frontkick lists 8 features ShopAI Assistant’s listing doesn’t mention, including Agent analytics, Behavior tracking, Chat flows.

Head to head

App Store reviews

Frontkick: 3
ShopAI Assistant: 2
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Pitch
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Categories
  • Chat
  • Chat
Languages
  • English
  • English
Launched
May 21, 2026
Jul 24, 2025
Built for Shopify
Not badged
Not badged
Reviews per month
2 last full month
1 last full month
Detected stores
0active installs
0active installs
Most common store size
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Top countries
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Momentum

New reviews each month

Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.

0510JulAugJanJulAugFrontkick: 7 reviews in July 2026Frontkick: 2 reviews in August 2026ShopAI Assistant: 1 reviews in July 2025ShopAI Assistant: 2 reviews in August 2025ShopAI Assistant: 1 reviews in January 2026
FrontkickShopAI AssistantCompleted months only
Free options
Free planFree trial
Free planFree trial
Monthly range
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From $0 to $49/month
Plans
Free
FreeFree
  • · 100 AI messages/month
  • · Add to cart & checkout in chat
  • · Basic analytics
  • · Multi-language support
  • · Product search & variant selection
  • · Real-time inventory tracking
Starter$9/month
  • · 500 AI messages/month
  • · All free features included
  • · Live chat support
  • · Order tracking in chat
  • · Up to 20 FAQs
  • · Up to 500 products
Growth$19/month
  • · 2,000 AI messages/month
  • · All starter features included
  • · Lead generation support
  • · Smart reorder suggestions
  • · Up to 1,000 products
  • · Up to 50 FAQs
Pro$49/month
  • · 5,000 AI messages/month
  • · AI-driven rules and workflows
  • · Advanced AI conversations
  • · All growth features included
  • · Priority support
  • · Trigger-based automations
Coverage
15 of 17 features88%
9 of 17 features53%
Unique strengths
  • Agent analytics
  • Behavior tracking
  • Chat flows
  • Cross-sell
  • +4 more
  • Chat window
  • Upsell
Chat
88%15/17
53%9/17
Automated responses
86%6/7
43%3/7
Customization
80%4/5
80%4/5
Real-time messaging
100%5/5
40%2/5
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FrontkickShopAI Assistant17 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

Frontkick adds an AI shopping assistant to your storefront. Shoppers can ask product questions, view product suggestions, add selected items to cart, and get information about shipping, payments, returns, and store policies. Merchants can customize the assistant, add store information, and manage how it appears in the storefront.

ShopAI Assistant transforms e-commerce with intelligent automation. Shoppers get 24/7 AI support to search products, select variants, and checkout instantly. Live agent chat stands by for complex queries. Beyond sales, it captures leads and automates workflows with AI-driven rules.

Key points
  • AI chat for product and store questions
  • Helps shoppers compare products faster
  • Answers shipping, returns, and policy questions
  • Natural product search using customer-friendly chat
  • Easily select size, color, and variants in chat
  • Send pre-filled Shopify checkout links instantly
  • Add or remove products from cart through chat
Screenshots
Frontkick customer engagement and sales metrics
Frontkick AI shopping assistant for Shopify storesFrontkick mobile friendly shopping assistantFrontkick features and shopper confidence benefits
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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

MeasureFrontkickShopAI Assistant
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

MeasureFrontkickShopAI Assistant
App Store rating5.0 ★5.0 ★
App Store reviews3(ahead)2
New reviews, 28 daysNot enough dataNot enough data
Reviewers a year or more inNot enough dataNot enough data

Pricing

MeasureFrontkickShopAI Assistant
Free planNot listedYes
Lowest paid monthly planNo monthly plan listed$9/month
Longest free trialNot listedNot listed
Plans listedNot published4

Listing

MeasureFrontkickShopAI Assistant
Shopify category rank#276(ahead)in Chat#476in Chat
Shopify App ChartsNot on this week’s chartsNot on this week’s charts
Built for ShopifyNoNo
LaunchedMay 21, 2026Jul 24, 2025
Languages1English1English
DeveloperVaitstackWebewox

FAQ

Frontkick and ShopAI Assistant: common questions

Is Frontkick or ShopAI Assistant cheaper?
Only ShopAI Assistant 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.
Which has better reviews, Frontkick or ShopAI Assistant?
On the Shopify App Store: Frontkick 5.0 from 3 reviews and ShopAI Assistant 5.0 from 2 reviews.
What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
Frontkick lists 8 the others don’t mention, such as Agent analytics, Behavior tracking, Chat flows, Cross-sell. ShopAI Assistant lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Chat window, Upsell. 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 2, 2026 for Frontkick, Oct 14, 2026 for ShopAI Assistant; 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 2, 2026 for Frontkick, Oct 14, 2026 for ShopAI Assistant. 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.