Search by Depict vs SmartFind AI
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 9, 2026 for Search by Depict, Oct 13, 2026 for SmartFind AI.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: Search by Depict 5.0 from 5 reviews and SmartFind AI 5.0 from 1 reviews.
- Only SmartFind AI lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $500/month for Search by Depict and $29.99/month for SmartFind AI.
- Search by Depict lists 8 features SmartFind AI’s listing doesn’t mention, including Custom CSS, Custom dashboards, Custom styling.
Head to head
- United Kingdom
- Denmark
- United States
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Basic
- · Email/In-App chat support
- · Up to 10,000 search queries per month
- · Weekly catalog enrichment
Essentials
- · Daily catalog enrichment
- · Prio support, onboarding call
- · Up to 30,000 search queries per month
Pro
- · Highest prio support, Dedicated Manager
- · Real-time catalog enrichment
- · Up to 100,000 search queries per month
Free
- · 10 AI generations/month
- · 10 search ranking rules
- · 5 synonym groups
- · AI Search Readiness Score
- · AI-powered product search
- · Automatic product sync
Growth
- · 100 synonym groups & 200 search rules
- · 300 AI generations/month
- · AI Content Optimization
- · AI Search Readiness & Content Insights
- · AI-powered product search
- · Advanced analytics & search opportunity
Pro
- · 1,000 AI generations/month
- · AI Content Optimization & Suggestions
- · AI search optimization 180-day analytics
- · Advanced AI Search Readiness
- · Advanced analytics & search opportunity
- · Unlimited AI-powered search
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureAchieve pinpoint accuracy by blending AI search, keywords, and manual merchandising rules. Depict understands complex free-text queries, such as "clothes to wear to a job interview under $200". Searches across all store content, including pages. Automatically handles typos, synonyms, and translations with ease. Automatically AI enriches data such as color, fit, style, & occasions for more accurate results.
SmartFind AI helps merchants improve storefront product discovery with AI-powered search, merchant-controlled search tools, analytics, and AI-powered catalog optimization. Analyze search activity, manage synonyms and search rules, control product ranking, identify search opportunities, and improve product content with AI Search Readiness insights.
- Conversational Search: Shop like you're chatting with an expert in store seller
- Data enrichment: Extract searchable tags, keywords, and attributes automatically
- Searchandising: Decide what prompt suggestions & products to push or hide
- AI-powered search that helps shoppers find relevant products faster.
- Control search ranking with product boosts, rules, and priorities.
- Analyze searches, clicks, zero-result queries, and search opportunities.
- Improve search coverage with synonyms, related terms, and typo correction.
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 |  Search by Depict |  SmartFind AI |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 25 | 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 | Apparel & Accessories, Baby & Toddler, Home & Garden | Not published |
| Top store countries | United Kingdom, Denmark, United States | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | Search by Depict | SmartFind AI |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 5(ahead) | 1 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Search by Depict | SmartFind AI |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $500/month | $29.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 3 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 3 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Search by Depict | SmartFind AI |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | Not enough data | #85 |
| Shopify App Charts | #5 on Rookies in Search and filters | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jun 23, 2025 | Sep 4, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Depict | Pristinit Solutions |
FAQ
Search by Depict and SmartFind AI: common questions
- Is Search by Depict or SmartFind AI cheaper?
- Only SmartFind AI lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $500/month for Search by Depict and $29.99/month for SmartFind 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.
- Which has better reviews, Search by Depict or SmartFind AI?
- On the Shopify App Store: Search by Depict 5.0 from 5 reviews and SmartFind AI 5.0 from 1 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Search by Depict lists 8 the others don’t mention, such as Custom CSS, Custom dashboards, Custom styling, Exclude results. SmartFind AI lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Instant search, Search queries, Synonym groups. 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 9, 2026 for Search by Depict, Oct 13, 2026 for SmartFind 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 Nov 9, 2026 for Search by Depict, Oct 13, 2026 for SmartFind 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.