Hivebee AI vs Maitch AI Search & Discovery
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 Hivebee AI, Oct 14, 2026 for Maitch AI Search & Discovery.
The short answer
- Paid plans start at $49/month for Hivebee AI and $29.99/month for Maitch AI Search & Discovery.
- Hivebee AI lists 9 features Maitch AI Search & Discovery’s listing doesn’t mention, including Autocomplete, Conversion tracking, Custom CSS.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Freemium
- · 100 AI searches per month
- · Answers in English & German
- · Realtime search refinement
- · Standard AI — solid search results
- · Understands typos & vague queries
- · Widget & search bar integration
Premium
- · 300 AI searches per month
- · Advanced AI — smarter, more accurate
- · Advanced analytics & revenue insights
- · All languages supported
- · Everything in Freemium, plus:
- · Faster search responses
Business
- · 1000 AI searches per month
- · Custom widget and search bar
- · Dedicated Account Manager
- · Everything in Premium, plus:
Growth
Pro
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureHiveBee adds AI understanding to your store’s search. Shoppers type full sentences or partial details in any language, ask follow-up questions and get matching products, even with no exact match. Use it as a chat assistant, as an upgrade to your existing search bar, or both – installed via theme app extension, no code.
Maitch AI Search & Discovery adds an intelligent product discovery widget to your storefront. Instead of basic keyword search, shoppers describe what they're looking for in their own words, compare products side by side, and get personalized results that improve with every interaction.
- Conversational product discovery with follow-up queries.
- Context-aware sessions within a single search flow with fallback search.
- Automatic language detection and multilingual support!
- Natural language search. Shoppers type what they want in their own words
- Pairwise comparison. Side-by-side product comparisons
- Style refinement. Refine results with natural language
- Find similar. One click to find visually and stylistically similar products.
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 |  Hivebee AI |  Maitch AI Search & Discovery |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Hivebee AI | Maitch AI Search & Discovery |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 12 | 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 | Hivebee AI | Maitch AI Search & Discovery |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $49/month | $29.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Hivebee AI | Maitch AI Search & Discovery |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #24(ahead) | #286 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Feb 3, 2026 | May 21, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Rankskipper | Maitch Inc |
FAQ
Hivebee AI and Maitch AI Search & Discovery: common questions
- Is Hivebee AI or Maitch AI Search & Discovery cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $49/month for Hivebee AI and $29.99/month for Maitch AI Search & Discovery. 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?
- Hivebee AI lists 9 the others don’t mention, such as Autocomplete, Conversion tracking, Custom CSS, Custom dashboards. Maitch AI Search & Discovery lists 8 the others don’t mention, such as Custom filters, Custom ranking, Filter display, Product recommendations. 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 Hivebee AI, Oct 14, 2026 for Maitch AI Search & Discovery; 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 Hivebee AI, Oct 14, 2026 for Maitch AI Search & Discovery. 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.