instore: companion vs Rapora: In‑Store Selling Tool
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 instore, Nov 6, 2026 for Rapora.
The short answer
- Paid plans start at $19/month for instore and $149/month for Rapora.
Head to head
Starter
- · $0.75 per additional hold
- · 50 reservation holds/mo
- · Analytics dashboard
- · Real-time inventory widget
- · Store locator
Growth
- · $0.60 per additional hold
- · 200 reservation holds/mo
- · Everything in Starter
- · Slack + Gorgias integrations
- · Up to 10 locations
Scale
- · $0.50 per additional hold
- · 500 reservation holds/mo
- · Everything in Growth
- · Priority support
- · Unlimited locations
Guided Selling
- · Basic usage and sales reporting
- · Cart building and saved carts
- · Checkout via Shopify POS or online
- · Customer profiles and capture
- · Customer-facing product presentation
- · NOTE: PRICING IS PER ACTIVE LOCATION
Sales Accelerator
- · CRM reporting and manager dashboards
- · Custom fields on visits, customers, and
- · Deals, shortlists, and deal pipeline
- · Enterprise customizations available
- · Everything in Guided Selling plus:
- · NOTE: PRICING IS PER ACTIVE LOCATION
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureCompanion shows shoppers whether a product is available at your physical stores, in quantitative or qualitative thresholds, and which location is closest to them. A built-in map helps customers navigate to the store of their choice. Optional reservation holds let shoppers reserve items online to try in-store. Inventory syncs automatically from Shopify, and setup takes minutes from your admin.
Rapora helps retail sales teams serve shoppers before, during, and after a showroom visit. Through a tablet-friendly showroom app, associates can explore products with customers, capture their preferences and interests, build carts and draft orders, send quotes, manage follow-up, and checkout through Shopify POS or online checkout.
- Automated, real-time inventory count and cyclical refresh
- Seamless API featured neatly and discretely on product pages
- Digital map-based platform for customers to discover your store
- Guided showroom selling - Turn any tablet into a branded sales experience.
- Customer profiles & quotes - Capture details, save carts, and email quotes.
- Flexible checkout - Move carts to Shopify POS or online checkout.
- Sales pipeline - Track visits, deals, shortlists, follow-ups, and outcomes.
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 |  instore | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | instore | |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 1 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
FAQ
instore and Rapora: common questions
- Is instore or Rapora cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $19/month for instore and $149/month for Rapora. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- 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 instore, Nov 6, 2026 for Rapora; 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 instore, Nov 6, 2026 for Rapora. 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.