Kai vs NG: AI Search Bar & Answers
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 14, 2026 for Kai, Nov 13, 2026 for NG.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for Kai and $19/month for NG.
- Kai lists 4 features NG’s listing doesn’t mention, including Multi-filter, Multi-language, Product boosts.
Head to head
- Canada
- United Kingdom
Free
- · 300 messages or 30 days, whichever first
- · Up to 100 searchable products
Starter
- · 1,500 chat messages per month
- · No overage charges
- · Up to 1,000 searchable products
Growth
- · 3,500 chat messages per month
- · No overage charges
- · Up to 3,000 searchable products
Pro
- · 5,000 chat messages per month
- · No overage charges
- · Up to 10,000 searchable products
Free
- · 100 AI answers per month
- · Insights: searches, clicks, revenue
- · Knowledge base: PDF, DOCX, CSV, URLStyle
- · No overage charges, ever
- · One-toggle setup, clean uninstall
- · Style & tone customization
Starter
- · 1,000 AI answers per month
- · Cached answers don't count against quota
- · Insights: searches, clicks, revenue
- · Knowledge base: PDF, DOCX, CSV, URL
- · No overage charges, ever
- · One-toggle setup, clean uninstall
Growth
- · 5,000 AI answers per month
- · Insights: searches, clicks, revenue
- · Knowledge base: PDF, DOCX, CSV, URL
- · No overage charges, ever
- · One-toggle setup, clean uninstall
- · Search never limited, only answers count
Pro
- · 20,000 AI answers per month
- · Highest AI answer quota available
- · Insights: searches, clicks, revenue
- · Knowledge base: PDF, DOCX, CSV, URL
- · No overage charges, ever
- · One-toggle setup, clean uninstall
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureKai adds a chat bubble to your storefront where shoppers ask for products in their own words, like "wireless headphones under $50" or "a black dumbbell set". Every answer comes from your synced product data: real titles, prices, variants and stock. If you don't carry something, Kai says so instead of making it up, and suggests close items you do stock. There is nothing to train or write.
Your search bar becomes an AI salesperson. When shoppers search, they instantly see products plus a short AI answer recommending relevant products — grounded in your catalog and the knowledge you upload (size charts, shipping & returns, care guides, spec sheets — PDF, DOCX, CSV, or any page URL). Follow-up chips refine conversationally. Add to cart directly from the answer.
- Finds products from natural-language questions, typos, and specs
- Filters by price, brand, category, and stock in plain language
- Always reflects your live catalog - no manual re-indexing
- AI answer streams above results, recommending 1-3 products from your catalog
- Knowledge base: upload PDFs, size charts, and FAQs for grounded answers
- Search-as-you-type with conversational follow-up chips and add-to-cart
- Insights dashboard: top searches, zero-result queries, clicks, and revenue
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 |  Kai |  NG |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 2 |
| 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 | Health & Beauty, Home & Garden |
| Top store countries | Not published | Canada, United Kingdom |
Reviews
| Measure | Kai | NG |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | Not published |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 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
Kai and NG: common questions
- Is Kai or NG cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for Kai and $19/month for NG. 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?
- Kai lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Multi-filter, Multi-language, Product boosts, Search bar. NG lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Conversion tracking, Custom dashboards, Custom styling, Search queries. 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 14, 2026 for Kai, Nov 13, 2026 for NG; 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 14, 2026 for Kai, Nov 13, 2026 for NG. 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.