KinFlow vs Rio Ai ‑ Shopping Assistant
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026.
The short answer
- Only Rio Ai lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $50/month for KinFlow and $25/month for Rio Ai.
- Rio Ai lists 7 features KinFlow’s listing doesn’t mention, including Color and font, Greetings, Live chat.
Head to head
Starter
- · 1,000 AI shopper conversations per month
- · 90-day analytics retention
- · Brand voice and chatbot styling
- · Conversation history
- · Outfit building
- · Sync up to 5,000 Shopify products
Growth
- · 2,000 AI shopper conversations per month
- · 365-day analytics retention
- · Advanced product and conversion analytic
- · Catalog intelligence and Product Insight
- · Store-specific bestseller ranking
- · Sync up to 25,000 Shopify products
Scale
- · 4,000 AI shopper conversations per month
- · API and webhook integration access
- · Advanced attribution and quality monitor
- · Configurable retention and audit history
- · Custom report scheduling
- · Multi-store and cross-store reporting
Free
- · AI product recommendations
- · Unlimited AI chat & voice interactions
- · Up to 30 products
Starter
- · Add-to-cart from chat
- · Basic analytics dashboard
- · Up to 250 products
Growth
- · Advanced analytics
- · Up to 1,500 products
Pro
- · Priority support
- · Up to 22,000 products
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureKinFlow adds a shopping assistant to your online store that understands what shoppers are looking for and recommends relevant, available products from your catalog. It keeps context across a conversation, supports multiple languages, and lets you control the assistant's tone and appearance.
Rio adds an AI chat assistant to your storefront that helps customers find products, answer questions, and complete purchases without any merchant involvement. Customers get instant product recommendations, order tracking, and guided checkout through natural conversation. Rio remembers shopper preferences across visits to personalise every interaction.
- Recommend available products based on each shopper's needs and preferences
- Remember conversation context to refine product suggestions
- Track recommendation clicks, product interest, and assisted purchases
- Customize the assistant's voice, greeting, colors, and launcher style
- Conversational product discovery powered by AI and voice search
- Personalised recommendations that improve with every shopper visit
- Instant order tracking via chat — no support tickets needed
- Smart upsells and bundle suggestions triggered by purchase intent
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 |  KinFlow |  Rio Ai |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | KinFlow | Rio Ai |
|---|---|---|
| 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
KinFlow and Rio Ai: common questions
- Is KinFlow or Rio Ai cheaper?
- Only Rio Ai lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $50/month for KinFlow and $25/month for Rio 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.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- KinFlow lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Agent avatar, Chat window. Rio Ai lists 7 the others don’t mention, such as Color and font, Greetings, Live chat, Order updates. 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 13, 2026; 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. 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.