MerchLens AI vs MerchPulse
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 12, 2026 for MerchLens AI, Nov 5, 2026 for MerchPulse.
The short answer
- Paid plans start at $8.95/month for MerchLens AI and $9/month for MerchPulse.
- MerchLens AI lists 5 features MerchPulse’s listing doesn’t mention, including Analytics dashboard, Cohort analysis, Forecasting.
Head to head
Starter
- · 200 AI questions a month
- · Chatbot connectors
- · Reorder report
- · Sales and inventory dashboard
- · Weekly AI briefing
Growth
- · 500 AI questions a month
- · Brand scorecard
- · Customer segments
- · Everything in Starter
- · Lifecycle and markdown optimizer
- · Sales forecast and seasonality
Pro
- · 750 AI questions a month
- · Buying planner
- · Churn risk and win-back lists
- · Everything in Growth
- · Priority support
Premier
- · 1,000 AI questions a month
- · AI style tagging from product photos
- · Everything in Pro
- · Marketing planner
MerchPulse Pro
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureMerchLens AI turns your Shopify orders, products and inventory into clear answers for independent boutiques. See sales against prior years with a forecast for the months ahead, which styles to reorder, hold or mark down, which brands, sizes and colors sell, and the customers worth inviting back.
MerchPulse works like an AI analyst for your Shopify store. It reviews sales, inventory, and product performance, then sends plain-English daily reports so you know what changed, what needs attention, and where revenue may be at risk without digging through dashboards.
- Sales vs. prior years with a forecast built from your own seasons
- Reorder, hold or mark-down calls for every style, with stock at risk
- Weekly AI briefing and plain-English answers about your store
- Brand scorecard, size and color mix, and customer win-back lists
- Operations Intelligence surface operational risks proactively
- Sales Rhythm Monitoring detect unusual slowdowns compared to normal performance
- Inventory Risk Detection with low stock and excess inventory affecting revenue
- Proactive Revenue Visibility in recent trend to quickly assess conversion
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 |  MerchPulse | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | MerchPulse | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Pricing
| Measure | MerchPulse | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $8.95/month(ahead) | $9/month |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | MerchPulse | |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | Not enough data | #1384 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Nov 12, 2026 | May 21, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | SparTech Software | MerchPulse |
FAQ
MerchLens AI and MerchPulse: common questions
- Is MerchLens AI or MerchPulse cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $8.95/month for MerchLens AI and $9/month for MerchPulse. 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?
- MerchLens AI lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Analytics dashboard, Cohort analysis, Forecasting, Lifetime value (LTV). MerchPulse lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Real-time tracking. 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 12, 2026 for MerchLens AI, Nov 5, 2026 for MerchPulse; 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 12, 2026 for MerchLens AI, Nov 5, 2026 for MerchPulse. 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.