Moose WhatsApp Chat Button vs Spark Tools for Inbox

Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 3, 2026 for Moose WhatsApp Chat Button, Oct 13, 2026 for Spark Tools for Inbox.

The short answer

  • On the Shopify App Store: Moose WhatsApp Chat Button 4.9 from 256 reviews and Spark Tools for Inbox 5.0 from 3 reviews.
  • Spark Tools for Inbox lists 5 features Moose WhatsApp Chat Button’s listing doesn’t mention, including Business hours, Chat window, FAQs.

Head to head

Detected stores

Moose WhatsApp Chat Button: 1,441
Spark Tools for Inbox: —

App Store reviews

Moose WhatsApp Chat Button: 256
Spark Tools for Inbox: 3

Stores added, 28 days

Moose WhatsApp Chat Button: 9
Spark Tools for Inbox: —
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Pitch
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Categories
  • Chat
  • Chat
Languages
  • English
  • English
Launched
May 7, 2025
Dec 26, 2024
Built for Shopify
Built for Shopify
Not badged
Reviews per month
24 last full month
1 last full month
Detected stores
1,441active installs
  • Garnet
  • Gazal Gupta Couture
  • Be Organic
  • raniazarastudio
  • Home Artisan
+1,436 more
0active installs
Most common store size
11-50 products24%
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Top countries
  • India4%
  • United States4%
  • United Kingdom3%
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Momentum

New reviews each month

Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.

050100JanNovJanMarMayJulSepOctMoose WhatsApp Chat Button: 1 reviews in November 2025Moose WhatsApp Chat Button: 2 reviews in December 2025Moose WhatsApp Chat Button: 3 reviews in January 2026Moose WhatsApp Chat Button: 12 reviews in February 2026Moose WhatsApp Chat Button: 7 reviews in March 2026Moose WhatsApp Chat Button: 15 reviews in April 2026Moose WhatsApp Chat Button: 43 reviews in May 2026Moose WhatsApp Chat Button: 68 reviews in June 2026Moose WhatsApp Chat Button: 32 reviews in July 2026Moose WhatsApp Chat Button: 32 reviews in August 2026Moose WhatsApp Chat Button: 17 reviews in September 2026Moose WhatsApp Chat Button: 24 reviews in October 2026Spark Tools for Inbox: 1 reviews in January 2025Spark Tools for Inbox: 1 reviews in February 2025Spark Tools for Inbox: 1 reviews in February 2026
Moose WhatsApp Chat ButtonSpark Tools for InboxCompleted months only
Free options
Free planFree trial
Free planFree trial
Monthly range
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From $5 to $10/month
Plans
Free
Standard$5/month
14-day free trial
  • · Customize chat display when offline
  • · Display proactive chat message
  • · Everything in Basic plan
  • · Expansive customization of chat styling
  • · Many more visual and behavioral tweaks
  • · Show chat based on visitor's country
Plus$10/month
14-day free trial
  • · Custom proactive chat messages per page
  • · Everything in Basic and Standard plans
Coverage
7 of 12 features58%
9 of 12 features75%
Unique strengths
  • Behavior tracking
  • Emojis and stickers
  • Social media
  • Business hours
  • Chat window
  • FAQs
  • Live chat
  • +1 more
Chat
58%7/12
75%9/12
Automated responses
33%1/3
100%3/3
Customization
67%4/6
83%5/6
Real-time messaging
67%2/3
33%1/3
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Moose WhatsApp Chat ButtonSpark Tools for Inbox12 features listed across both App Store listings

Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.

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Works with also listed by another
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  • Inbox Chat
How it sells itself

Add a WhatsApp chat button/icon to your store in just 2 clicks & manage customer conversations directly inside the app. Connect with WhatsApp Business API, organize messages with customer segmentation & prioritize important conversations. Answer product questions faster & support shoppers in real time to increase conversions.

Spark Tools allows you to apply new settings and behaviors to your existing install of the Shopify Inbox chat app. You can customize the button appearance to match your site or brand by specifying a totally custom SVG icon, a custom label, and even font. Change the button sizing and position, show or hide the chat in certain regions, add a proactive chat message to drive engagement, set offline hours, and more!

Key points
  • Easy customizations: WhatsApp icons, font, size & more to match your brand style
  • Responsiveness: WhatsApp icon works seamlessly on both mobile and desktop
  • Prefilled message: Set up the first message customers will see on WhatsApp chat
  • Custom CSS: Fill in CSS code and style the WhatsApp button your own way
  • Customize the icon, text, and font for your chat button.
  • Show a proactive chat message to idle visitors to drive engagement.
  • Define hours of operation to display an offline chat button or hide it entirely.
  • Define a list of regions in which to show or hide your chat.
Screenshots
User friendly interface to set up WhatsApp faster
Track WhatsApp button clicks with tracking IDMoose WhatsApp chat button and icon to improve customer supportPrefilled message to set up WhatsApp messages
Define regions to hide or show the chat within.
Define chat availability to hide or display offline chat button.Proactive chat messages, custom scale, position, icon and text.Proactive chat messages: display message to idle visitors.

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.

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Adoption

MeasureMoose WhatsApp Chat ButtonSpark Tools for Inbox
Detected stores1,441as of Nov 3, 2026Not published
Net store change, 28 days+9estimated0estimated
Stores added, 28 days9new and returningNot enough data
Big-brand share11%of stores of known sizeNot enough data
Top store categoriesApparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Home & GardenNot published
Top store countriesIndia, United States, United KingdomNot published

Reviews

MeasureMoose WhatsApp Chat ButtonSpark Tools for Inbox
App Store rating4.9 ★5.0 ★(ahead)
App Store reviews256(ahead)3
New reviews, 28 daysNot enough dataNot enough data
Reviewers a year or more in0%Not enough data

Pricing

MeasureMoose WhatsApp Chat ButtonSpark Tools for Inbox
Free planNot listedNot listed
Lowest paid monthly planNo monthly plan listed$5/month
Longest free trialNot listed14 days
Plans listedNot published2

Listing

MeasureMoose WhatsApp Chat ButtonSpark Tools for Inbox
Shopify category rank#4(ahead)in Chat#270in Chat
Shopify App Charts#17 in ChatNot on this week’s charts
Built for ShopifyYesNo
LaunchedMay 7, 2025Dec 26, 2024
Languages1English1English
DeveloperVegahub Technology Inc.NovoSpark Software

FAQ

Moose WhatsApp Chat Button and Spark Tools for Inbox: common questions

Which has better reviews, Moose WhatsApp Chat Button or Spark Tools for Inbox?
On the Shopify App Store: Moose WhatsApp Chat Button 4.9 from 256 reviews and Spark Tools for Inbox 5.0 from 3 reviews.
What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
Moose WhatsApp Chat Button lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Behavior tracking, Emojis and stickers, Social media. Spark Tools for Inbox lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Business hours, Chat window, FAQs, Live chat. 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 3, 2026 for Moose WhatsApp Chat Button, Oct 13, 2026 for Spark Tools for Inbox; 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 3, 2026 for Moose WhatsApp Chat Button, Oct 13, 2026 for Spark Tools for Inbox. 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.