NG: AI Search Bar & Answers vs plantwise
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 9, 2026 for NG, Oct 14, 2026 for plantwise.
The short answer
- Only NG lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for NG and $149/month for plantwise.
- NG lists 7 features plantwise’s listing doesn’t mention, including AI insights, AI search, Conversion tracking.
Head to head
- Canada
- United Kingdom
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
Monthly
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureYour 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.
PlantWise asks your shoppers a few quick questions about their space: light levels, pets, hardiness zone -- then assesses every product in your store for compatibility. Products that aren't a good fit get redirected to better alternatives, keeping the sale in your store. Setup takes minutes: your inventory is auto-matched against a curated database of thousands of plants.
- 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
- Real-time plant assessments based on each shopper's light, pets, and zone
- Auto-redirects poor fits to better alternatives already in your store
- Auto-matches your inventory against a curated database of 4,000+ plants
- Creates and maintains smart collections like Pet Safe and Low Light
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 |  NG |  plantwise |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 2 | 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 | Health & Beauty, Home & Garden | Not published |
| Top store countries | Canada, United Kingdom | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | NG | plantwise |
|---|---|---|
| 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
NG and plantwise: common questions
- Is NG or plantwise cheaper?
- Only NG lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for NG and $149/month for plantwise. 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?
- NG lists 7 the others don’t mention, such as AI insights, AI search, Conversion tracking, Custom dashboards. plantwise lists 7 the others don’t mention, such as Custom filters, Exclude results, Filter display, Filter usage. 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 9, 2026 for NG, Oct 14, 2026 for plantwise; 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 9, 2026 for NG, Oct 14, 2026 for plantwise. 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.