Pearlily Reviews vs Rately: Product Reviews
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
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $29/month for Pearlily Reviews and $9.99/month for Rately.
- Rately lists 12 features Pearlily Reviews’s listing doesn’t mention, including All reviews page, Automations, Filtering.
Head to head
Up to 50 orders/mo
Growth - $29/month
- · AI Moderation
- · AI sentiment insights
- · Community Q&A answers
- · Judge.me CSV import
- · Photo reviews
- · Unlimited Orders
Pro - $49/month
- · Custom CSS for widgets
- · Everything in Growth
- · Priority support (4 hours)
Free
- · Moderation + BYOK AI
- · Unlimited reviews with photo & video
- · Widgets, star badge & SEO snippets
Starter
- · 1,000 email requests/mo + SMS
- · Analytics + Shop/Google feeds
- · Q&A and attribute reviews
Growth
- · 10,000 email requests/mo
- · AI summaries, sentiment, incentives
- · Advanced analytics + export
Pro
- · Multi-store management
- · Unlimited dropship imports
- · Unlimited requests & seats
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featurePearlily collects product reviews automatically after every order, then uses AI to moderate them by approving genuine feedback, flagging borderline content, and hiding spam. No manual work required. Beyond moderation, Pearlily analyzes what customers actually say. Sentiment scores, top praise, and complaints are surfaced for every product so you know what to fix and what to keep.
Rately collects star, photo, and video reviews with verified-buyer badges, automated email and SMS review requests, and product-page Q&A. A moderation queue with auto-rules and sentiment badges keeps you in control, while SEO rich snippets put stars in your Google results.
- Automated review request emails with smart timing and reminders
- AI moderation that auto-approves genuine reviews and catches spam
- Product Q&A with community answers from logged-in customers
- AI sentiment analysis with actionable insights per product
- Unlimited photo and video reviews with verified-buyer badges, free
- Automated email + SMS review requests with reminders and A/B timing
- BYOK AI summaries, sentiment, and translation with zero markup
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 |  Pearlily Reviews |  Rately |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Pearlily Reviews | Rately |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Pearlily Reviews | Rately |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $29/month | $9.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 3 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Pearlily Reviews | Rately |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #442(ahead) | #475 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | May 7, 2026 | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Broderick Hill | Webb9 |
FAQ
Pearlily Reviews and Rately: common questions
- Is Pearlily Reviews or Rately cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $29/month for Pearlily Reviews and $9.99/month for Rately. 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?
- Pearlily Reviews lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Carousels. Rately lists 12 the others don’t mention, such as All reviews page, Automations, Filtering, Media galleries. 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.