Purchase AI vs ShopAI Assistant
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 14, 2026.
The short answer
- Only ShopAI Assistant lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $49.99/month for Purchase AI and $9/month for ShopAI Assistant.
- Purchase AI lists 9 features ShopAI Assistant’s listing doesn’t mention, including Agent analytics, Callback, Chat assignment.
Head to head
Momentum
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Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Unlimited
- · AI answers buyer questions
- · Buy-ready configurations
- · Custom product sales assistant
- · Guides complex product setups
- · Seamless Calculator AI integration
- · Sets calculator options in chat
Free
- · 100 AI messages/month
- · Add to cart & checkout in chat
- · Basic analytics
- · Multi-language support
- · Product search & variant selection
- · Real-time inventory tracking
Starter
- · 500 AI messages/month
- · All free features included
- · Live chat support
- · Order tracking in chat
- · Up to 20 FAQs
- · Up to 500 products
Growth
- · 2,000 AI messages/month
- · All starter features included
- · Lead generation support
- · Smart reorder suggestions
- · Up to 1,000 products
- · Up to 50 FAQs
Pro
- · 5,000 AI messages/month
- · AI-driven rules and workflows
- · Advanced AI conversations
- · All growth features included
- · Priority support
- · Trigger-based automations
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featurePurchase AI turns complex product pages into guided selling. The AI answers buyer questions, explains each choice, and sets calculator options on the page as it guides shoppers forward. Seamless integration with "Calculator AI" app keeps answers and option changes aligned in real time, so buyers feel confident in what they are ordering.
ShopAI Assistant transforms e-commerce with intelligent automation. Shoppers get 24/7 AI support to search products, select variants, and checkout instantly. Live agent chat stands by for complex queries. Beyond sales, it captures leads and automates workflows with AI-driven rules.
- Sets calculator options directly from chat to keep shoppers moving to checkout
- Answers buyer questions in plain language and explains what each option means
- Pulls context from multiple sources so answers stay accurate and relevant
- Guides shoppers step by step to a buy-ready configuration they understand
- Natural product search using customer-friendly chat
- Easily select size, color, and variants in chat
- Send pre-filled Shopify checkout links instantly
- Add or remove products from cart through chat
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 |  Purchase AI |  ShopAI Assistant |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Purchase AI | ShopAI Assistant |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 2 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Purchase AI | ShopAI Assistant |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $49.99/month | $9/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 10 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 1 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Purchase AI | ShopAI Assistant |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #926 | #476(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Apr 22, 2026 | Jul 24, 2025 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Appify | Webewox |
FAQ
Purchase AI and ShopAI Assistant: common questions
- Is Purchase AI or ShopAI Assistant cheaper?
- Only ShopAI Assistant lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $49.99/month for Purchase AI and $9/month for ShopAI Assistant. 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?
- Purchase AI lists 9 the others don’t mention, such as Agent analytics, Callback, Chat assignment, Chat flows. ShopAI Assistant lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Color and font, Multi-language, Upsell, Welcome messages. 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 14, 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 14, 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.