Purchase AI vs ShopGuide: CRO & AI 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 for Purchase AI, Oct 23, 2026 for ShopGuide.
The short answer
- Only ShopGuide lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $49.99/month for Purchase AI and $49.99/month for ShopGuide.
- Purchase AI lists 5 features ShopGuide’s listing doesn’t mention, including Agent analytics, Callback, Chat flows.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
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
Get 5 Order Assist
- · Complete Analysis Dashboard
- · Full Appearance Customizer
- · On-Page AI Agent
- · Setup Guide
- · Up to 5 orders made by Chat
Hire an Intern
- · 30-day money-back guarantee
- · Complete Analysis Dashboard
- · Email Support
- · On-Page AI Agent
- · Setup Guide
- · Unlimited Products
Hire an Employee
- · 30-day money-back guarantee
- · All of the Intern +
- · Live Chat Support
Hire a Manager
- · 1-on-1 Support
- · 30-day money-back guarantee
- · AI visibility Audit
- · All of the Employee +
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.
ShopGuide puts an AI agent on your product and collection pages. It opens the conversation, not waiting for a click, answers from your live catalog in the shopper's language, recommends products, and attributes the orders it influenced so you see the revenue. That is the first layer of CRO.
- 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
- AI assistant instantly answers questions about your products and collections.
- It is not like any other chat bot because we use the "On-Page-Integration".
- 24/7 personalized support providing quick answers and help to customers.
- ShopGuide handles all your products by using the Shopify Native API.
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 |  ShopGuide |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ShopGuide |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 6 |
| 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 | ShopGuide |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $49.99/month | $49.99/month |
| Longest free trial | 10 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 1 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Purchase AI | ShopGuide |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #926 | #134(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 4, 2025 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Appify | ShopGuide |
FAQ
Purchase AI and ShopGuide: common questions
- Is Purchase AI or ShopGuide cheaper?
- Only ShopGuide lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $49.99/month for Purchase AI and $49.99/month for ShopGuide. 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 5 the others don’t mention, such as Agent analytics, Callback, Chat flows, Customer insights. ShopGuide lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Agent avatar, Color and font, Multi-language, Upsell. 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 for Purchase AI, Oct 23, 2026 for ShopGuide; 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 for Purchase AI, Oct 23, 2026 for ShopGuide. 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.