RankIQ ‑ SEO & AEO Optimizer vs RankPilot ‑ AI SEO & Meta Tags
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 RankIQ, Oct 30, 2026 for RankPilot.
The short answer
- Only RankPilot lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for RankIQ and $9.99/month for RankPilot.
- RankPilot lists 9 features RankIQ’s listing doesn’t mention, including AI generation, Analytics, Content analysis.
Head to head
Starter
- · Full SEO audit & health score
- · Meta tags editor with Google preview
- · Page speed (Core Web Vitals)
- · Schema / structured data
Growth
- · AEO Optimizer ChatGPT, Perplexity & etc
- · AI meta titles & descriptions
- · Everything in Starter
- · One-click & bulk apply to Shopify
Pro
- · Everything in Growth
- · Google Search Console integration
- · Priority support
- · Real keyword rankings & clicks
Free
- · 10 AI generations per day
- · 10 JSON-LD schema injections
- · 7-day SEO score history
- · Edit meta tags, titles and alt text
- · Fix instructions for every issue
- · Page speed check for up to 6 pages
Starter Plan
- · 14-day SEO score analytics
- · AI Visibility: 10 scans per month
- · Bulk Fix across many products
- · Edit meta tags, titles and alt text
- · JSON-LD schema for all products
- · Page speed for all product pages
Growth Plan
- · 90-day analytics and issue trends
- · AI Visibility: 20 scans per month
- · Automatic weekly SEO scans
- · Bulk Fix across many products
- · JSON-LD schema for all products
- · Priority support
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureRankIQ scans every product, collection, and page in your store and gives you a clear SEO health score with a prioritized list of what to fix — no guesswork. From there, it writes optimized meta titles, descriptions, and image alt text with AI and applies them to your store in one click, or in bulk across your whole catalog.
RankPilot scans every product for SEO issues and shows how to fix each one. Generate meta titles, meta descriptions and product descriptions with AI, or edit them yourself along with product titles and image alt text, saved straight to Shopify. Fix many products at once with Bulk Fix, add JSON-LD schema for Google rich results and test page speed with Core Web Vitals.
- AI SEO audit with a health score and a prioritized list of fixes
- AI-written meta titles & descriptions, applied in one click or in bulk
- AEO files (llms.txt & agents.md) so ChatGPT & Google AI can cite you
- Bulk image alt text to improve image SEO and accessibility
- AI Meta Tags — Auto-generate optimized meta titles & descriptions with GPT-4o mi
- SEO Audit — Scan all products and get actionable fix tips for every issue found.
- Schema Injection — Add structured data markup for Google rich results
- Page Speed Analysis — Check Core Web Vitals and get tips to fix speed issues
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 |  RankIQ |  RankPilot |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | RankIQ | RankPilot |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 1 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
FAQ
RankIQ and RankPilot: common questions
- Is RankIQ or RankPilot cheaper?
- Only RankPilot lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for RankIQ and $9.99/month for RankPilot. 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?
- RankIQ lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Keyword analysis, Local SEO, Rich snippets. RankPilot lists 9 the others don’t mention, such as AI generation, Analytics, Content analysis, Content optimization. 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 RankIQ, Oct 30, 2026 for RankPilot; 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 RankIQ, Oct 30, 2026 for RankPilot. 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.