StoreDoctor AI vs StoreHQ: SEO & AEO Audit
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026 for StoreDoctor AI, Oct 14, 2026 for StoreHQ.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for StoreDoctor AI and $19/month for StoreHQ.
- StoreDoctor AI lists 15 features StoreHQ’s listing doesn’t mention, including AI generation, AI insights, Analytics.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · 5 AI Actions/Month
- · AI Audit Summary
- · AI Copy Generator
- · Audit Dashboard Access
- · Basic Support
- · Guided Merchant AI Chat
Starter
- · 50 AI Actions/Month
- · AI Audit Summary
- · AI Copy Generator
- · Audit Dashboard Access
- · Basic Support
- · Guided Merchant AI Chat
Growth
- · 300 AI Actions/Month
- · AI Audit Summary
- · AI Copy Generator
- · Audit Dashboard Access
- · Guided Merchant AI Chat
- · Priority Support
Pro
- · 1500 AI Actions/Month
- · AI Audit Summary
- · AI Copy Generator
- · Audit Dashboard Access
- · Guided Merchant AI Chat
- · Priority Support
Free
- · 1 lifetime scan
- · Affected pages and fix guidance
- · Full-store SEO and AEO audits
- · Rendered HTML and crawler checks
- · Scores and prioritized issues
- · Up to 50 pages per scan
Starter
- · 2 rescans per month
- · Affected pages and fix guidance
- · Full-store SEO and AEO audits
- · Rendered HTML and crawler checks
- · Scores and prioritized issues
- · Up to 250 pages per scan
Growth
- · 5 rescans per month
- · Affected pages and fix guidance
- · Custom page allocation by type
- · Full-store SEO and AEO audits
- · Rendered HTML and crawler checks
- · Scores and prioritized issues
Pro
- · 10 rescans per month
- · Affected pages and fix guidance
- · Custom page allocation by type
- · Full-store SEO and AEO audits
- · Hand-pick exact URLs to audit
- · Rendered HTML and crawler checks
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureDetect store issues, improve product SEO, and boost conversions with AI-powered audits, smart recommendations, AI chat, and copy generation tools. StoreDoctor AI helps merchants identify missing product details, SEO gaps, inventory issues, and conversion blockers in one place.
StoreHQ runs a full, read-only technical SEO and AEO audit of your Shopify store - no edits, ever - checking readiness for Google, ChatGPT, Perplexity, and other AI search engines. Scan titles, meta descriptions, headings, alt text, JSON-LD structured data, internal links, canonicals, crawlability, robots.txt, llms.txt, agents.md, sitemaps, and redirects.
- AI-powered store audits to detect SEO & conversion issues
- Get smart AI recommendations to improve store performance
- Generate product descriptions, FAQs & marketing content with AI
- Identify missing images, SEO gaps & inventory problems
- Run a full-store SEO and AEO audit from Shopify admin in one scan.
- Compare admin SEO fields with what your live storefront pages render.
- Check robots.txt, sitemap coverage, agents.md, llms.txt for crawler readiness.
- See SEO and AEO scores with issues grouped by severity and category.
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 |  StoreDoctor AI |  StoreHQ |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | StoreDoctor AI | StoreHQ |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | StoreDoctor AI | StoreHQ |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.99/month(ahead) | $19/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 4 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | StoreDoctor AI | StoreHQ |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #358 | #135(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jun 19, 2026 | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Languages | 13 | 1 |
| Developer | MakeProSimp | StoreHQ |
FAQ
StoreDoctor AI and StoreHQ: common questions
- Is StoreDoctor AI or StoreHQ cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for StoreDoctor AI and $19/month for StoreHQ. 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?
- StoreDoctor AI lists 15 the others don’t mention, such as AI generation, AI insights, Analytics, Analytics dashboard. StoreHQ lists 7 the others don’t mention, such as ALT text, JSON-LD, Meta tags, Redirects. 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 for StoreDoctor AI, Oct 14, 2026 for StoreHQ; 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 for StoreDoctor AI, Oct 14, 2026 for StoreHQ. 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.