StorePulse vs Surge Store 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 StorePulse, Nov 4, 2026 for Surge Store Audit.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for StorePulse and $29/month for Surge Store Audit.
- StorePulse lists 3 features Surge Store Audit’s listing doesn’t mention, including Custom dashboards, Custom reports, Profit insights.
Head to head
Free to install
- · 30 AI credits / month
- · AI meta descriptions, FAQ schema
- · Every change logged & revertible
- · Full health scans & dashboard
- · Smart Blog Internal Linking
Growth
- · 500 AI credits / month
- · Daily automatic scans
- · Everything in Free
- · Priority support
Free
- · Health score out of 100
- · Monthly store scan
- · Top 3 fixes
Growth
- · Email alerts when something breaks
- · Every fix, ranked
- · Scan again once an hour
- · Weekly store scans
Pro
- · Daily store scans
- · Email alerts when something breaks
- · Every fix, ranked
- · Scan again every 5 minutes
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureOne scan grades your store on page speed, SEO & structured data, accessibility, broken links, and whether AI assistants like ChatGPT mention your brand. Then StorePulse fixes what it finds: AI meta descriptions written from your live pages, FAQ schema with rich-results JSON-LD, and smart internal links between related blog posts.
Surge scans your storefront the way a shopper sees it and tells you what to fix first. You get a health score out of 100 and a ranked list of issues covering page speed, product pages, messaging, trust signals and navigation. Each issue comes with a plain-English explanation and clear steps to fix it. Surge keeps watching on a schedule and emails you when something important changes.
- Scan store health across speed, SEO, schema, and accessibility in one click
- SEO schema and structured data validation
- AI search visibility check across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI
- Health score out of 100 with fixes ranked by priority
- Plain-English how-to-fix steps for every issue
- Scheduled rescans and email alerts when something breaks
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 |  StorePulse | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | StorePulse | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | StorePulse | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.99/month(ahead) | $29/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 2 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | StorePulse | |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #1042 | Not enough data |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | May 19, 2026 | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Snowball | Surge Store Audit |
FAQ
StorePulse and Surge Store Audit: common questions
- Is StorePulse or Surge Store Audit cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for StorePulse and $29/month for Surge Store Audit. 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?
- StorePulse lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Custom dashboards, Custom reports, Profit insights. Surge Store Audit lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Analytics dashboard, Notifications. 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 StorePulse, Nov 4, 2026 for Surge Store Audit; 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 StorePulse, Nov 4, 2026 for Surge Store Audit. 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.