TripodChat vs Txted AI: Price Alert
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 TripodChat, Nov 7, 2026 for Txted AI.
The short answer
- Only Txted AI lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $14.99/month for TripodChat and $12/month for Txted AI.
- Txted AI lists 9 features TripodChat’s listing doesn’t mention, including Auto-assign, Contact form, Email.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Starter
Pro
Free Plan
- · 50 conversations/month
- · Built-in analytics
- · No overage fees (pauses at 50)
- · SMS, WhatsApp & Web channels
- · Standard support
- · Unlimited checkouts
Starter
- · 300 conversations/month
- · Built-in analytics
- · SMS, WhatsApp & Web channels
- · Standard support
- · Unlimited checkouts
- · Unlimited profiles
Base
- · 1000 conversations/month
- · Built-in analytics
- · SMS, WhatsApp & Web channels
- · Standard support
- · Unlimited checkouts
- · Unlimited profiles
High-Volume
- · 48hrs priority support
- · 5000 conversations/month
- · Built-in analytics
- · SMS & WhatsApp channels
- · Standard support
- · Unlimited checkouts
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureEnhance your customer experience with an AI-driven shopping assistant. Using advanced AI, it understands natural language and guides your customers to exactly what they need. Personalize the chatbot to match your brand—customize colors, placement, welcome messages, and window size right from the Shopify theme editor.
Txted AI helps recover lost sales by capturing shopper price intent and turning it into conversions. Customers can set a target price while browsing, and Txted AI automatically re-engages them when it’s met. Merchants gain insights into pricing preferences to inform discounts and bundles. Txted also answers order and shipping questions using live Shopify data, reducing support volume.
- AI-powered natural language product search
- Real-time product recommendations with images and prices
- Fully customizable appearance (colors, position, size)
- Advanced ticketing and notification systems.
- Answer product questions with up to date catalog, pricing, and shipping details
- Recommend relevant products, variants, and add-ons based on customer preferences
- Add items to cart and send checkout links in chat using storefront inventory
- Create support tickets from messages and route issue details to your team
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 |  TripodChat |  Txted AI |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 1 |
| 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 | Food, Beverages & Tobacco |
| Top store countries | Not published | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | TripodChat | Txted AI |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Pricing
| Measure | TripodChat | Txted AI |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $14.99/month | $12/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 2 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | TripodChat | Txted AI |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #271 | #145(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | #11 in Helpdesk |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | May 11, 2026 | Jan 29, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Tripod Mobile Solutions Inc | Txted.ai llc |
FAQ
TripodChat and Txted AI: common questions
- Is TripodChat or Txted AI cheaper?
- Only Txted AI lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $14.99/month for TripodChat and $12/month for Txted AI. 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?
- TripodChat lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as AI summaries. Txted AI lists 9 the others don’t mention, such as Auto-assign, Contact form, Email, Multi-language. 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 TripodChat, Nov 7, 2026 for Txted AI; 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 TripodChat, Nov 7, 2026 for Txted AI. 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.