Minty ‑ Reach More Shoppers vs TxtCart AI: SMS Marketing
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 5, 2026.
The short answer
- TxtCart AI is detected on 5.3× as many Shopify stores as Minty: 530 vs 100 as of Nov 5, 2026.
- On the Shopify App Store: Minty 5.0 from 1 reviews and TxtCart AI 4.9 from 566 reviews.
- TxtCart AI lists 21 features Minty’s listing doesn’t mention, including Automated workflows, Bulk messaging, Cart recovery.
Head to head
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- Hong Kong
- Australia
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- United Kingdom
- Canada
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Starter
- · 24/7 Live Chat Support
- · AI Agent
- · Affordable SMS & MMS rates
- · Flow builder + 22+ ready-made templates
- · Popups to grow your SMS list
- · Revenue & ROI reporting
Growth
- · A/B testing to find what sells
- · Advanced flow customization
- · Auto-capture AI knowledge base
- · Customer segmentation & Shopify tags
- · Everything in Starter, plus:
- · Integrations with your existing tools
Pro
- · Advanced brand-voice AI
- · Advanced identity attribution
- · Advanced reports & benchmarks
- · Dedicated success manager + Slack
- · Escalation alerts + priority support
- · Everything in Growth, plus:
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureMinty connects your store to a network of high-intent shoppers and the AI assistants people now use to find deals. Installing the app adds Minty's store verification & tracking in minutes, with no theme edits or developer help. Once connected, you can list your offers where shoppers discover products, re-engage visitors who browse or abandon carts without buying, and capture first-party contact details that you own.
Grow SMS sales with an AI-native Shopify SMS app. The AI Agent answers questions, handles objections, and recommends products. Automate text message marketing for welcome, browse, abandoned cart, order confirmation, and winback. Send SMS campaigns and MMS campaigns using Shopify tags and purchase history. Grow your list with popups. Use one inbox for sales and support, with compliance tools and ROI tracking.
- Get discovered by shoppers on Minty's site, app, and AI assistants like ChatGPT.
- Win back visitors who leave without buying through compliant email and SMS.
- Capture first-party customer contacts you own with one-click opt-in offers.
- Install Minty in minutes from your admin, with no theme edits or code.
- 2 way Conversational SMS for abandoned cart recovery with smsbumps
- Text marketing to aid abandoned cart recovery, increase conversions & boost ROI
- Built-in SMS Compliance and real-time analytics right in your SMS app dashboard
- Ease of Use with 1-click data syncing to Shopify to get results quickly
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 |  Minty |  TxtCart AI |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 100 | 530(ahead) |
| Net store change, 28 days | +5 | +3 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 5(ahead) | 3 |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | 21% |
| Top store categories | Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Electronics | Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden |
| Top store countries | United States, Hong Kong, Australia | United States, United Kingdom, Canada |
Reviews
| Measure | Minty | TxtCart AI |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★(ahead) | 4.9 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 1 | 566(ahead) |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 21 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | 5% |
Pricing
| Measure | Minty | TxtCart AI |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | $99/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 14 days |
| Plans listed | Not published | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Minty | TxtCart AI |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #36 | #2 |
| Shopify App Charts | #5 in Marketing - Other | #6 in SMS marketing |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jun 9, 2026 | Feb 2, 2021 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Minty | TxtCart |
FAQ
Minty and TxtCart AI: common questions
- Which is more popular, Minty or TxtCart AI?
- TxtCart AI is detected on 5.3× as many Shopify stores as Minty: 530 vs 100 as of Nov 5, 2026.
- Which has better reviews, Minty or TxtCart AI?
- On the Shopify App Store: Minty 5.0 from 1 reviews and TxtCart AI 4.9 from 566 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- TxtCart AI lists 21 the others don’t mention, such as Automated workflows, Bulk messaging, Cart recovery, Compliance. 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 Nov 5, 2026; estimated figures are labeled.
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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 Nov 5, 2026. 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.