Side-by-side comparison
Deliver customer support with AI, live chat, email, and QR support in one help desk for your store.
Chat on 20+ chat buttons: WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Viber, Line, Telegram, Instagram, phone, etc
| Metric | AskDolphin ‑ Live Chat & AI | Chaty Chat Buttons & WhatsApp |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | ★ 5.0 ★ | 4.9 ★ |
| Total reviews | 1 | ★ 325 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free plan available |
| Pricing tiers | 4 tiers | 4 tiers |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Featured placements | — |
On the measured data here, Chaty Chat Buttons & WhatsApp leads on more dimensions (4 vs 1). Pick AskDolphin if one of the points where it leads is what you need.
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Read each app's audit: AskDolphin ‑ Live Chat & AI audit • Chaty Chat Buttons & WhatsApp audit
| Field | AskDolphin ‑ Live Chat & AI | Chaty Chat Buttons & WhatsApp |
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| Tagline | ||
| Listing audit | 86/100 listing audit | 88/100 listing audit |
| Screenshots | images | images |
| Languages | ||
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| Developer |
| 2 |
| Languages | 1 supported | 1 supported |
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| Listed since | Feb 2025 | Nov 2019 |
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| Keyword | AskDolphin ‑ Live Chat & AI | Chaty Chat Buttons & WhatsApp |
|---|---|---|
| ai live chat | #76 | #31 |
| live chat app | #197 | #8 |
| chat support | #115 | #104 |
| live chat | #177 | #143 |
| livechat | #190 | #135 |
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| Signal | AskDolphin ‑ Live Chat & AI | Chaty Chat Buttons & WhatsApp |
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| Average rating | 5.0 ★ (1) | 4.9 ★ (325) |
Review text isn't collected for this app yet (1 reviews on the marketplace).
good
Excellent
Good app, straight to the point
Really helpful and very responsive team. I'm glad that they developed this app.
Chaty Chat Buttons & WhatsApp is cheaper to start with — it offers a free plan and AskDolphin ‑ Live Chat & AI doesn't list one. Prices are as listed on the Shopify App Store; check what each tier includes in the Pricing section above.
AskDolphin ‑ Live Chat & AI (5.0★, 1 reviews) and Chaty Chat Buttons & WhatsApp (4.9★, 325 reviews) are essentially tied on rating. Look at review velocity and individual reviewer quotes — both visible on each app's detail page — to differentiate.
AskDolphin ‑ Live Chat & AI holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.9★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly; Chaty Chat Buttons & WhatsApp has more published reviews to read for user-reported install experience (325 vs 1).
AppRanks cannot say which fits a larger or smaller operation — there is no store-size measurement in the Shopify App Store data. What it can show: AskDolphin ‑ Live Chat & AI has 1 published reviews; Chaty Chat Buttons & WhatsApp has 325 published reviews. Compare plan limits and pricing tiers against your own volume.
Migration support varies by app and category. AskDolphin ‑ Live Chat & AI and Chaty Chat Buttons & WhatsApp both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from AskDolphin ‑ Live Chat & AI" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.