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| Metric | Focal Live Chat & Helpdesk | Hulk Contact Form Builder |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | ★ 5.0 ★ | 4.9 ★ |
| Total reviews | 1 | ★ 2k |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free plan available |
| Built for Shopify | — | ★ Yes |
| Pricing tiers | — | 3 tiers |
| Listed features | 5 |
On the measured data here, Hulk Contact Form Builder leads on more dimensions (3 vs 0). Pick Focal Live Chat & Helpdesk if one of the points where it leads is what you need.
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Read each app's audit: Focal Live Chat & Helpdesk audit • Hulk Contact Form Builder audit
| Field | Focal Live Chat & Helpdesk | Hulk Contact Form Builder |
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| Tagline | ||
| Listing audit | 78/100 listing audit | 95/100 listing audit |
| Screenshots | images | images |
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| Developer |
| 5 |
| Featured placements | — | 4 |
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| Languages | 1 supported | 20 supported |
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| Listed since | Mar 2021 | Aug 2017 |
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| Keyword | Focal Live Chat & Helpdesk | Hulk Contact Form Builder |
|---|---|---|
| contact us form | Not ranked | #1 |
| form builder | Not ranked | #2 |
| contact form builder | Not ranked | #2 |
| live chat helpdesk | #19 | Not ranked |
| help desk | #29 | Not ranked |
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| Signal | Focal Live Chat & Helpdesk | Hulk Contact Form Builder |
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| Average rating | 5.0 ★ (1) | 4.9 ★ (2k) |
Review text isn't collected for this app yet (1 reviews on the marketplace).
The support team was super responsive and help create custom code for a form within a hour.
Very helpful support from a real human. Danna gave me different ways to trouble shoot my issues. She was also prompt and patient with responses.
Both Focal Live Chat & Helpdesk and Hulk Contact Form Builder offer a free plan. Focal Live Chat & Helpdesk lists no paid plan with a published price; Hulk Contact Form Builder lists no paid plan with a published price. Prices are as listed on the Shopify App Store; check what each tier includes in the Pricing section above.
Focal Live Chat & Helpdesk (5.0★, 1 reviews) and Hulk Contact Form Builder (4.9★, 2,047 reviews) are essentially tied on rating. Look at review velocity and individual reviewer quotes — both visible on each app's detail page — to differentiate.
Focal Live Chat & Helpdesk 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; Hulk Contact Form Builder has more published reviews to read for user-reported install experience (2,047 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: Focal Live Chat & Helpdesk has 1 published reviews; Hulk Contact Form Builder has 2,047 published reviews. Compare plan limits and pricing tiers against your own volume.
Migration support varies by app and category. Focal Live Chat & Helpdesk and Hulk Contact Form Builder 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 Focal Live Chat & Helpdesk" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.