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Rufus-style AI shopping agent that recreates in-store experience to lift conversions.
| Metric | CartBuddy | Dialog ‑ AI Personal Shopper |
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| Rating | — | 5.0 ★ |
| Total reviews | 0 | 34 |
| Free plan | — | ★ Yes |
| Pricing | From $129/month | ★ Free plan available |
| Built for Shopify | — | — |
| Pricing tiers | 3 tiers | ★ 4 tiers |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Languages | 5 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Mar 2025 | Apr 2024 |
Based on the data on this page, Dialog ‑ AI Personal Shopper is the stronger choice for most Shopify App Store merchants — 5.0★ vs CartBuddy's 0.0★ is a meaningful gap that usually reflects real product or support quality differences across the user base. On pricing, Dialog ‑ AI Personal Shopper offers a free tier (Free plan available) while CartBuddy starts at From $129/month. The free option meaningfully reduces evaluation cost, particularly for stores at sub-1K monthly orders where the entry-paid tier can outpace the value delivered. Recommended by store size: small/early-stage merchants who need fast install and low risk should default to Dialog ‑ AI Personal Shopper; mid-market and enterprise merchants with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — CartBuddy's 0-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than Dialog ‑ AI Personal Shopper's broader-but-shallower coverage. This verdict is generated from the live marketplace data on this page — rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position all refresh from the canonical Shopify App Store listing every 24 hours. AppRanks does not accept payment to influence comparison outcomes; the methodology is documented on the About page and applies identically to every pair on the site.
Read each app's audit: CartBuddy audit • Dialog ‑ AI Personal Shopper audit
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| Keyword | CartBuddy | Dialog ‑ AI Personal Shopper |
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| automated customer support | #27 | Not ranked |
| ai chat | Not ranked | #70 |
| chat buttons | Not ranked | #75 |
| chat | Not ranked | #100 |
Dialog ‑ AI Personal Shopper is the cheaper option — it offers a free plan (Free plan available). CartBuddy starts at From $129/month. Both publish their pricing on the Shopify App Store marketplace; AppRanks mirrors what's listed on each refresh cycle.
It depends on what you're optimizing for. CartBuddy fits better if you prioritize broader integrations; Dialog ‑ AI Personal Shopper is the call if you need the higher-rated option. Read both apps' detail pages on AppRanks for the full feature breakdown, install counts, and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store marketplace. Dialog ‑ AI Personal Shopper has more onboarding documentation maturity (34 reviews vs 0), which usually translates to better-tested setup wizards and quicker time-to-value. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly — read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for merchant-reported install experience.
CartBuddy typically suits early-stage and growth-mode stores based on its review-base composition (0 reviews). Dialog ‑ AI Personal Shopper aligns more with early-stage and growth-mode stores (34 reviews). Larger review bases generally mean the app has been load-tested at scale — relevant if you're processing high order volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.
Migration support varies by app and category. CartBuddy and Dialog ‑ AI Personal Shopper 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 CartBuddy" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
