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| Metric | BOB: WhatsApp Marketing + AI | Chatra — Live Chat & Chatbot |
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| Rating | ★ 5.0 ★ | 4.5 ★ |
| Total reviews | 81 | ★ 304 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free trial available | Free plan available |
| Built for Shopify | — | — |
| Pricing tiers | 1 tier | ★ 3 tiers |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Languages | 1 supported | 5 supported |
| Listed since | Oct 2023 | Oct 2015 |
Based on the data on this page, BOB: WhatsApp Marketing + AI is the stronger choice for most Shopify App Store merchants — 5.0★ vs Chatra — Live Chat & Chatbot's 4.5★ is a meaningful gap that usually reflects real product or support quality differences across the user base.
Pricing entry tiers: BOB: WhatsApp Marketing + AI at Free trial available, Chatra — Live Chat & Chatbot at Free plan available. Check each app's tier structure for the capacity limits you actually need before deciding — the headline number is the same shape, but the gating shape per tier (seats, usage volume, integrations) varies.
Chatra — Live Chat & Chatbot has the larger user base (304 reviews vs 81), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. BOB: WhatsApp Marketing + AI's smaller cohort can be an advantage for niche workflows where the bigger app has accumulated bloat.
Recommended by size: small/early-stage merchants who need fast install and low risk should default to BOB: WhatsApp Marketing + AI; mid-market and enterprise merchants with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — Chatra — Live Chat & Chatbot's 304-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than BOB: WhatsApp Marketing + AI'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: BOB: WhatsApp Marketing + AI audit • Chatra — Live Chat & Chatbot audit
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| support chatbot | #33 | #67 |
| automated customer support | #95 | #147 |
| customer support chatbot | #34 | #107 |
| chat | #111 | #46 |
| ai support chatbot | #57 | #100 |
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Both BOB: WhatsApp Marketing + AI and Chatra — Live Chat & Chatbot offer paid plans only. BOB: WhatsApp Marketing + AI starts at Free trial available; Chatra — Live Chat & Chatbot starts at Free plan available. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
BOB: WhatsApp Marketing + AI has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 81 reviews) compared to Chatra — Live Chat & Chatbot (4.5★ from 304 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
BOB: WhatsApp Marketing + AI holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.5★). 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. Chatra — Live Chat & Chatbot has the deeper published review base (304 vs 81), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.
BOB: WhatsApp Marketing + AI typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (81 reviews). Chatra — Live Chat & Chatbot typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (304 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.
Migration support varies by app and category. BOB: WhatsApp Marketing + AI and Chatra — Live Chat & Chatbot 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 BOB: WhatsApp Marketing + AI" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
