| Metric | ibots | SmartBot: Leading AI Chatbot |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | — | 4.7 ★ |
| Total reviews | 0 | 459 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free plan available |
| Built for Shopify | — | ★ Yes |
| Pricing tiers | 4 tiers | 4 tiers |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Languages | 1 supported | 11 supported |
On the measured data here, SmartBot leads on more dimensions (4 vs 1). Pick ibots if one of the points where it leads is what you need.
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Read each app's audit: ibots audit • SmartBot: Leading AI Chatbot audit
| Field | ibots | SmartBot |
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| Tagline | ||
| Listing audit | 77/100 listing audit | 96/100 listing audit |
| Screenshots | images | images |
| Languages | ||
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| Developer |
| Listed since | Feb 2026 | Aug 2023 |
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| Keyword | ibots | SmartBot |
|---|---|---|
| ai chat | #235 | #3 |
| chatbot | Not ranked | #3 |
| ai chatbot | Not ranked | #3 |
| messenger | #62 | Not ranked |
| messenger chat | #97 | Not ranked |
No tracked changes.
| Signal | ibots | SmartBot |
|---|---|---|
| Average rating | — | 4.7 ★ (459) |
| Rating distribution | 5— 4— 3— 2— 1— | 582% 413% 33% 21% 11% |
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i like the app very much its great with free plan also
That the bot helps to answer questions the customer may have about the products or the site. They do a good job answering questions. You have to make sure that the bot works and it is a good way to help you improve your store.
Both ibots and SmartBot: Leading AI Chatbot offer a free plan. ibots lists no paid plan with a published price; SmartBot: Leading AI Chatbot 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.
SmartBot: Leading AI Chatbot holds the higher average rating (4.7★ vs 0.0★). 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; SmartBot: Leading AI Chatbot has more published reviews to read for user-reported install experience (459 vs 0).
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: ibots has 0 published reviews; SmartBot: Leading AI Chatbot has 459 published reviews. Compare plan limits and pricing tiers against your own volume.
Migration support varies by app and category. ibots and SmartBot: Leading AI 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 ibots" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.