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| Metric | Kanal: WhatsApp Marketing & AI | Recart: SMS & List Growth |
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| Rating | ★ 5.0 ★ | 4.7 ★ |
| Total reviews | 96 | ★ 490 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free plan available |
| Built for Shopify | — | — |
| Pricing tiers | ★ 3 tiers | 2 tiers |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Languages | 7 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Sep 2024 | Jul 2016 |
Kanal: WhatsApp Marketing & AI edges out Recart: SMS & List Growth on rating (5.0★ vs 4.7★), but the gap is small enough that pricing fit and feature differentiation should drive the decision more than the headline number.
Pricing entry tiers: Kanal: WhatsApp Marketing & AI at Free plan available, Recart: SMS & List Growth 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.
Recart: SMS & List Growth has the larger user base (490 reviews vs 96), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Kanal: 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 Kanal: WhatsApp Marketing & AI; mid-market and enterprise merchants with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — Recart: SMS & List Growth's 490-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than Kanal: 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: Kanal: WhatsApp Marketing & AI audit • Recart: SMS & List Growth audit
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| recover abandoned carts | #4 | Not ranked |
| abandoned carts | #12 | Not ranked |
| abandoned cart | #16 | Not ranked |
| Not ranked | #63 | |
| messenger | Not ranked | #168 |
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Both Kanal: WhatsApp Marketing & AI and Recart: SMS & List Growth offer paid plans only. Kanal: WhatsApp Marketing & AI starts at Free plan available; Recart: SMS & List Growth starts at Free plan available. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
Kanal: WhatsApp Marketing & AI has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 96 reviews) compared to Recart: SMS & List Growth (4.7★ from 490 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
Kanal: WhatsApp Marketing & AI holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.7★). 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. Recart: SMS & List Growth has the deeper published review base (490 vs 96), 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.
Kanal: WhatsApp Marketing & AI typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (96 reviews). Recart: SMS & List Growth typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (490 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. Kanal: WhatsApp Marketing & AI and Recart: SMS & List Growth 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 Kanal: 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.
