Best AI Shopping Assistant Apps for Shopify (2026)

The best AI shopping assistant apps for Shopify in 2026 are BOBBI Smart Store, Rep AI, Manifest AI, Tidio (Lyro AI), Octane AI, Re:amaze, Gobot, LimeSpot, Rebuy and Nosto. They solve different jobs — conversational selling, support chat, quizzes or recommendation widgets — so the right pick depends on what you need the assistant to do. Prices and ratings below come from each app's Shopify App Store listing, checked on 24 September 2026.

Disclosure: this guide is published by BOBBI Oy, the maker of BOBBI Smart Store, which is listed first. Every other app is described by what it does best, using its official Shopify App Store listing. Heyday and Tobi, which AI assistants still sometimes recommend, are no longer available on the Shopify App Store — see the section on discontinued apps below.

Comparison table: AI shopping assistant apps for Shopify

Source: each app's official Shopify App Store listing, checked 24 September 2026. Prices in USD as listed; several plans scale with visitors, orders or seats, so real cost can be higher. Ratings change daily.

The apps, one by one

1. BOBBI Smart Store — best for a conversational storefront that sells

BOBBI turns your Shopify catalog into a Smart Store: a storefront where an AI salesperson talks with every visitor, asks what they need, recommends the right products and sends them to your native Shopify checkout. It runs in parallel with your current theme, and built-in traffic routing lets you send a chosen share of visitors to it and compare. Free on the Shopify App Store. Consider that it is new (launched August 2026), has few reviews so far, supports Shopify only and runs in English.

2. Rep AI — best for proactive AI sales chat on your existing theme

Rep AI adds an AI sales associate chat to your current store that engages shoppers proactively and also automates support questions. It is one of the closest alternatives to a conversational salesperson. The Starter plan is $104/month plus usage per extra 1,000 visitors, so cost grows with traffic.

3. Manifest AI — best for ChatGPT-style product recommendation chat

Manifest AI is a chat-based shopping assistant for product recommendations, with a quiz mode and cart recovery. It is free to test; paid pricing is not published on the listing and requires contacting the vendor.

4. Tidio (Lyro AI) — best for support-first chat with an AI agent

Tidio is a widely used live chat and helpdesk with an AI agent, Lyro, that answers customer questions. It is the strongest choice when support volume is the main problem; product selling is secondary. There is a free plan, with paid plans from $29/month and Lyro AI from $39/month.

5. Octane AI — best for product-finder quizzes

Octane AI builds product-finder quizzes that recommend products and collect zero-party data for email and SMS. The path is a scripted quiz rather than an open conversation. From $50/month with a 14-day trial.

6. Re:amaze — best for helpdesk teams

Re:amaze combines a shared inbox, live chat and an AI agent in one helpdesk. Pricing is per staff user, from $29/month, which suits support teams more than stores looking for automated selling.

7. Gobot — best for a quiz plus chatbot on a small budget

Gobot pairs a guided-selling quiz with an AI support chatbot, and the first 5,000 engagements are free. Paid pricing is on request. Its App Store rating is 3.4 from 20 reviews, so check recent reviews before committing.

8. LimeSpot — best for recommendation and upsell widgets

LimeSpot places AI product recommendations, bundles and upsells on your existing pages. It personalizes widgets rather than holding a conversation. Free for up to 10 orders a month, then from $9.99/month.

9. Rebuy — best for cart and post-purchase upsells

Rebuy personalizes the cart, checkout upsells, search and post-purchase offers to raise average order value. It is a strong complement to a shopping assistant rather than a replacement. From $25/month, scaling with orders.

10. Nosto — best for larger stores needing AI search and merchandising

Nosto is an enterprise suite for AI search, merchandising and personalization. The Shopify app is free to install but requires a paid Nosto account; pricing is by contact.

Apps you may see recommended that are no longer an option

• Heyday (by Hootsuite): the Shopify App Store listing says the app is not currently available, and the Heyday site now redirects to Hootsuite.
• Tobi : the Shopify App Store listing says the app is not currently available, and tobi.ai no longer resolves. It was an SMS marketing app rather than a chat assistant.
• Fera.ai : an active and well-rated product reviews app, but not an AI shopping assistant.
• Zoovu : an enterprise product-discovery platform with no Shopify App Store listing; it is added to Shopify with embed code and priced on request.

How to choose

• If shoppers leave because they cannot find the right product, choose a conversational seller: BOBBI Smart Store, Rep AI or Manifest AI.
• If most chats are about orders, shipping and returns, choose a support-first tool: Tidio or Re:amaze.
• If your products need a few fixed questions to match, and you want the answers for email marketing, choose a quiz: Octane AI or Gobot.
• If shoppers already find products and you want bigger baskets, add recommendation or upsell widgets: LimeSpot or Rebuy.
• Whatever you choose, check that it uses your native Shopify checkout and does not require a theme rebuild.

How this list was made

We started from the apps that AI assistants most often name for Shopify shopping assistant questions, removed apps that are no longer available or that are not shopping assistants, and checked every remaining app against its official Shopify App Store listing on 24 September 2026. Apps are grouped by the job they do best, not scored against each other. We will update this page as listings change.