Motive ‑ Privacy‑Minded Search

Shopify search and filters app by Motive Commerce Search Corp SL·AI Search and Discovery. All the power of AI, without the Big Tech dependencies

Snapshot

4.20(8 reviews)#46of 236 inSearch and filters

Ongoing.AI tracks Motive ‑ Privacy‑Minded Search daily — category rank, keyword positions in App Store search, install footprint, listing changes, and reviewer sentiment — back to when we first observed the listing.

CategoriesSearch and filters

Rating

4.20

8 reviews

Pricing

From $45/mo

free_trial

Built for Shopify

No

Years live

2

launched Mar 21, 2024

Last updated

Jul 3, 2026

Shopify listing

Category rank over time

Where Motive ‑ Privacy‑Minded Search sits day-by-day in Search and filters.

Position across the Search and filters page, snapshot daily. Lower is better — the Y axis is inverted so the strongest ranks sit at the top of the chart. Open the full Search and filters leaderboard →

#30#40#49#59#68May 28May 31Jun 4Jun 7Jun 11Motive ‑ Privacy‑Minded Search · #63Sledge · #62Parallel ‑ Agentic Storefronts · #64
Best position observed: #53. Motive ‑ Privacy‑Minded Search held steady over the window. Greyed lines: the apps sitting immediately around it on the latest snapshot.

Catalog position

Where Motive ‑ Privacy‑Minded Search sits in the App Store.

Rank and percentile inside the Search and filters category — the competitive shape of the niche around this app.

Rank in Search and filters

#46

of 236 active apps

Review count percentile

81th

vs category siblings

Rating percentile

66th

vs category siblings

Years on App Store

2

since 2024

Listing change cadence

What Motive ‑ Privacy‑Minded Search has changed lately.

Every pricing tweak, tagline refresh, and Shopify-side listing ping. Captured from Ongoing.AI’s per-scrape diff log — the cadence and the content of changes, in one strip.

Listing changes · last 21 days+18shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-12 → 2026-06-16shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-16 → 2026-06-19shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-19 → 2026-06-20shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-20 → 2026-06-24shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-24 → 2026-06-25shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-25 → 2026-06-26shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-26 → 2026-06-27shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-27 → 2026-06-30shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-30 → 2026-07-02shopify_lastmod: 2026-07-02 → 2026-07-03Jun 13, 26Jun 23, 26Jul 4, 26

Shopify Lastmod · Jul 4

2026-07-02 → 2026-07-03

Shopify Lastmod · Jul 3

2026-06-30 → 2026-07-02

Shopify Lastmod · Jul 1

2026-06-27 → 2026-06-30

PricingIdentity & listingCadence

Reviews

What merchants are saying

4.20(8 reviews)
  • 88%positive7
  • 0%neutral0
  • 13%negative1

Top themes

    What merchants praise

    “Mike Dawson was incredibly helpful and personable throughout the entire process. He went above and beyond to accommodate our needs—even with the challenges of different time zones. His communication was clear, timely, and thoughtful. It's rare to find someone so professional and easy to work with. We highly recommend Motive just on the basis of customer service. We also love the search bar and the included features, specifically the customizations. Overall a lot cleaner and more shoppable than our previous search. 5/5 stars!”
    Carter's Jewel Chest · 5★ · 2025-05-19

    Plans

    Motive ‑ Privacy‑Minded Search pricing tiers.

    Mini

    $45/month

    • Up to 10K searches/month

    Medium

    $76/month

    • Up to 20K searches/month

    Maxi

    $151/month

    • Up to 50K searches/month

    Capabilities

    What Motive can do.

    The 19 capabilities Motive lists across its category, in Shopify’s own taxonomy. Pulled directly from the App Store listing.

    Search features

    10
    • Instant search
    • Multi-language
    • AI search
    • Typo tolerance
    • Synonym groups
    • Search suggestions
    • Product boosts
    • Multi-filter
    • Search bar
    • Exclude results

    Display customization

    6
    • Mobile responsive
    • Custom styling
    • Filter display
    • Custom filters
    • Search results page
    • Sorting

    Analytics

    3
    • AI insights
    • Conversion tracking
    • Search queries

    FAQ

    Motive — frequently asked questions.

    What is Motive on Shopify?
    Motive, officially listed on the Shopify App Store as Motive ‑ Privacy‑Minded Search, is a Shopify app in the Search and filters category. AI search that improves every result automatically, going beyond keywords to understand real intent and surface what shoppers want — and where your biggest opportunities lie. With Motive, you can chat with your search analytics and ask your shop anything, instantly for unique insights. Upload content so AI Mode finds answers in your pages, not just your products. AI Mode gives you fully conversational search, included in all plans. Built on the Empathy AI private cloud. It averages 4.20 out of 5 across 8 merchant reviews on the Shopify App Store.
    How much does Motive cost?
    Motive has 3 paid plans on the Shopify App Store, starting at $45/month and going up to $151/month.
    Is Motive free?
    No, Motive is a paid Shopify app. Plans start at $45/month on the Shopify App Store.
    When was Motive launched?
    Motive launched on March 21, 2024 — over 2 years on the Shopify App Store. In that time it has gathered 8 merchant reviews.
    Is Motive Built for Shopify?
    Motive does not currently carry Shopify's Built for Shopify badge. The badge is awarded to apps that meet Shopify's published standards for performance, ease of use, and merchant value — many high-quality apps operate without it.
    What are the best Motive alternatives?
    Merchants commonly compare Motive with Smart Product Filter & Search, Boost AI Search & Filter, Searchanise Search & Filter, and DOOFINDER. Each alternative covers a similar use case but differs on pricing model, integration depth, and the specific themes merchants praise in reviews — see the alternatives section above for a side-by-side.

    Alternatives

    Apps merchants pick instead.

    Globo.io

    Smart Product Filter & Search

    4.90★2,225

    Known for: bugs

    Boost Commerce

    Boost AI Search & Filter

    4.70★1,588

    Known for: customer-support

    Searchanise

    Searchanise Search & Filter

    4.80★1,216

    DOOFINDER SL

    DOOFINDER ‑ Search & Discovery

    4.70★747

    Known for: customer-support

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    Methodology

    Where the numbers come from.

    Ratings, review counts, pricing tiers, “Built for Shopify”, launch date, and category memberships come from the live Shopify App Store listing — refreshed daily by Ongoing.AI’s crawler. The review-count trajectory is the diff between today’s snapshot and snapshots from 7 and 28 days ago. Topic counts and sentiment come from the review corpus, topic-tagged with Claude. Install footprint is observed via Ongoing.AI’s tech-detection pass against actively-tracked Shopify storefronts. Catalog position is computed at snapshot time against every active app sharing the primary category. Snapshot generated .

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