Sidekick AI ‑ Automated Chat

Shopify chat app by Sidekick AI·Sidekick is an AI agent that delivers human-level service at every step of a customer's journey.

Snapshot

#471of 820 inChat

Sidekick AI ‑ Automated Chat is newly listed on the Shopify App Store. Ongoing.AI is observing daily category rank, search-keyword position, install footprint, and listing changes from launch — first tracked May 28, 2026. The trajectory is being captured before the first reviews accumulate.

CategoriesChat

Pricing

From $99/mo

free_trial

Built for Shopify

No

Years live

3

launched Dec 14, 2022

Last updated

Jun 30, 2026

Shopify listing

Catalog position

Where Sidekick AI ‑ Automated Chat sits in the App Store.

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

Rank in Chat

#471

of 820 active apps

Review count percentile

0th

vs category siblings

Rating percentile

0th

vs category siblings

Years on App Store

3

since 2022

Listing change cadence

What Sidekick AI ‑ Automated Chat 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+15shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-12 → 2026-06-16shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-16 → 2026-06-17shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-17 → 2026-06-20shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-20 → 2026-06-21shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-21 → 2026-06-30Jun 13, 26Jun 24, 26Jul 4, 26

Shopify Lastmod · Jul 1

2026-06-21 → 2026-06-30

Shopify Lastmod · Jun 22

2026-06-20 → 2026-06-21

Shopify Lastmod · Jun 21

2026-06-17 → 2026-06-20

PricingIdentity & listingCadence

Plans

Sidekick AI ‑ Automated Chat pricing tiers.

Starter

$99.99/month

  • Human - level web support agent
  • First-class integration with storefronts
  • Automatic fallback options

Enterprise

$299.99/month

  • Everything from Pro plan
  • Custom integrations
  • Bespoke features
  • Unlimited interactions

Pro

$299.99/month

  • Everything from Starter plan
  • Email and social media channels
  • CRM integrations
  • Agent actions
  • Bidirectional translations
  • 10,000 interactions

Capabilities

What Sidekick AI can do.

The 15 capabilities Sidekick AI lists across its category, in Shopify’s own taxonomy. Pulled directly from the App Store listing.

Real-time messaging

5
  • AI chatbots
  • Live chat
  • Email chat
  • Social media
  • Real-time translation

Automated responses

5
  • FAQs
  • Product recommendations
  • Quick replies
  • Order updates
  • Upsell

Customization

5
  • Color and font
  • Chat window
  • Welcome messages
  • Chat buttons
  • Chat flows

FAQ

Sidekick AI — frequently asked questions.

What is Sidekick AI on Shopify?
Sidekick AI, officially listed on the Shopify App Store as Sidekick AI ‑ Automated Chat, is a Shopify app in the Chat category. Sidekick AI agents are built specifically to help ecommerce brands grow their revenue and delight their customers. Our agents can be onboarded in minutes to hours, rather than months. They deliver personalized and helpful experiences to customers, and help drive sales by increasing conversion rates. Sidekick agents also help existing human agents, by handling repetitive questions to free up humans for more pressing issues.
How much does Sidekick AI cost?
Sidekick AI has 3 paid plans on the Shopify App Store, starting at $99/month and going up to $299.99/month.
Is Sidekick AI free?
No, Sidekick AI is a paid Shopify app. Plans start at $99/month on the Shopify App Store.
When was Sidekick AI launched?
Sidekick AI launched on December 14, 2022 — over 3 years on the Shopify App Store.
Is Sidekick AI Built for Shopify?
Sidekick AI 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 Sidekick AI alternatives?
Merchants commonly compare Sidekick AI with Shopify Inbox, Chatty AI Chatbot & Live Chat, Tidio, and Pushdaddy Many Chat ,Cloud API. 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.

Shopify

Shopify Inbox

4.70★5,443

Known for: missing-features

Chatty AI Sales Agent - For live chat & helpdesk

Chatty AI Chatbot & Live Chat

4.90★1,806

Known for: bug

TIDIO LLC

Tidio ‑ Live Chat & AI Chatbot

4.70★1,272

Known for: customer-support

Pushdaddy

Pushdaddy Many Chat ,Cloud API

4.30★985

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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