RT

Shopify chat app by RoarTheme·Add a chat widget and share via messaging apps and social channels. Improve the support experience.

Snapshot

4.60(241 reviews)#22of 812 inChat

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

CategoriesChat

Rating

4.60

241 reviews

Pricing

From $6/mo

freemium

Built for Shopify

No

Years live

6

launched Aug 12, 2019

Last updated

Jul 1, 2026

Shopify listing

Recent activity

Review trajectory.

Daily review count and rating drift. The blue line is cumulative review count; the dashed amber overlay is the rating on the right axis. Boring is good — sudden swings stand out against an otherwise stable curve.

New reviews

7-day Δ

+0

28-day Δ

-1

Rating change

7-day Δ

+0.00

28-day Δ

-0.10

2452442432422415.003.752.501.250.00May 28Jun 5Jun 14Jun 22Jul 1Total reviewsRating (0–5)
RT lost 1 reviews over the last 28 days, rating moved -0.10.

Category rank over time

Where RT sits day-by-day in Chat.

Position across the Chat 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 Chat leaderboard →

#66#67#69#70#71May 28May 30Jun 2Jun 4Jun 7RT · #69
Best position observed: #67. RT climbed 1 positions over the window.

Catalog position

Where RT sits in the App Store.

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

Rank in Chat

#22

of 812 active apps

Review count percentile

97th

vs category siblings

Rating percentile

61th

vs category siblings

Years on App Store

6

since 2019

Listing change cadence

What RT 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.

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Shopify Lastmod · Jul 2

2026-06-30 → 2026-07-01

Shopify Lastmod · Jul 1

2026-06-29 → 2026-06-30

Shopify Lastmod · Jun 30

2026-06-28 → 2026-06-29

PricingIdentity & listingCadence

Reviews

What merchants are saying

4.60(241 reviews)
  • 93%positive273
  • 2%neutral6
  • 5%negative15

Popular mentions

  • bug
  • feature request
  • user experience
  • reporting
  • premium issues
  • customer support
  • functionality
  • compatibility issues

Top themes

  1. bug3
  2. feature request1
  3. user experience1
  4. reporting1
  5. premium issues1
  6. customer support1
  7. functionality1
  8. compatibility issues1

What merchants praise

Working great so far. Only that when the WhatsApp opens, the person has to now decide whether they want to continue sending the message or not
Shop Just your Hair · 5

What merchants complain about

I need to remove the Whatsapp Chat and Share from our Shopify store (my partner doesn't like the look of it). How do I remove it?
Bizzibabs Scratch Patch · 1

Plans

RT pricing tiers.

Basic

Free to install

  • Unlimited operators
  • Display trademark

Premium

$6.99/month

  • Performace tracking
  • Custom style support

Capabilities

What Social Chat, Live Chat can do.

The 5 capabilities Social Chat, Live Chat lists across its category, in Shopify’s own taxonomy. Pulled directly from the App Store listing.

Real-time messaging

1
  • Live chat

Customization

4
  • Color and font
  • Welcome messages
  • Chat buttons
  • Agent avatar

FAQ

Social Chat, Live Chat — frequently asked questions.

What is Social Chat, Live Chat on Shopify?
Social Chat, Live Chat, officially listed on the Shopify App Store as RT: Social Chat, Live Chat, is a Shopify app in the Chat category. Connect with your customers through their favorite messaging app - the effortless and native way to communicate. Let visitors send questions instantly by embedding this popular messenger directly on your website. Stay in touch with your audience anytime, anywhere, responding from any device. Customers receive real-time notifications about new messages right on the web page for seamless conversations. It averages 4.60 out of 5 across 241 merchant reviews on the Shopify App Store.
How much does Social Chat, Live Chat cost?
Social Chat, Live Chat offers a free plan and a single paid plan at $6/month. The free plan includes Unlimited operators and Display trademark. The paid plan unlocks advanced features like additional integrations, automations, and deeper customization.
Is Social Chat, Live Chat free?
Yes — Social Chat, Live Chat offers a free plan alongside paid options. The free plan includes Unlimited operators and Display trademark. Paid plans start at $6/month for advanced features.
When was Social Chat, Live Chat launched?
Social Chat, Live Chat launched on August 12, 2019 — over 6 years on the Shopify App Store. In that time it has gathered 241 merchant reviews.
Is Social Chat, Live Chat Built for Shopify?
Social Chat, Live Chat 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 Social Chat, Live Chat alternatives?
Merchants commonly compare Social Chat, Live Chat 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.
What complaints come up about Social Chat, Live Chat?
5% of analyzed merchant reviews are negative. The pain points most often raised in critical reviews are bug, feature request, and user experience — see the review fingerprint above for the per-merchant detail.

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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