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Which discounts apps do AI assistants recommend? (October 2026)
We asked ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Google AI Mode and Perplexity 100 questions Shopify merchants ask about discounts, several times each, with web search on and off: 500 answers in all. Kite was recommended most.
Measured 1 October 2026.
| # | App | Share of voice | Named in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kite Top pick in Claude, ChatGPT |
7% | 13% |
| 2 | BOGOS Top pick in Perplexity |
6% | 14% |
| 3 | Discounty Top pick in Google AI Mode |
6% | 10% |
| 4 | Dealeasy | 5% | 8% |
| 5 | Discount Ninja | 2% | 7% |
| 6 | Kaching | 2% | 6% |
| 7 | ADU | 2% | 4% |
| 8 | Pumper | 2% | 3% |
| 9 | Bulk Discounts Now | 2% | 3% |
| 10 | Dollarlabs | 2% | 3% |
Share of voice: the app's share of all app mentions. Named in: answers that mention it at all. First pick: answers where it is the first recommendation.
Pages the assistants cite most
With web search on, these third-party sites showed up most often in answers. Being described well on them is one of the few levers an app developer has.
- apps.shopify.com55% of search answers
- shopify.com25% of search answers
- community.shopify.com14% of search answers
- help.shopify.com12% of search answers
- youtube.com9% of search answers
- shopify.dev8% of search answers
Method
Questions are written to sound like real merchants: different store types, sizes and budgets, comparisons, migrations, and problems that do not name the category. Each is asked several times per assistant because answers vary. Apps are matched by name and known aliases. Only apps listed on the Shopify App Store are ranked; share of voice still counts every product the answers name, including platforms that are not Shopify apps at all. AI answers change often; treat small differences as noise. AppNod is independent and not affiliated with Shopify, OpenAI, Anthropic, Google or any app listed.