Shopify Inbox vs MakerHQ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shopify Inbox
Communicate with customers and drive sales directly through chat. This business chat app helps you close deals faster, foster customer loyalty, and reduce support time. Manage conversations, send products and discounts, and even automate messages.
- Sell products and discounts via chat
- Automated message responses
- Track shopping cart activity
- Assign chats to staff
- Manage conversations from multiple channels
- Send order updates via email
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About Shopify Inbox Use Shopify Inbox to talk with customers and sell over chat. With Shopify Inbox, you can close sales faster, build strong customer relationships, and spend less time on support all from a free business chat app. USE CHAT TO SELL MORE AND BUILD STRONG RELATIONSHIPS Shopify Inbox is so much more than support. In fact, 70% of Shopify Inbox conversations are with customers making a purchasing decision. Use Shopify Inbox to: • Save time managing customer conversations from online store chat and the Shop app • Send products, discounts, and new orders from your Shopify store directly inside chats with just a few taps to turn more conversations into checkouts • Send automated messages and continue chats over email so you don’t need to respond in real time • Know when customers add or remove items from their shopping cart • Assign chats to your staff and team to scale customer conversations SHOP APP Let customers contact you from the Shop app. ----------- FEEDBACK & SUPPORT For 24/7 support visit the Shopify Help Center: help.shopify.com Thank you for using Shopify Inbox on iOS. We love hearing your feedback. Please let us know what you think of Shopify Inbox by leaving a review.
MakerHQ
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Create, price, sell, and fulfill every custom order from one connected workspace, powered by AI.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: MakerHQ at every 6 days against Shopify Inbox's fortnightly. Shopify Inbox's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Shopify Inbox ships an update fortnightly, MakerHQ every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shopify Inbox | MakerHQ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (13K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 58.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Shopify Inc. | MOPEN LLC |
Bugs and requests
Shopify Inbox
Reported bugs
3 issues- Notifications not working properly
- Persistent 'unread' notifications even after messages are read
- Inability to switch between multiple store accounts
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to set store hours and availability
- Option to forward chat logs and customer info via email
- Bulk archive/delete of old chat messages
- Integration with WhatsApp Business
- Ability to send and receive images/files in chat
MakerHQ
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Shopify Inbox
No in-app purchases
MakerHQ
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Shopify Inbox free?
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Do Shopify Inbox or MakerHQ have ads?
Which is updated more often, Shopify Inbox or MakerHQ?
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