Absolute Digitizing vs Shopify Inbox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Absolute Digitizing
This app simplifies the process of getting price estimates and placing orders for embroidery digitizing and vector conversion services. It allows users to quickly obtain quotes and submit orders on the go without requiring account registration.
- Price and stitch quote estimates
- Place orders on the go
- Embroidery digitizing
- Vector conversion
- No account registration required
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Embroidery Digitizing orders made convenient! A simple, fast and handy way to get idea of the price, stich quote estimates and even placing order on the go. No need to register any account with us. Just download this free application and you are all set for a quote for embroidery digitizing or vector conversion and even place an order.
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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Shopify Inbox at 4.8 against Absolute Digitizing's 3.7. Shopify Inbox also leads on ratings volume (13K vs 3) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). Absolute Digitizing's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shopify Inbox has 13K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Absolute Digitizing's written reviews are positive against 58% of Shopify Inbox's.
Absolute Digitizing ships an update every 2 months, Shopify Inbox fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Absolute Digitizing | Shopify Inbox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 4.8 (13K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 58.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 13K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Omer Waqas Khan | Shopify Inc. |
Customer experience
Absolute Digitizing
Shopify Inbox
Bugs and requests
Absolute Digitizing
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or 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
In-app purchases
Absolute Digitizing
No in-app purchases
Shopify Inbox
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Absolute Digitizing free?
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