The Shopify landscape is moving fast. If you want to stay ahead of your competition, not just keep up, you need to be testing new tools all the time.
Especially when it comes to AI.
Right now AI is helping Shopify merchants generate more upsell revenue, write emails faster, improve customer retention, and make better decisions, all without hiring more people or spending more on ads.
Here are 4 must-try AI ecommerce tools (including one from us) you can test this month. Each one includes a 60-second action item you can do today to start seeing results.
1. Shopify Sidekick
Your Built-In AI Co-Pilot Just Got an Upgrade
If you haven’t opened Shopify Sidekick since it launched, now’s the time.
The Summer ‘25 update added voice chat, screen-sharing, and free AI image generation, plus major reasoning upgrades that make it feel less like a chatbot and more like a team member.
What It Does:
Shopify Sidekick helps you:
- Write product descriptions, email copy, and FAQ sections
- Analyze store data in plain English
- Generate AI product images on the fly
- Ask questions like “Why did my AOV drop last week?” and get real answers
Shopify’s Summer ’25 release calls Sidekick’s upgrades “enterprise-level capabilities” available to all merchants, for free.
Quick Action Item:
Ask Sidekick: “Show me what products had the highest ROAS last month.”
Then build your next email around your best-performing SKU.
2. Triple Whale – Moby AI Agents
Your AI Marketing Analyst (That Doesn’t Need a Spreadsheet)
Trying to diagnose what’s hurting your ROAS? Triple Whale’s Moby AI agents are like your in-house data team but without the payroll.
What It Does:
Moby AI surfaces revenue-impacting insights like:
- Attribution anomalies across Meta, Google, and TikTok
- Spend inefficiencies and budget alerts
- Predictive analytics to flag potential ROAS drops
- Automated performance recaps in plain English
Quick Action Item:
Install Moby and ask: “Where should I move $500 in ad budget for better ROAS?”
Let the AI model do the hard math for you.
Real-World Proof:
Triple Whale merchants saw a 42% increase in new-customer revenue within 90 days of onboarding Moby AI.
3. Stay AI Subscription Engine
Boost Recurring Revenue & Slash Churn with Smarter Subscriptions
If subscriptions are a revenue pillar for your store, Stay AI turns them from passive income into a proactive growth channel, without needing more work.
What It Does:
Stay AI uses machine learning to:
- Predict and prevent churn with AI-driven “RetentionEngine” cancel flows
- Deliver tailored product upsells and bundles via ExperienceEngine
Optimize AOV and subscriber behavior through A/B testing of offers - Automate churn risk win‑back and punch-card loyalty
Quick Action Item:
Install Stay AI and enable its “RetentionEngine.” Customize the cancel survey to include a gift‑offer if someone tries to quit, it’s proven to cut churn by ~30% in 90 days.
Real‑World Proof:
Brands using Stay AI report a 28% lift in recurring revenue, 32% more add‑on sales, and a 28% drop in churn. Olipop grew subscription revenue +35% within 90 days of switching
4. Zipify (OneClickUpsell)
AI Offers That Make You More With a Single Click
Yes, this one’s ours. But we’d be doing you a disservice not to include it.
Zipify’s AI-powered upsell tools are helping merchants boost AOV with dynamic offers placed pre-purchase, in-checkout, and post-purchase, without needing a developer or designer.
What It Does:
- AI Upsell Engine in OneClickUpsell: suggests offers based on buying patterns
- Smart Product Pairing in checkout and Shop app (Shopify Plus exclusive)
- 1-Click Prebuilt Funnels: launch tested funnels with AI-driven copy and layout in seconds
Quick-Start Today:
Launch an AI-powered upsell funnel for one or all your products in seconds. Let the AI engine pick the offer product for you and see how much your AOV grows.
Real-World Proof:
Java Planet doubled their upsell revenue after switching to Zipify’s AI-powered offers.
Final Thought: Try One, Not All (For Now)
You don’t need to overhaul your tech stack overnight.
But testing one new AI tool each week or month can give you a serious edge, whether that’s saving time, making smarter decisions, or pulling more revenue from the same amount of traffic.
Start with the one that solves your biggest pain right now (ads, email, AOV, etc.), most offer free trials, including OneClickUpsell, which you can try free for 30 days.
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