AltKing: AI Alt Text SEO & ADA vs SEO Image Optimizer Wizard (2026): which should you pick?

Pick AltKing: AI Alt Text SEO & ADA if

• Fits if your Shopify catalog has hundreds of product images with no alt text
• Works for stores that already use StarApps' Variant Image Automator

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if your store isn't on Shopify, as it installs only from the Shopify App Store
• Watch out: despite AI in its name, the listing describes alt text built from templates, not written by AI
• Too light for meta tags, schema, sitemaps or redirects, as it covers product image alt text only
• Watch out: variant details in alt text need Variant Image Automator, another StarApps app
• Watch out: the listing links no help center or FAQ, so questions go to StarApps support

Pick SEO Image Optimizer Wizard if

• Fits if you run a new Shopify store and want a free list of SEO and speed fixes
• Works for stores whose large product photos slow their pages down

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if your store isn't on Shopify, as it installs only from the Shopify App Store
• Watch out: the listing doesn't say whether original images are kept or can be restored after compression
• Watch out: the audit's marketing advice covers ad campaigns StoreYa offers to run for you as a separate service
• Too light for editing meta tags, schema or redirects, which the listing doesn't describe

AltKing: AI Alt Text SEO & ADA

• Works only on Shopify stores; it is installed from the Shopify App Store.
• Despite AI in its name, the listing describes alt text built from variable templates and does not explain any AI writing.
• It covers product image alt text only; it does not edit meta tags, schema, sitemaps or redirects.
• The listing gives no help center or FAQ; support is through StarApps.

SEO Image Optimizer Wizard

• It runs only on Shopify stores and is installed from the Shopify App Store.
• The listing does not say whether original images are kept or can be restored after compression.
• The audit's marketing advice covers ad campaigns that StoreYa offers to run for you as a separate service.

AltKing: AI Alt Text SEO & ADA

One-click alt text

Rewrites the alt text of every product and variant image in the store in a single run.

Variable templates

Alt text is assembled from variables such as variant options, image file name, product title, product type, tags and brand name.

Daily sync

Checks the store each day and gives newly added product images alt text in the same format.

Variant details in alt text

With Variant Image Automator, another StarApps app, the alt text of each variant image carries that variant's option details.

Accessibility standards

The listing files it under accessibility for ADA, AODA, EAA and WCAG compliance, alongside its SEO use for Google image search.

SEO Image Optimizer Wizard

One-click image optimization

Compresses all of a store's product images at once to cut page load time, which the listing ties to both speed and SEO.

Store audit and SEO score

Audits and ranks the store across SEO, technical, business and marketing segments and lists the actions to take in each.

Benchmark against large stores

Compares the store with the results of thousands of large online stores to show where it falls behind.

Shopping and trust checks

Checks product description length, promotions, trust badges, reviews and store information, along with image and load-time issues.

llms.txt file

Creates an llms.txt file for the store so AI assistants such as ChatGPT and Gemini can find its content.

AltKing: AI Alt Text SEO & ADA

• Free$0

  Alt text for all product and variant images from variable templates, with a daily sync for new images.

SEO Image Optimizer Wizard

• Free$0

  The whole app; the Shopify listing shows no paid plan.