ShopSmart-AI vs ReviewLens
ReviewLens is free and positions itself as a Fakespot alternative. That is a real choice, and worth being straight about: here is what you get for nothing, and what the paid plans here actually buy.
Free to start — 50 scan credits a month, no credit card.
The short version
What ReviewLens does
ReviewLens is a free browser extension that checks product reviews for signs of manipulation, marketed in its store listing as a Fakespot alternative. If all you want is a read on whether the reviews on an Amazon listing look real, a free review checker may be all you need — and we would rather say that than pretend otherwise.
What free review checking misses
Reading reviews only tells you about the reviews. It does not tell you that the seller has been trading under three names this year, that the brand does not exist anywhere outside this one listing, or that the price is a third of what the real branded item costs. Those are the signals that separate a disappointing purchase from a counterfeit one.
Why ShopSmart-AI charges
Every scan runs live web searches on the seller and the brand and passes the evidence through an AI model. That costs real money per scan, so we charge for volume rather than selling your data or taking sponsor money. The free tier is a real free tier — 50 credits a month, about 25 Amazon scans, no card — and $5/mo covers roughly 20–50 full scans.
Side by side
| ReviewLens | ShopSmart-AI | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free at 50 credits/month, then $5 or $10/month |
| Review authenticity | Yes | Yes |
| Seller reputation from the open web | Not offered | Yes — on every scan |
| Brand trust and counterfeit indicators | Not offered | Yes |
| Deep Scan over a larger review sample | Not offered | Yes, on paid plans |
| Named red and green flags behind the grade | Varies | Yes — 2 on free, 4 on Basic, all on Pro |
| Developer API | Not offered | Yes — REST, JSON A–F grades, webhook callbacks |
| Sells your data or takes sponsors | See their policy | No, and no |
Written by us, about a competitor, so read it with that in mind. Everything in the ReviewLens column is from that product's own public pages and listings at the time of writing; if something here is out of date or wrong, email us and we will correct it.
Questions people actually ask
Why pay when ReviewLens is free?
If you only want to know whether the reviews look real, a free checker covers it. ShopSmart-AI is worth paying for when you also want to know who is selling, whether the brand is real, and whether the item is likely counterfeit — checks that cost money to run per scan.
Is there a free version of ShopSmart-AI?
Yes. 50 scan credits a month, about 25 Amazon scans, with no credit card and no trial clock. You see the A–F grade and the top 2 red and green flags per scan.
What does $5 a month get me?
Roughly 20–50 full scans a month across Amazon, Shopify and beyond, the top 4 red and green flags per scan, and Deep Scans over a larger review sample.
More in the FAQ, or read the full factor list behind an A–F grade.
Check a listing before you buy it
One click, one A–F grade, under 60 seconds. Free to start.