How do their growth rates compare?

Explain Selected has a month-over-month growth rate of —; Respond.io has -8.7%.

How does pricing compare?

Explain Selected: Free. Free. The extension is offered at no cost in the Chrome Web Store, with no in-app purchases listed. Respond.io: Freemium. Freemium with a free trial. Paid tiers scale by users and monthly active contacts, and WhatsApp messaging fees are billed separately by the channel provider.

What are alternatives to Explain Selected and Respond.io?

Other tools in related categories include Intercom, Gorgias, Language Reactor, Crisp, AiSensy.

Head-to-Head Benchmark

Explain Selected vs Respond.io

Explain Selected records 0 monthly visits with — month-over-month growth and Free pricing. Respond.io records 1,606,802 monthly visits with -8.7% growth and Freemium pricing.

Explain SelectedFree

Highlight any text, get the right definition and a plain-language explanation

Monthly Visits

0

MoM Velocity

—

Top Market

🌐 Global

View Explain Selected Analysis

chromewebstore.google.com

Respond.ioFreemiumTraffic Leader

AI-powered customer conversation platform for B2C messaging at scale

Monthly Visits

1.61M

MoM Velocity

-8.7%

Top Market

🇲🇾 Malaysia

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Side-by-Side Traffic & Specification Matrix

Dimension / Metric	Explain Selected	Respond.io
Official Domain	chromewebstore.google.com	respond.io
Pricing Model	Free	Freemium
Monthly Visits	0 (0)	1.61M (1,606,802)

MoM Traffic Delta	0 (—)	-152.34K (-8.7%)

Primary Market & Share	🌐 Global (—)	🇲🇾 Malaysia (17.4%)

Direct Visits / mo	0	1.24M

User Rating	3.8	4.5

Supported Platforms	Browser Extension	Website

Explain Selected

Highlight any text, get the right definition and a plain-language explanation

Context-aware definitions

ChatGPT infers which sense of a word fits the sentence you highlighted, instead of dumping every dictionary entry at once.

Merriam-Webster definitions and audio

Matching dictionary entries and audio pronunciation are pulled in so you can hear as well as read the word.

One-click purple circle

Select text and click the purple circle that appears — no popup windows, no copy-pasting into a separate tab.

Personal saved list

Add words you want to remember to a personal list so you can review them later.

Strengths & Pros

+Resolves ambiguous words by using the surrounding sentence rather than guessing
+Combines AI explanations with established Merriam-Webster definitions and audio
+Works inline on any web page with a single click and no context switching
+Saving and sharing selections make it useful for building vocabulary over time

Limitations

Frequently Asked Questions: Explain Selected vs Respond.io

Explain Selected has 0 monthly visits, while Respond.io has 1,606,802. Traffic estimates describe audience size, not product quality.

More Head-to-Head Matchups

Explain Selected vs Intercom

4.47M visits/mo

Intercom vs Respond.io

6.08M visits/mo

Explain Selected vs Gorgias

2.66M visits/mo

Gorgias vs Respond.io

4.27M visits/mo

Explain Selected vs Language Reactor

1.88M visits/mo

Language Reactor vs Respond.io

3.49M visits/mo

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Respond.io

AI-powered customer conversation platform for B2C messaging at scale

Unified team inbox

Bring WhatsApp, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Telegram, email and web chat into one shared inbox so no customer thread gets lost between apps.

AI agents and automation

AI agents qualify leads, answer routine questions, route to the right teammate and follow up automatically when conversations go quiet.

Contact lifecycle CRM

Track tags, custom fields, lead status and lifecycle stage per contact, and move deals through a pipeline without a separate CRM.

Broadcast campaigns and click-to-chat

Reach thousands of customers with one message, and capture new leads directly from social ads and website links.

Strengths & Pros

+Genuinely broad channel coverage, including WhatsApp Business API and social apps B2C customers actually use
+AI agents handle routine qualification and follow-up work alongside, not instead of, human teammates
+Built-in contact CRM and pipelines reduce the need for a separate tool
+Multi-channel analytics make it easier to prove where revenue comes from

Limitations

–WhatsApp messaging costs are separate from the platform subscription and can add up
–Pricing scales with monthly active contacts, so high-volume contact lists get expensive
–Teams wanting deep custom workflow logic may hit the limits of the no-code builder

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Intercom

4.5M/mo

More advanced AI customer support agents and robust helpdesk features, but typically higher pricing than Respond.io.

AI AgentFree Trial, Paid+2.7%

Screenshot of the Intercom inbox where an AI agent and human reps work from the same customer record

02

Gorgias

2.7M/mo

SpecialistPurpose-built e-commerce helpdesk with deep Shopify integrations, but less generalized multi-channel routing than Respond.io.

AI AgentContact for Pricing+2.4%

Gorgias omnichannel inbox view with AI Agent and human agent tickets side by side

03

Language Reactor

1.9M/mo

Learn languages from Netflix, YouTube, and real-world texts with dual subtitles and AI

AI Language LearningFreemium+0.6%

#3

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Crisp

1.4M/mo

Easier setup for live chat and shared inboxes, but less powerful automation workflow builder than Respond.io.

AI ChatbotFree Trial, Paid, Contact for Pricing, Free+1.5%

Crisp homepage presenting its AI customer support platform, Hugo AI agent, and shared inbox

05

AiSensy

811.8K/mo

SpecialistAI-first WhatsApp marketing and engagement platform built on official WhatsApp Business APIs

AI MarketingFreemium61% direct

AiSensy interface with WhatsApp broadcast analytics, chatbot flow builder and live chat inbox

06

Tidio

527.3K/mo

Simpler chatbot builder and e-commerce integrations, but fewer advanced multi-channel routing options than Respond.io.

AI Customer ServiceFreemium73% direct

Tidio help desk inbox showing AI-resolved conversations alongside human agent replies

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Callbell

488K/mo

Streamlined team inbox for WhatsApp and messaging apps, but lacks Respond.io's advanced AI agent workflow builder.

AI ChatbotFreemium, Free Trial, Paid, Contact for Pricing72% direct

Callbell inbox showing WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger conversations with AI-suggested replies

08

Re:amaze

455.8K/mo

Solid multi-channel helpdesk and live chat features, but less sophisticated visual workflow automation than Respond.io.

AI Customer ServiceFree Trial, Paid, Contact for Pricing+3.6%

09

SleekFlow

348.1K/mo

Strong omnichannel routing across social messaging apps, but less extensive enterprise ticketing features than Respond.io.

AI AgentPaid, Contact for Pricing56% direct

SleekFlow unified inbox showing WhatsApp and Instagram conversations with linked CRM profiles

10

Gallabox

138.1K/mo

Excellent WhatsApp and social messaging automation, but smaller ecosystem of native CRM integrations than Respond.io.

AI ChatbotFree Trial, Contact for Pricing+3.1%

Gallabox homepage showing the omnichannel AI agent platform, the capture-to-retain customer journey stages, and supported channels

11

CastReader

56K/mo

Read aloud webpages, PDFs, Kindle books and AI answers with synced highlighting

AI Text-to-SpeechFreemium+9.8%

CastReader browser extension reading a webpage aloud with the current word highlighted and Read & Explain annotations on screen

12

Voice Out

39.7K/mo

Turn any webpage, PDF, Doc or ebook into natural-sounding speech in 60+ languages

AI Text-to-SpeechFreemium71% direct

Voice Out browser extension showing a webpage being read aloud with speed controls and a voice picker

#1

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Intercom

4.5M/mo+2.7%

Official

More advanced AI customer support agents and robust helpdesk features, but typically higher pricing than Respond.io.

AI Agent80% direct

Free Trial, Paid

#2

Visit

Gorgias

2.7M/mo+2.4%

Official

SpecialistPurpose-built e-commerce helpdesk with deep Shopify integrations, but less generalized multi-channel routing than Respond.io.

AI Agent78% direct

Contact for Pricing

Visit

Language Reactor

1.9M/mo+0.6%

Learn languages from Netflix, YouTube, and real-world texts with dual subtitles and AI

AI Language Learning77% direct

Freemium

Visit

Crisp

1.4M/mo+1.5%

Official

Easier setup for live chat and shared inboxes, but less powerful automation workflow builder than Respond.io.

AI Chatbot82% direct

Free Trial, Paid, Contact for Pricing, Free

Visit

AiSensy

811.8K/mo

SpecialistAI-first WhatsApp marketing and engagement platform built on official WhatsApp Business APIs

AI Marketing61% direct

Freemium

Visit

Tidio

527.3K/mo

Simpler chatbot builder and e-commerce integrations, but fewer advanced multi-channel routing options than Respond.io.

AI Customer Service73% direct

Freemium

Visit

Callbell

488K/mo

Streamlined team inbox for WhatsApp and messaging apps, but lacks Respond.io's advanced AI agent workflow builder.

AI Chatbot72% direct

Freemium, Free Trial, Paid, Contact for Pricing

Visit

Re:amaze

455.8K/mo+3.6%

Official

Solid multi-channel helpdesk and live chat features, but less sophisticated visual workflow automation than Respond.io.

AI Customer Service67% direct

Free Trial, Paid, Contact for Pricing

Visit

SleekFlow

348.1K/mo

Strong omnichannel routing across social messaging apps, but less extensive enterprise ticketing features than Respond.io.

AI Agent56% direct

Paid, Contact for Pricing

Visit

Gallabox

138.1K/mo+3.1%

Excellent WhatsApp and social messaging automation, but smaller ecosystem of native CRM integrations than Respond.io.

AI Chatbot75% direct

Free Trial, Contact for Pricing

Visit

CastReader

56K/mo+9.8%

Read aloud webpages, PDFs, Kindle books and AI answers with synced highlighting

AI Text-to-Speech35% direct

Freemium

Visit

Voice Out

39.7K/mo

Official

Turn any webpage, PDF, Doc or ebook into natural-sounding speech in 60+ languages

AI Text-to-Speech71% direct

Freemium

Explain Selected vs Respond.io

Side-by-Side Traffic & Specification Matrix

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Frequently Asked Questions: Explain Selected vs Respond.io

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