Lucky Orange vs Tatari: Shopify Performance Comparison
Tatari wins with Grade A vs Grade D — a significant performance difference that compounds on mobile devices.
Both apps provide heatmaps, session recording, and analytics functionality for Shopify stores. This page presents StackConflict’s independent lab results for both — measured in a clean-room environment with no other apps installed.
Head-to-Head Metrics
| Metric | Lucky Orange | Tatari | Faster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | D | A | Tatari |
| JS Payload | 607.7 KB | 14.59 KB | Tatari |
| CPU Desktop | 471 ms | 7 ms | Tatari |
| CPU Mobile | 1171 ms | 34 ms | Tatari |
| Layout Shift | 0.0 | 0.0 | Lucky Orange |
Mobile CPU measured with 4× CDP throttle (mid-range Android). Tested 2026-05-30.
Tatari — The Faster Option (Grade A)
Tatari scores Grade A with a JS payload of 14.59 KB and 7 ms desktop CPU execution. Mobile CPU: 34 ms. It passes every StackConflict threshold for payload, CPU, and layout stability — making it safe to install on any storefront including mobile-first stores where Time-to-Interactive directly impacts conversion.
View full Tatari speed report →
Lucky Orange — The Heavier Option (Grade D)
Lucky Orange scores Grade D with a JS payload of 607.7 KB and 471 ms desktop CPU execution. Mobile CPU: 1171 ms. This places it in the heavier half of StackConflict’s benchmark dataset — merchants running mobile-first stores should evaluate whether the feature value justifies the performance tradeoff.
View full Lucky Orange speed report →
When to Choose Lucky Orange
- Its unique feature set has no lighter equivalent in StackConflict’s database
- Your store traffic is predominantly desktop
- You have already removed or lightened other heavy scripts to compensate
When to Choose Tatari
- You are running a mobile-heavy store and Core Web Vitals matter
- You want to stack multiple apps without worrying about combined JS cost
- Conversion rate optimisation is a key priority
Performance Verdict
Winner: Tatari — Tatari wins with Grade A vs Grade D — a significant performance difference that compounds on mobile devices.
About This Test
StackConflict measures each Shopify app in an isolated clean-room environment — a single development store, no other scripts, Playwright-controlled browser. V8 CPU cost is the ScriptDuration delta before and after injection. CLS is captured from the same browser session. Results represent the median of three independent runs with outliers removed.
Data from the StackConflict Lab. Last updated 2026-05-30.