Back In Stock! Alert Engine vs Back In Stock,Notify Me: Kbite

Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 11, 2026.

The short answer

  • Back In Stock,Notify Me is detected on 116× as many Shopify stores as Back In Stock! Alert Engine: 11,824 vs 102 as of Nov 11, 2026.
  • On the Shopify App Store: Back In Stock! Alert Engine 4.7 from 27 reviews and Back In Stock,Notify Me 5.0 from 4,422 reviews.
  • Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $4/month for Back In Stock! Alert Engine and $5/month for Back In Stock,Notify Me.
  • Back In Stock! Alert Engine lists 23 features Back In Stock,Notify Me’s listing doesn’t mention, including Abandoned cart, Analytics, Automations.

Head to head

Detected stores

Back In Stock! Alert Engine: 102
Back In Stock,Notify Me: 11,824

App Store reviews

Back In Stock! Alert Engine: 27
Back In Stock,Notify Me: 4,422

New reviews, 28 days

Back In Stock! Alert Engine: —
Back In Stock,Notify Me: 152

Stores added, 28 days

Back In Stock! Alert Engine: 4
Back In Stock,Notify Me: 232
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Pitch
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Re-Stock, Back in Stock, Abandoned Cart Push,Email & SMS Alert

Categories
  • Stock alerts
  • Email marketing
  • Stock alerts
  • Marketing - Other
Languages
  • English
  • English
Launched
Dec 23, 2024
May 20, 2021
Built for Shopify
Built for Shopify
Built for Shopify
Reviews per month
3 last full month
164 last full month
Detected stores
102active installs
  • PIXI
  • Contessa Moda
  • PWR Supply
  • rocky's matcha
  • Gianni Kavanagh Pre-Order
+97 more
11,824active installs
  • DERMA E
  • Pink Rose tk
  • Aachho
  • Hidesign
  • Blvck
+11,819 more
Most common store size
1,001-5,000 products21%
11-50 products20%
Top countries
  • United Kingdom15%
  • United States14%
  • Canada6%
  • United States25%
  • United Kingdom8%
  • Australia6%

Momentum

New reviews each month

Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.

0100200JulOctDecFebAprJunAugOctBack In Stock! Alert Engine: 2 reviews in July 2025Back In Stock! Alert Engine: 2 reviews in September 2025Back In Stock! Alert Engine: 1 reviews in October 2025Back In Stock! Alert Engine: 2 reviews in November 2025Back In Stock! Alert Engine: 2 reviews in December 2025Back In Stock! Alert Engine: 1 reviews in January 2026Back In Stock! Alert Engine: 1 reviews in March 2026Back In Stock! Alert Engine: 2 reviews in May 2026Back In Stock! Alert Engine: 1 reviews in June 2026Back In Stock! Alert Engine: 3 reviews in July 2026Back In Stock! Alert Engine: 1 reviews in August 2026Back In Stock! Alert Engine: 3 reviews in October 2026Back In Stock,Notify Me: Kbite: 98 reviews in December 2025Back In Stock,Notify Me: Kbite: 123 reviews in January 2026Back In Stock,Notify Me: Kbite: 119 reviews in February 2026Back In Stock,Notify Me: Kbite: 124 reviews in March 2026Back In Stock,Notify Me: Kbite: 91 reviews in April 2026Back In Stock,Notify Me: Kbite: 110 reviews in May 2026Back In Stock,Notify Me: Kbite: 121 reviews in June 2026Back In Stock,Notify Me: Kbite: 167 reviews in July 2026Back In Stock,Notify Me: Kbite: 163 reviews in August 2026Back In Stock,Notify Me: Kbite: 153 reviews in September 2026Back In Stock,Notify Me: Kbite: 164 reviews in October 2026
Back In Stock! Alert EngineBack In Stock,Notify MeCompleted months only
Free options
Free planFree trial
Free planFree trial
Monthly range
From $0 to $12/month
From $0 to $19/month
Plans
Free PlanFree
  • · 50 Email Alerts
  • · Custom Alert Templates
  • · Custom Notify Me Button
  • · Email open, delivery & read logs
  • · Import/Export Subscribers
  • · Restock Alert Only
Basic Plan$4/month
7-day free trial
  • · Custom Notify Me Button
  • · Email open, delivery & read logs
  • · Import/Export Subscribers
  • · Insights
  • · Restock Alert Only
  • · Swap/Replace Subscriber Product
Advanced Plan$8/month
7-day free trial
  • · Custom Notify Me Button
  • · Email open, delivery & read logs
  • · Import/Export Subscribers
  • · Insights
  • · Low Stock & Restock alert
  • · Swap/Replace Subscriber Product
Premium Plan$12/month
7-day free trial
  • · Custom button Product & Collection page
  • · Email from your domain
  • · Everything in Basic plan
  • · Integrations with Klaviyo, Omnisend
  • · Multi-language
  • · Multi-locations (inventory)
FreeFree
  • · 30 Emails/mo
  • · Back In Stock Notifications
  • · Button + Form Customizations
  • · Min. Inventory Limit
  • · Price Drop Notifications
  • · Unlimited Registrations
Basic$5/month
14-day free trialSMS prices depends on country. Starts at $0.02 for US
  • · 500 Email Notifications/mo
  • · Everything in Free plan plus
  • · Min. Inventory Limit
  • · Multi-language
  • · Multi-location
  • · No Branding
Starter$9/month
14-day free trialSMS prices depends on country. Starts at $0.02 for US
  • · 2500 Email Notifications/mo
  • · Batch delivery
  • · Everything in the Basic plan plus
  • · Min. Inventory Limit
  • · Multi-language
  • · No Branding
Pro$19/month
14-day free trialSMS prices depends on country. Starts at $0.02 for US
  • · 5000 Email Notifications/mo
  • · Custom Integrations
  • · Everything in Starter plan plus
  • · Min. Inventory Limit
  • · Multi-language
  • · No Branding
Coverage
40 of 41 features98%
18 of 41 features44%
Unique strengths
  • Abandoned cart
  • Analytics
  • Automations
  • Back-in-stock emails
  • +19 more
  • SMS
Email marketing
100%21/21
0%0/21
Campaign types
100%9/9
0%0/9
Managing campaigns
100%12/12
0%0/12
Stock alerts
95%19/20
90%18/20
Analytics and reporting
100%4/4
100%4/4
Customization
100%5/5
100%5/5
Notifications
91%10/11
82%9/11
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Back In Stock! Alert EngineBack In Stock,Notify Me41 features listed across both App Store listings

Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.

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Works with also listed by another
  • notify me
  • out of stock
  • klaviyo
  • omnisend
  • pagefly
  • Checkout
  • Pagefly
  • Shopgun
How it sells itself

Back in Stock! Alert Engine is an all-in-one marketing tool to help you recover lost sales. Don't miss out on lost sales with Back In Stock & Restock Alerts, Abandoned carts, price drop, and low stock notifications through Emails. Shows the Notify Me!! button on out of stock products and automatically sends notifications when they get in stock.

Krtbite is an all-in-one marketing tool to help you recover lost sales. Don't miss out on lost sales with Back In Stock Alerts, Abandoned carts, and price drop notifications through Emails, and SMS Alerts. Shows the Notify Me!! button on out of stock products and automatically sends notifications when they get in stock. Creates the out-of-stock & price drop waitlists to see products in demand.

Key points
  • Restock Alerts: Send automatic and manual back in stock notifications via Email.
  • Setup Notify Me Buttons in Minutes; Customize Buttons to Match Brand Guidelines.
  • Grow Email Lists & Sync to Email Providers Like Klaviyo.
  • Restock alert, Low stock alert, price drop alert, multilingual tools, and more!
  • Restock Alerts: Send Automatic back in stock email and SMS alerts
  • Price Drop Alerts: Send price drop alerts to customers when product is on-sale
  • Out of Stock Waitlist: Product analytic to know most in-demand products.
  • Grow Mailing List: Sync to Customer list automatically for email marketing.
Screenshots
Customize Back in Stock Notification to match your brand guide.
Customize Back in Stock buttons to meet your brand.Back In Stock and Restock Alerts notify your customersmarketing integrations with other apps
KrtBite Features
Abandoned Cart AutomationNotification EditSubscribers List

All the numbers

Every figure, side by side

A green dot marks the app ahead on a measured figure. Estimates, gaps and apps that leave no storefront trace never take the lead.

Showing only the rows where the apps differ.

Adoption

MeasureBack In Stock! Alert EngineBack In Stock,Notify Me
Detected stores102as of Nov 11, 202611,824(ahead)as of Nov 11, 2026
Net store change, 28 days+4estimated+104estimated
Stores added, 28 days4new and returning232(ahead)new and returning
Big-brand shareNot enough data14%of stores of known size
Top store categoriesApparel & Accessories, Food, Beverages & Tobacco, Toys & GamesApparel & Accessories, Home & Garden, Health & Beauty
Top store countriesUnited Kingdom, United States, CanadaUnited States, United Kingdom, Australia

Reviews

MeasureBack In Stock! Alert EngineBack In Stock,Notify Me
App Store rating4.7 ★5.0 ★(ahead)
App Store reviews274,422(ahead)
New reviews, 28 daysNot enough data152
Reviewers a year or more inNot enough data6%

Pricing

MeasureBack In Stock! Alert EngineBack In Stock,Notify Me
Free planYesYes
Lowest paid monthly plan$4/month(ahead)$5/month
Longest free trial7 days14 days
Plans listed44

Listing

MeasureBack In Stock! Alert EngineBack In Stock,Notify Me
Shopify category rank#23in Stock alerts#2(ahead)in Stock alerts
Shopify App Charts#15 in Stock alerts#64 on the Shoplist 100
Built for ShopifyYesYes
LaunchedDec 23, 2024May 20, 2021
Languages1English1English
DeveloperScript EngineDEVSQUAT SOLUTIONS

FAQ

Back In Stock! Alert Engine and Back In Stock,Notify Me: common questions

Which is more popular, Back In Stock! Alert Engine or Back In Stock,Notify Me?
Back In Stock,Notify Me is detected on 116× as many Shopify stores as Back In Stock! Alert Engine: 11,824 vs 102 as of Nov 11, 2026.
Is Back In Stock! Alert Engine or Back In Stock,Notify Me cheaper?
Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $4/month for Back In Stock! Alert Engine and $5/month for Back In Stock,Notify Me. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
Which has better reviews, Back In Stock! Alert Engine or Back In Stock,Notify Me?
On the Shopify App Store: Back In Stock! Alert Engine 4.7 from 27 reviews and Back In Stock,Notify Me 5.0 from 4,422 reviews.
What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
Back In Stock! Alert Engine lists 23 the others don’t mention, such as Abandoned cart, Analytics, Automations, Back-in-stock emails. Back In Stock,Notify Me lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as SMS. A feature missing from a listing may still be supported; this compares what each App Store listing says.
Where does this comparison’s data come from?
Shoplist crawls Shopify storefronts to detect which apps each store runs, and reads each app’s Shopify App Store listing for reviews, pricing, features and integrations. Store counts are as of Nov 11, 2026; estimated figures are labeled.

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How Shoplist compares apps

Store counts come from Shoplist’s crawl of Shopify storefronts, which detects the apps each store runs; they are as of Nov 11, 2026. Reviews, ratings, plans, features and integrations come from each app’s Shopify App Store listing. 28-day figures are labeled when estimated, and a figure that is missing or estimated never decides who leads. Read the methodology.