Sale max ‑ Slide Cart Drawer vs Upnova ‑ Cart Upsell & Offers

Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 8, 2026.

The short answer

  • Upnova is detected on 1.9× as many Shopify stores as Sale max: 194 vs 101 as of Nov 8, 2026.
  • On the Shopify App Store: Sale max 4.9 from 133 reviews and Upnova 4.9 from 60 reviews.
  • Sale max lists 21 features Upnova’s listing doesn’t mention, including Additional fees, AI recommendations, Announcement bar.

Head to head

Detected stores

Sale max: 101
Upnova: 194

App Store reviews

Sale max: 133
Upnova: 60

New reviews, 28 days

Sale max: 2
Upnova: —

Stores added, 28 days

Sale max: 2
Upnova: 7
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Pitch
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Categories
  • Cart customization
  • Upsell and cross-sell
  • Cart customization
  • Upsell and cross-sell
Languages
  • English
  • Afrikaans
  • Akan
  • Amharic
  • +132 more
  • English
Launched
Jul 21, 2023
Aug 31, 2022
Built for Shopify
Not badged
Not badged
Reviews per month
3 last full month
2 last full month
Detected stores
101active installs
  • Dailus
  • Sko Store
  • The Country Crib
  • Coctail
  • Karen Schremmer Art
+96 more
194active installs
  • US Four Sigmatic
  • The WOD Life
  • Actively Black Athleisure Wear
  • GOODFORNOTHING®
  • VIBAe
+189 more
Most common store size
101-200 products23%
11-50 products19%
Top countries
  • United States18%
  • Australia6%
  • United Kingdom6%
  • United States37%
  • Australia28%
  • Netherlands9%

Momentum

New reviews each month

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

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Sale maxUpnovaCompleted months only
Free options
Free planFree trial
Free planFree trial
Monthly range
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From $99 to $899/month
Plans
FreeFree
Standard$99/month
7-day free trial+$1.25 for each order with upsell generated with upnova
  • · Basic cart & upsell design
  • · Up to 2 upsell offers
  • · Up to 2 upsell widgets
Pro$299/month
7-day free trial+$0.99 for each order with upsell generated with Upnova
  • · Everything in Standard
  • · Premium cart & upsell design
  • · Unlimited upsell offers
  • · Unlimited upsell widgets
Pro+$899/month
7-day free trial+$0.33 for each order with upsell generated with Upnova
  • · 3-day done-for-you setup
  • · Biweekly AOV optimization
  • · Everything in Pro
Coverage
43 of 51 features84%
26 of 51 features51%
Unique strengths
  • Additional fees
  • AI recommendations
  • Announcement bar
  • Announcements
  • +17 more
  • Bulk discounts
  • Bundles
  • Frequently bought together
  • Funnel performance
  • +3 more
Cart customization
92%22/24
46%11/24
Cart display
100%11/11
18%2/11
Checkout customization
100%3/3
33%1/3
Upselling
80%8/10
80%8/10
Upsell and cross-sell
78%21/27
56%15/27
Analytics
75%3/4
25%1/4
Customization
100%11/11
36%4/11
Offers and recommendations
58%7/12
83%10/12
25188onlybothonly
Sale maxUpnova51 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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Integrations

Sale max4.9(133)Upnova4.9(60)
Works with also listed by another
  • Checkout
  • Judge.me, loox, Ali reviews
  • Reviews.io, Product reviews
  • yotpo
  • Checkout
  • Affirm
  • Klarna
  • Reviews.io
  • Recharge
  • Loopwork
How it sells itself

Uplift sales with Cart Upsell , Slide Cart Drawer to boost sales & aov with cart upsell solution for your store's cart mini cart and cart page. Improve customers' experience by letting them add note, apply discount codes, estimate shipping rates without going to the cart sidebar and cart slidebar to buy more and reduce abandoned cart with free shipping progressive bar, countdown timer, product upsell.

Upnova helps Shopify merchants increase average order value with pre-purchase upsell funnels, a slide cart drawer, and targeted cross-sell offers. Set up upsell funnels in minutes using ready-made templates. Motivate shoppers with free shipping goals, discount incentives, free gifts, and bundle deals. Fully customize the cart drawer design to match your brand. No coding required. Works with all themes.

Key points
  • Drag and drop customizable slide cart and cart page builder that fit your theme
  • Slide cart upsell in sale max instead of showing annoying cart popup
  • Create free shipping progressive bar, cart countdown timer
  • Show relevant product recommendations in cart drawer based on the customers cart
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Screenshots
slide cart drawer Sale Max
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Installed with

Sale max4.9(133)Upnova4.9(60)

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.

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Adoption

MeasureSale maxUpnova
Detected stores101as of Nov 8, 2026194(ahead)as of Nov 8, 2026
Net store change, 28 days+1estimated−3estimated
Stores added, 28 days2new and returning7(ahead)new and returning
Big-brand shareNot enough dataNot enough data
Top store categoriesApparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Home & GardenApparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden
Top store countriesUnited States, Australia, United KingdomUnited States, Australia, Netherlands

Reviews

MeasureSale maxUpnova
App Store rating4.9 ★4.9 ★
App Store reviews133(ahead)60
New reviews, 28 days2Not enough data
Reviewers a year or more in7%Not enough data

Pricing

MeasureSale maxUpnova
Free planNot listedNot listed
Lowest paid monthly planNo monthly plan listed$99/month
Longest free trialNot listed7 days
Plans listed13

Listing

MeasureSale maxUpnova
Shopify category rank#52in Cart customization#200in Upsell and cross-sell
Shopify App ChartsNot on this week’s charts#3 on Big-brand picks in Upsell and cross-sell
Built for ShopifyNoNo
LaunchedJul 21, 2023Aug 31, 2022
Languages136English, Afrikaans, Akan1English
DeveloperGm infotech incUpnova

FAQ

Sale max and Upnova: common questions

Which is more popular, Sale max or Upnova?
Upnova is detected on 1.9× as many Shopify stores as Sale max: 194 vs 101 as of Nov 8, 2026.
Which has better reviews, Sale max or Upnova?
On the Shopify App Store: Sale max 4.9 from 133 reviews and Upnova 4.9 from 60 reviews.
What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
Sale max lists 21 the others don’t mention, such as Additional fees, AI recommendations, Announcement bar, Announcements. Upnova lists 7 the others don’t mention, such as Bulk discounts, Bundles, Frequently bought together, Funnel performance. 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 8, 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 8, 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.