Advance Cart vs GCL Cart Drawer & Upsell
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 6, 2026 for Advance Cart, Nov 3, 2026 for GCL Cart Drawer & Upsell.
The short answer
- Only GCL Cart Drawer & Upsell lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $1/month for Advance Cart and $4.99/month for GCL Cart Drawer & Upsell.
- Advance Cart lists 10 features GCL Cart Drawer & Upsell’s listing doesn’t mention, including Additional fees, Bulk discounts, Buy more, save more.
Head to head
Trial
Free
- · Announcement bar
- · Colors, texts and position
- · Coupon box
- · Order summary and savings
- · Slide-out cart drawer
Pro
- · Countdown timer
- · Coupons listed in the cart
- · Everything in Free
- · Rewards bar with free gifts
- · Swap offers and deals carousel
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureAdvance Cart replaces your theme's cart page with a slide-out drawer that works with any theme. Show a shipping progress bar, trust badges and express checkout. Raise order value with gifts, spend tiers, bundles and one-tap add-ons. Give shoppers a coupon sheet that explains refused codes and applies them once the cart qualifies. Cart events go to GA4, Meta Pixel, Klaviyo and more with no setup.
GCL Cart Drawer & Upsell replaces your theme's cart with a slide-out cart that you control from one settings page. Show a rewards bar that tells shoppers what they unlock as their cart grows, list your discount codes so they can be applied in one tap, and suggest related products in a deals carousel. An announcement bar, countdown timer, savings summary and all texts and colors can be adjusted to match your store.
- Quick slide-out cart with shipping bar, milestones and trust badges
- gifts, spend tiers, bundles and add-ons that raise order value
- Coupon sheet that explains refused codes and applies them automatically
- 16 cart events sent to GA4, Meta Pixel, Klaviyo and more with no setup
- Slide-out cart with announcement bar, coupon box and order summary
- Rewards bar that shows what shoppers unlock as their cart total grows
- Coupons listed in the cart that shoppers apply with one tap
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.
Adoption
| Measure | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Not published | Not published |
| Top store countries | Not published | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | ||
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | Not published |
| App Store reviews | Not published | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | ||
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $1/month(ahead) | $4.99/month |
| Longest free trial | 15 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 1 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Nov 5, 2026 | Nov 3, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Trenzico | geniuscodelab |
FAQ
Advance Cart and GCL Cart Drawer & Upsell: common questions
- Is Advance Cart or GCL Cart Drawer & Upsell cheaper?
- Only GCL Cart Drawer & Upsell lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $1/month for Advance Cart and $4.99/month for GCL Cart Drawer & Upsell. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Advance Cart lists 10 the others don’t mention, such as Additional fees, Bulk discounts, Buy more, save more, Frequently bought together. GCL Cart Drawer & Upsell lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Custom styles. 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 6, 2026 for Advance Cart, Nov 3, 2026 for GCL Cart Drawer & Upsell; estimated figures are labeled.
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 6, 2026 for Advance Cart, Nov 3, 2026 for GCL Cart Drawer & Upsell. 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.