Ajax Cart Pro ‑ Smart Purchase vs Smart Carts
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 Ajax Cart Pro, Oct 13, 2026 for Smart Carts.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: Ajax Cart Pro 4.6 from 13 reviews and Smart Carts 3.7 from 3 reviews.
- Only Smart Carts lists a free plan.
- Ajax Cart Pro lists 7 features Smart Carts’s listing doesn’t mention, including Buy more, save more, Cart drawer, Cart sharing.
Head to head
Improves the user experience when purchasing a product.
- United States
- India
- Ireland
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
FREE
- · 25 Monthly Carts
- · Editable Carts
- · Fully Customizable Emails
- · Item Reservation
- · Viewable Carts
STARTER
- · 500 Monthly Carts
- · Editable Carts
- · Fully Customizable Emails
- · Item Reservation
- · Quality Support
- · Viewable Carts
GROWTH
- · 1,000 Monthly Carts
- · Editable Carts
- · Fully Customizable Emails
- · Item Reservation
- · Quality Support
- · Viewable Carts
PRO
- · 3,000 Monthly Carts
- · Editable Carts
- · Fully Customizable Emails
- · Item Reservation
- · Priority Support
- · Viewable Carts
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureThis is the way to enable customers to shop more and increase your revenue. This app allows buyers to add products to the shopping cart from any page without having to go to the specific product detail page. They can select product options via ajax cart pop-up and avoid wasting time on annoying page reloads.
Smart Carts helps boost conversion rates by allowing you to interact with your customers’ carts live. Add urgency by reserving items for customers for a limited time, remind them with automated cart emails, and add items directly to their cart. Track everything with detailed analytics. Improve your customer experience with real-time cart updates, cross-device syncing, and fully customizable email reminders.
- Enhance customer experience on a user-friendly shopping site significantly.
- Add products to cart without being redirected to another page or reload page.
- Customers can select product options to add to cart via the ajax cart pop-up.
- Well compatible with all devices such as mobiles, desktop, tablets, and other.
- Create, view, and edit your customers carts
- Syncs carts across all their devices
- Item reservation, creating a sense of urgency
- Fully customizable email reminders
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 |  Ajax Cart Pro |  Smart Carts |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 11 | 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 | Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Sporting Goods | Not published |
| Top store countries | United States, India, Ireland | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | Ajax Cart Pro | Smart Carts |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.6 ★(ahead) | 3.7 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 13(ahead) | 3 |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Ajax Cart Pro | Smart Carts |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | $30/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 30 days |
| Plans listed | 1 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Ajax Cart Pro | Smart Carts |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #221 | Not enough data |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Apr 21, 2021 | Jul 14, 2023 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | HukCommerce Agency | Simplify Apps |
FAQ
Ajax Cart Pro and Smart Carts: common questions
- Is Ajax Cart Pro or Smart Carts cheaper?
- Only Smart Carts lists a free plan. 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, Ajax Cart Pro or Smart Carts?
- On the Shopify App Store: Ajax Cart Pro 4.6 from 13 reviews and Smart Carts 3.7 from 3 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Ajax Cart Pro lists 7 the others don’t mention, such as Buy more, save more, Cart drawer, Cart sharing, Multi-language. 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 Ajax Cart Pro, Oct 13, 2026 for Smart Carts; 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 Ajax Cart Pro, Oct 13, 2026 for Smart Carts. 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.