Apex Cart Progress Bar vs MCE Progress Bar, Upsells

Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 4, 2026.

The short answer

  • Apex Cart Progress Bar is detected on 22× as many Shopify stores as MCE Progress Bar, Upsells: 240 vs 11 as of Nov 4, 2026.
  • On the Shopify App Store: Apex Cart Progress Bar 3.8 from 40 reviews and MCE Progress Bar, Upsells 4.7 from 4 reviews.
  • Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $7.90/month for Apex Cart Progress Bar and $4.99/month for MCE Progress Bar, Upsells.
  • Apex Cart Progress Bar lists 17 features MCE Progress Bar, Upsells’s listing doesn’t mention, including Automatic discounts, BOGO, Bulk discounts.

Head to head

Detected stores

Apex Cart Progress Bar: 240
MCE Progress Bar, Upsells: 11

App Store reviews

Apex Cart Progress Bar: 40
MCE Progress Bar, Upsells: 4
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Pitch
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Categories
  • Discounts
  • Cart customization
  • Discounts
Languages
  • English
  • English
Launched
Apr 8, 2024
Aug 7, 2025
Built for Shopify
Not badged
Not badged
Reviews per month
1 last full month
1 last full month
Detected stores
240active installs
  • Willie Nelson Shop
  • The Skinny Confidential Shop
  • Sticky Bra
  • Rukun
  • Tresher Accesorios
+235 more
11active installs
  • Joey Yap INT
  • Insurge Clothing
  • Albasa Foods
  • ClassicDecks
  • Paper Harmony
+6 more
Most common store size
11-50 products23%
11-50 products45%
Top countries
  • United States21%
  • United Kingdom8%
  • India7%
  • India18%
  • Australia9%
  • Canada9%

Momentum

New reviews each month

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

035DecMayJulSepNovAprAugOctApex Cart Progress Bar: 1 reviews in December 2024Apex Cart Progress Bar: 1 reviews in February 2025Apex Cart Progress Bar: 1 reviews in May 2025Apex Cart Progress Bar: 4 reviews in June 2025Apex Cart Progress Bar: 4 reviews in July 2025Apex Cart Progress Bar: 5 reviews in August 2025Apex Cart Progress Bar: 3 reviews in September 2025Apex Cart Progress Bar: 1 reviews in October 2025Apex Cart Progress Bar: 2 reviews in November 2025Apex Cart Progress Bar: 2 reviews in December 2025Apex Cart Progress Bar: 1 reviews in April 2026Apex Cart Progress Bar: 1 reviews in May 2026MCE Progress Bar, Upsells: 1 reviews in August 2025MCE Progress Bar, Upsells: 1 reviews in May 2026MCE Progress Bar, Upsells: 1 reviews in August 2026MCE Progress Bar, Upsells: 1 reviews in October 2026
Apex Cart Progress BarMCE Progress Bar, UpsellsCompleted months only
Free options
Free planFree trial
Free planFree trial
Monthly range
From $0 to $7.90/month
From $0 to $4.99/month
Plans
FreeFree
  • · 1-tier progress bar
  • · Cart volume discounts
  • · Free shipping
  • · Live chat customer support
  • · Product quantity discounts
Pro$7.90/month
  • · Cart volume discounts
  • · Free shipping
  • · Live chat customer support
  • · Multi-tier progress bar
  • · Product quantity discounts
FREEFree
  • · All features
  • · Up to 10 orders generated by MCE/month
STANDARD$4.99/month
14-day free trial
  • · All features
  • · Unlimited orders generated by MCE/month
Coverage
22 of 22 features100%
5 of 22 features23%
Unique strengths
  • Automatic discounts
  • BOGO
  • Bulk discounts
  • Cart drawer
  • +13 more
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Cart customization
100%6/6
0%0/6
Cart display
100%5/5
0%0/5
Checkout customization
100%1/1
0%0/1
Discounts
100%16/16
31%5/16
Discount types
100%13/13
23%3/13
Managing discounts
100%3/3
67%2/3
1750onlybothonly
Apex Cart Progress BarMCE Progress Bar, Upsells22 features listed across both App Store listings

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How it sells itself

Apex Progress Bar is a powerful tool designed to increase your store’s average order value. Add a tiered progress bar with multiple rewards to your cart or product page. Offer fixed or percentage cart discounts, free shipping or gifts. Customise the design to match your brand. Easily adjust free shipping rules and discounts through the app's interface.

MCE Progress Bar helps you easily create a dynamic progress bar that appears on the cart and product pages. The bar updates in real time, showing customers their progress toward custom rewards such as discounts, free gifts, or free shipping. This is an effective way to motivate customers to spend more, increase sales and AOV, and engage shoppers on their path to checkout.

Key points
  • Offer multiple fixed or percentage discounts and free shipping
  • Automatic Shopify discount creation
  • Geolocation targeting & multiple currency support
  • Highly customizable design to perfectly match your brand
  • Free Gift/Shipping: Offered when customers reach a min order qty or cart value
  • Discount Program: Encourage customers to add more items to their cart
  • Rewards Progress Bar: Motivate customers to spend more by showing spending goals
  • Discount Code: Automatically generate discount codes for your campaign
Screenshots
Apex Progress Bar is easy to setup
Increase your AOV with Apex Progress BarApex Progress Bar customer reviewsApex Progress Bar is optimized for mobile devices
Dashboard
Free Shipping, free gift, shipping discountCart pageProduct page

All the numbers

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Adoption

MeasureApex Cart Progress BarMCE Progress Bar, Upsells
Detected stores240(ahead)as of Nov 4, 202611as of Nov 4, 2026
Net store change, 28 days−7estimated−1estimated
Stores added, 28 daysNot enough dataNot enough data
Big-brand share19%of stores of known sizeNot enough data
Top store categoriesApparel & Accessories, Food, Beverages & Tobacco, Health & BeautyApparel & Accessories, Arts & Entertainment, Health & Beauty
Top store countriesUnited States, United Kingdom, IndiaIndia, Australia, Canada

Reviews

MeasureApex Cart Progress BarMCE Progress Bar, Upsells
App Store rating3.8 ★4.7 ★(ahead)
App Store reviews40(ahead)4
New reviews, 28 days0Not enough data
Reviewers a year or more inNot enough dataNot enough data

Pricing

MeasureApex Cart Progress BarMCE Progress Bar, Upsells
Free planYesYes
Lowest paid monthly plan$7.90/month$4.99/month(ahead)
Longest free trialNot listed14 days
Plans listed22

Listing

MeasureApex Cart Progress BarMCE Progress Bar, Upsells
Shopify category rank#268in DiscountsNot enough data
Shopify App ChartsNot on this week’s chartsNot on this week’s charts
Built for ShopifyNoNo
LaunchedApr 8, 2024Aug 7, 2025
Languages1English1English
DeveloperApex Apps by Piric GroupMCEaov

FAQ

Apex Cart Progress Bar and MCE Progress Bar, Upsells: common questions

Which is more popular, Apex Cart Progress Bar or MCE Progress Bar, Upsells?
Apex Cart Progress Bar is detected on 22× as many Shopify stores as MCE Progress Bar, Upsells: 240 vs 11 as of Nov 4, 2026.
Is Apex Cart Progress Bar or MCE Progress Bar, Upsells cheaper?
Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $7.90/month for Apex Cart Progress Bar and $4.99/month for MCE Progress Bar, Upsells. 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, Apex Cart Progress Bar or MCE Progress Bar, Upsells?
On the Shopify App Store: Apex Cart Progress Bar 3.8 from 40 reviews and MCE Progress Bar, Upsells 4.7 from 4 reviews.
What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
Apex Cart Progress Bar lists 17 the others don’t mention, such as Automatic discounts, BOGO, Bulk discounts, Cart drawer. 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 4, 2026; 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 4, 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.