ApproveCart: Order Approval vs OrderCadence
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 7, 2026 for ApproveCart, Nov 2, 2026 for OrderCadence.
The short answer
- Only OrderCadence lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for ApproveCart and $19/month for OrderCadence.
- ApproveCart lists 6 features OrderCadence’s listing doesn’t mention, including APIs, Conditional logic, Custom workflows.
Head to head
Starter
- · 50 approval requests per month
- · Approval history & audit trail
- · Approval required before checkout
- · Exact-cart checkout blocking
- · Spend limit based approvals
Growth
- · Approval expiry settings
- · Approvers manage their own buyer teams
- · Company & location rules
- · Everything in Starter
- · Product & collection rules
- · Unlimited approval requests
Free
- · Draft or payment-term order creation
- · One active recurring schedule
- · Pause, resume, skip, and run now
Standard
- · Activity history and manual run controls
- · Draft or payment-term order creation
- · Unlimited recurring schedules
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureApproveCart helps merchants control purchases before checkout. Create custom teams for regular Shopify customers without needing Shopify B2B, or use existing B2B companies. Buyers request approval when carts exceed spend limits or match approval rules. Approvers can review requests, edit carts, and approve or reject purchases. Buyers receive decisions by email. Checkout validates the exact approved cart.
OrderCadence helps Shopify B2B merchants automate standing orders without rebuilding them each week or month. Select a company location, products and quantities, then schedule weekly, every-two-week or monthly runs. Create drafts for review or normal unpaid orders using Shopify payment terms.
- Require approval before B2B buyers can complete checkout
- Assign buyers, approvers, and spend limits by company
- Add product, collection, company, and location approval rules
- Let approvers approve or reject requests from customer accounts
- Schedule weekly, every-two-week or recurring B2B draft orders
- Select company locations, contacts, products and quantities
- Review every generated order as a Shopify draft before sending
- Pause, resume, skip, edit or run schedules at any time
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 |  ApproveCart |  OrderCadence |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ApproveCart | OrderCadence |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 1 | 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 | ApproveCart | OrderCadence |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $19/month | $19/month |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | ApproveCart | OrderCadence |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #312(ahead) | #348 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jul 9, 2026 | Sep 23, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | nyoDev | Burmolle Dev |
FAQ
ApproveCart and OrderCadence: common questions
- Is ApproveCart or OrderCadence cheaper?
- Only OrderCadence lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for ApproveCart and $19/month for OrderCadence. 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?
- ApproveCart lists 6 the others don’t mention, such as APIs, Conditional logic, Custom workflows, Customer tags. OrderCadence lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Time-based. 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 7, 2026 for ApproveCart, Nov 2, 2026 for OrderCadence; 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 7, 2026 for ApproveCart, Nov 2, 2026 for OrderCadence. 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.