ApproveCart: Order Approval vs POV: Purchase Order Validator
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, Oct 14, 2026 for POV.
The short answer
- Paid plans start at $19/month for ApproveCart and $2.99/month for POV.
- ApproveCart lists 5 features POV’s listing doesn’t mention, including APIs, Custom workflows, Customer tags.
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
Pro
- · B2B-only validation
- · Custom PO format
- · Custom error message
- · Fast setup
- · Priority support
- · Regex PO validation
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.
Ensure every B2B order includes a valid purchase order number before checkout. Require PO numbers for wholesale buyers, validate them with an optional custom format or regex, and display your own error message when validation fails. Retail customers are never affected. Configure everything in minutes with no coding or external servers required.
- 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
- Require PO numbers for B2B checkout
- Validate custom PO formats with regex (optional)
- Display custom checkout error messages
- Retail customers remain unaffected
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 |  POV |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | POV |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | POV |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $19/month | $2.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 3 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | ApproveCart | POV |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #312(ahead) | #423 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jul 9, 2026 | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | nyoDev | Alpha Edge |
FAQ
ApproveCart and POV: common questions
- Is ApproveCart or POV cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $19/month for ApproveCart and $2.99/month for POV. 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 5 the others don’t mention, such as APIs, Custom workflows, Customer tags, Product tags. 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, Oct 14, 2026 for POV; 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, Oct 14, 2026 for POV. 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.