Away Mode by Oak & Lever vs Wave Bar
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 14, 2026 for Away Mode by Oak & Lever, Aug 8, 2026 for Wave Bar.
The short answer
- Only Away Mode by Oak & Lever lists a free plan.
- Away Mode by Oak & Lever lists 5 features Wave Bar’s listing doesn’t mention, including Banner position, Email signup, Multi-language.
Head to head
Free
- · Away bar with your reopen date
- · Keep selling with a ship-from date
- · One away period a year
Away Mode
- · Full-page screen, notify-me sign-ups
- · Pause orders: checkout refused
- · Product-page and cart notices
- · Unlimited away periods
- · Weekly or yearly repeats
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureVacation mode for your Shopify store. Set dates once, or every week or year, and Away Mode turns on and off by itself. Pause orders replaces buy buttons with your message, and Shopify's checkout refuses orders, express checkouts included. Or keep selling with a shipping-resumes date on each order. Shoppers can still browse, search engines keep your pages, and a closing-soon bar warns shoppers before you go.
Wave Bar puts an announcement bar across the top of your storefront in about a minute. Show one message, or write up to three and they rotate on a timer you set. Add a link, pick your colours and fonts, and choose whether shoppers can close it. Add a countdown when the deadline is the point.
- Pause orders: buy buttons hidden and checkout refused, express checkouts too
- Accept orders: keep selling with a shipping-resumes date on each order
- Schedule once or repeat weekly or yearly, with a closing-soon bar before
- Bar or full-page closed screen, countdown and notify-me email sign-ups
- One fixed message, or up to three that rotate on a timer you control
- Countdown to a date, or a repeating timer that rolls over on its own
- Separate text sizes for phones and desktop, so it reads well on both
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 |  Wave Bar | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Wave Bar | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Wave Bar | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | 30 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 2 | Not published |
Listing
| Measure | Wave Bar | |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | Not enough data | #320 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Nov 13, 2026 | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Languages | 4 | 1 |
| Developer | Oak and Lever | Code Wave Technologies |
FAQ
Away Mode by Oak & Lever and Wave Bar: common questions
- Is Away Mode by Oak & Lever or Wave Bar cheaper?
- Only Away Mode by Oak & Lever 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.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Away Mode by Oak & Lever lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Banner position, Email signup, Multi-language, Notification. Wave Bar lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Multi-announcement, Sticky display. 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 14, 2026 for Away Mode by Oak & Lever, Aug 8, 2026 for Wave Bar; 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 14, 2026 for Away Mode by Oak & Lever, Aug 8, 2026 for Wave Bar. 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.