Back in stock Restock Preorder vs RestockCue
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 8, 2026 for Back in stock Restock Preorder, Oct 13, 2026 for RestockCue.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $5.99/month for Back in stock Restock Preorder and $9/month for RestockCue.
- Back in stock Restock Preorder lists 7 features RestockCue’s listing doesn’t mention, including Custom alerts, Custom CSS, Import and export.
Head to head
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Australia
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
FREE
- · Comes with branding
- · Up to 10 manual emails / month for store
- · Up to 10 subscribed items / mo
Pro
- · 300 subscriptions/m
- · Automatic email
- · No branding
- · Up to 100 emails/mo for the store
Premium
- · 1000 subscriptions/m
- · Collection page integration
- · Klaviyo integration
- · Location feature
- · Up to 1000 emails / mo (Total emails)
Advanced
- · 3000 subscriptions/m
- · All features of Premium
- · Up to 3000 emails / month
Free
- · 50 open waitlist signups
- · Inventory sync
- · Restock emails
- · Theme app block
Starter
- · 500 open waitlist signups
- · CSV export
- · Email support
- · Restock emails
Growth
- · 2,500 open waitlist signups
- · CSV export
- · Demand dashboard
- · Priority alert processing
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureRecover lost sales with back in stock alerts. Let customers sign up to get notified when a particular product or variant is restocked. The app works with almost all Shopify themes and supports product variants. You can customize the “Notify Me” button text, colors, and email templates to match your store's design. Add the button to product or collection pages easily. No coding needed.
RestockCue helps merchants recover demand from sold-out products. Add a theme app block to product pages, collect shopper emails for unavailable variants, sync inventory, and send back-in-stock alerts after items return. Inside Shopify admin, merchants can track open waitlists, out-of-stock variants, recent signups, and alert activity from one focused workspace.
- Customers can sign up for notification when product is out of stock
- Both automatic and manual restock email features are available in app.
- Works well with 2.0 themes. Match the look of back in-stock / Restock with theme
- Collect shopper emails on sold-out variants
- Send back-in-stock emails after inventory returns
- Track open waitlists and top requested products
- Add the storefront form with a Shopify theme app block
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 |  Back in stock Restock Preorder |  RestockCue |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 924 | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | −6 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 3 | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | 18% | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Apparel & Accessories, Home & Garden, Health & Beauty | Not published |
| Top store countries | United States, United Kingdom, Australia | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | Back in stock Restock Preorder | RestockCue |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 150 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Back in stock Restock Preorder | RestockCue |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $5.99/month(ahead) | $9/month |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 1 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Back in stock Restock Preorder | RestockCue |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #46 | Not enough data |
| Shopify App Charts | #7 in Stock alerts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | No |
| Launched | Feb 27, 2019 | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Zooomy | SKUcue |
FAQ
Back in stock Restock Preorder and RestockCue: common questions
- Is Back in stock Restock Preorder or RestockCue cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $5.99/month for Back in stock Restock Preorder and $9/month for RestockCue. 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?
- Back in stock Restock Preorder lists 7 the others don’t mention, such as Custom alerts, Custom CSS, Import and export, Manual alerts. RestockCue lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Customer demand, Inventory reports, Inventory tracking. 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 8, 2026 for Back in stock Restock Preorder, Oct 13, 2026 for RestockCue; 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 8, 2026 for Back in stock Restock Preorder, Oct 13, 2026 for RestockCue. 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.