Balance Due: Deposit Plans vs Dibs – Preorders & Backorders
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 9, 2026 for Balance Due, Nov 10, 2026 for Dibs.
The short answer
- Only Balance Due lists a free plan.
- Dibs lists 11 features Balance Due’s listing doesn’t mention, including Back orders, Badges, Buttons.
Head to head
- United States
- Hong Kong
- Italy
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · Balance Due branding on emails
- · Customer payment page, no login
- · Email schedule, reminders, receipts
- · Fulfilment held until paid in full
Starter
- · 30 orders with a balance at a time
- · CSV export of every payment plan
- · Daily digest and overdue alerts
- · Everything in Free, no branding
- · Failed payments retried with pay link
Growth
- · 100 text messages a month
- · 300 orders with a balance at a time
- · Collect now and move payment dates
- · Everything in Starter
- · Instalments on Shopify Plus stores
Pro
- · 500 text messages a month
- · Everything in Growth
- · Priority support, same working day
- · Text top-ups from £4.99 per 100
- · Unlimited orders with a balance
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureBalance Due adds a deposit option to the products you choose. The customer pays part at checkout through Shopify’s own checkout, and the balance is collected later on the date you set or when you mark the order ready, from the card Shopify saved or by a Shopify payment link where your provider cannot save one. Failed payments are retried and the customer is sent a payment link.
Boost sales with Dibs for pre-launch and out-of-stock scenarios. Manage pre order and backorders to enable purchase of coming soon items. Offer partial deposits, book now pay later and automate payment reminders for scheduled collections. Prevent overselling with checkout validation and inventory tracking. Perfect for made to order items, presales and product launches.
- Deposit option on any product, as a percentage or a fixed amount per unit
- Balance charged automatically on your date, or when you mark the order ready
- Failed payments retried, with a payment link sent to the customer each time
- Fulfilment held until the order is paid in full, then released for you
- Supports preorder and backorder plans with product-level customization options.
- Supports both partial and full payments, enhancing transaction flexibility.
- Dashboard to monitor preorder and backorder performance, orders, and statuses.
- Send shipping update emails and automate reminders emails with payment due link.
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 |  Dibs | |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 15 |
| 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 | Apparel & Accessories, Home & Garden, Luggage & Bags |
| Top store countries | Not published | United States, Hong Kong, Italy |
Reviews
| Measure | Dibs | |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 149 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | 0% |
Pricing
| Measure | Dibs | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $19.99/month | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 4 | Not published |
Listing
| Measure | Dibs | |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | Not enough data | #10 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | Yes |
| Launched | Nov 9, 2026 | Mar 24, 2025 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | DADLINK TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED | Logbase |
FAQ
Balance Due and Dibs: common questions
- Is Balance Due or Dibs cheaper?
- Only Balance Due 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?
- Balance Due lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Custom branding, Custom text, SMS notifications. Dibs lists 11 the others don’t mention, such as Back orders, Badges, Buttons, Crowdfunding. 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 9, 2026 for Balance Due, Nov 10, 2026 for Dibs; 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 9, 2026 for Balance Due, Nov 10, 2026 for Dibs. 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.