Open & Close Hours: BlockHour vs Blockify Checkout Customizer
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 14, 2026 for Open & Close Hours, Nov 8, 2026 for Blockify Checkout Customizer.
The short answer
- Only Blockify Checkout Customizer lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Open & Close Hours and $9.99/month for Blockify Checkout Customizer.
- Blockify Checkout Customizer lists 13 features Open & Close Hours’s listing doesn’t mention, including Cart alerts, Checkout alerts, Collection-specific.
Head to head
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Canada
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Pro
FREE
- · 1 active single rule (Limited condition)
- · 24/7 Live chat support
- · Best for development stores
BASIC
- · 1 Hide dynamic payment
- · 1 active sync Payment, Shipping
- · 24/7 Live chat support
- · 3 active Shipping Discounts
- · 3 active checkout validation rules
PREMIUM
- · 24/7 Live chat support
- · No limit to set COD fee
- · Order Status Page Customization
- · Unlimited Checkout validation rules
- · Unlimited Payment & Shipping rules
- · Unlimited Shipping Discounts rules
SHOPIFY PLUS
- · All include in Premium
- · Checkout Page Customizations
- · Checkout Upsell & Discounts
- · Exclusive Shopify Plus Condition Set
- · Order Status Page Customization
- · VIP Tier Support
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureOther hours apps only hide buttons or show popups — shoppers can still check out. BlockHour enforces your hours at checkout with Shopify Functions: orders outside your hours are rejected before payment, on any Shopify store, with no theme code. Set per-day hours in 30-minute steps, including overnight (e.g. 22:00–02:00).
Blockify brings powerful checkout customization and checkout rules to your Shopify store. Use Blockify Checkout Rules customizer, validate carts and addresses, set oder limits, and streamline payment and shipping. Reduce friction on checkout customization & stop spam and fake orders with checkout form, and boost AOV with checkout rules/blocks and post‑purchase blocks.
- Server-side checkout blocking — orders are blocked before payment
- Set business hours per day with 30-minute precision, including overnight hours
- Add holidays, enable instant store closing, and customize the blocked message
- Schedule holidays by date range — block orders on specific days up to 30 days
- Manage your info validation, payment, shipping on checkout page in 1 dashboard
- Create & validate checkout rules by shipping address, customer, date time, cart
- Hide shipping/payment methods to tailor checkout experience for customers
- Hide Express Checkout button on checkout page
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 |  Open & Close Hours | Blockify Checkout Customizer |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 2,927 |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | +23 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | 43 |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | 17% |
| Top store categories | Not published | Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden |
| Top store countries | Not published | United States, United Kingdom, Canada |
Reviews
| Measure | Open & Close Hours | Blockify Checkout Customizer |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 4.9 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 319 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 10 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | 6% |
Pricing
| Measure | Open & Close Hours | Blockify Checkout Customizer |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.99/month | $9.99/month |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | 3 days |
| Plans listed | 1 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Open & Close Hours | Blockify Checkout Customizer |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #164 | #1 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | #1 in Checkout - Other |
| Built for Shopify | No | Yes |
| Launched | May 21, 2026 | Aug 19, 2024 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | kumo studio | Blockify |
FAQ
Open & Close Hours and Blockify Checkout Customizer: common questions
- Is Open & Close Hours or Blockify Checkout Customizer cheaper?
- Only Blockify Checkout Customizer lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Open & Close Hours and $9.99/month for Blockify Checkout Customizer. 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?
- Blockify Checkout Customizer lists 13 the others don’t mention, such as Cart alerts, Checkout alerts, Collection-specific, Custom branding. 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 Oct 14, 2026 for Open & Close Hours, Nov 8, 2026 for Blockify Checkout Customizer; 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 Oct 14, 2026 for Open & Close Hours, Nov 8, 2026 for Blockify Checkout Customizer. 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.