Open & Close Hours: BlockHour vs Nex Minimum Order Amount MOQ
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 Nex Minimum Order Amount MOQ.
The short answer
- Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Open & Close Hours and $9.99/month for Nex Minimum Order Amount MOQ.
- Nex Minimum Order Amount MOQ lists 15 features Open & Close Hours’s listing doesn’t mention, including Cart alerts, Cart-based, Checkout alerts.
Head to head
- United States
- Canada
- Germany
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Pro
Basic Plan
- · Cart total minimum limit
- · Live chat support
- · Min/Max Collection Limit
- · Min/Max Order Quantity Limit
- · Min/Max Order Value Limit
- · Min/Max Product Limit
Premium Plan
- · Advanced Rule Conditions
- · All basic Features +
- · Bulk Product limit using metafields
- · Limit by Variant Metafield
- · Multilingual Customizable Messages
- · Priority Chat/Email 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).
Set exact minimum purchase amount and maximum order limit quantity for any collection, product, or the whole cart—no code needed. Checkout validation can add customer- or location-based conditions, and if a shopper exceeds or falls short of a rule, the app blocks payment and shows a clear, editable message in their language. .
- 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
- Block or validate purchase in product, cart and checkout page.
- Apply Restrictions for an Entire Cart, Specific Products, or Collection
- Block checkout based on country, state or province, postal code or zip etc
- Build custom checkout validation rules: min/max quantities, required tags & more
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 |  Nex Minimum Order Amount MOQ |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 89 |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | +2 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | 2 |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Not published | Apparel & Accessories, Food, Beverages & Tobacco, Home & Garden |
| Top store countries | Not published | United States, Canada, Germany |
Reviews
| Measure | Open & Close Hours | Nex Minimum Order Amount MOQ |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 4.2 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 13 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 1 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Open & Close Hours | Nex Minimum Order Amount MOQ |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.99/month | $9.99/month |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 1 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Open & Close Hours | Nex Minimum Order Amount MOQ |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #164 | #32 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | #16 in Order limits |
| Built for Shopify | No | Yes |
| Launched | May 21, 2026 | Mar 13, 2024 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | kumo studio | Nex App Studio LLC |
FAQ
Open & Close Hours and Nex Minimum Order Amount MOQ: common questions
- Is Open & Close Hours or Nex Minimum Order Amount MOQ cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Open & Close Hours and $9.99/month for Nex Minimum Order Amount MOQ. 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?
- Nex Minimum Order Amount MOQ lists 15 the others don’t mention, such as Cart alerts, Cart-based, Checkout alerts, Collection-specific. 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 Nex Minimum Order Amount MOQ; 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 Nex Minimum Order Amount MOQ. 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.