Open & Close Hours: BlockHour vs We're Closed
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, Oct 13, 2026 for We're Closed.
The short answer
- Only We're Closed lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Open & Close Hours and $2.99/month for We're Closed.
Head to head
Open and close your store automatically
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Pro
Free
- · Up to 25 Monthly Orders
Basic
- · Up to 300 Monthly Orders
Pro
- · Unlimited Orders
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).
This app will help you open and close your business based on your working hours. The app will disable the Add to Cart and the Proceed to Checkout buttons preventing customers to place orders during certain times. You can have different times for each day of the week! It’s ideal for restaurants, bakeries, grocery stores and all local stores.
- 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
- Set different working hours for each day of the week.
- Disable Add to Cart and Proceed to Checkout buttons only during closed hours.
- Display a closed banner.
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 |  We're Closed |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Open & Close Hours | We're Closed |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 4.3 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 11 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Open & Close Hours | We're Closed |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.99/month | $2.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 1 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Open & Close Hours | We're Closed |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #164 | #48 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | May 21, 2026 | Jul 22, 2020 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | kumo studio | Garoo |
FAQ
Open & Close Hours and We're Closed: common questions
- Is Open & Close Hours or We're Closed cheaper?
- Only We're Closed lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Open & Close Hours and $2.99/month for We're Closed. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- 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, Oct 13, 2026 for We're Closed; 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, Oct 13, 2026 for We're Closed. 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.