CA Battery Fee vs Synorai EcoCharge
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Jun 4, 2026 for CA Battery Fee, Oct 13, 2026 for Synorai EcoCharge.
The short answer
- CA Battery Fee lists 4 features Synorai EcoCharge’s listing doesn’t mention, including Compliance reporting, Liability calculation, Tax rates.
Head to head
Standard
- · Category-based product tagging
- · Province fee schedule preview
- · Standard storefront fee display
- · Supports all 9 provinces with a program
- · Theme app embed setup
Pro
- · Cart Transform support
- · Category-based product tagging
- · Province fee schedule preview
- · Requires Shopify Plus
- · Supports all 9 Provinces with a program
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureCalifornia law requires retailers to collect a battery recycling fee on battery-containing products shipped to California addresses. CA Battery Fee handles this automatically. Define which products contain batteries using a Shopify collection, and the app calculates the correct fee (1.5% of price, capped at $15) during checkout.
Canadian electronics retailers must charge provincial environmental handling fees (EHF), and every province publishes a different schedule. EcoCharge covers all nine provinces with a regulated program — rates verified against the official ARMA and EPRA schedules.
- Automatic fee calculation based on California regulations
- Displays fee message to customers during checkout
- Fee added as line item for order records and accounting
- Configurable message template for your brand voice
- Displays environmental handling fees more clearly in cart
- Supports Alberta, BC, and Saskatchewan fee schedules
- Preview province fee schedules before you go live
- Tag eligible products with a simple category-based setup
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 |  CA Battery Fee |  Synorai EcoCharge |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | CA Battery Fee | Synorai EcoCharge |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 1 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | CA Battery Fee | Synorai EcoCharge |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | $19.99/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 14 days |
| Plans listed | Not published | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | CA Battery Fee | Synorai EcoCharge |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #184 | #32 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jun 4, 2026 | Mar 13, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Viet Le | Synorai Inc. |
FAQ
CA Battery Fee and Synorai EcoCharge: common questions
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- CA Battery Fee lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Compliance reporting, Liability calculation, Tax rates, US (Sales tax). 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 Jun 4, 2026 for CA Battery Fee, Oct 13, 2026 for Synorai EcoCharge; 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 Jun 4, 2026 for CA Battery Fee, Oct 13, 2026 for Synorai EcoCharge. 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.