CartActivity vs CartSpy ‑ Live Cart Analytics
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 CartActivity, Nov 3, 2026 for CartSpy.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: CartActivity 4.2 from 25 reviews and CartSpy 5.0 from 6 reviews.
- Paid plans start at $8.99/month for CartActivity and $9.99/month for CartSpy.
- CartSpy lists 6 features CartActivity’s listing doesn’t mention, including Abandoned cart, Checkout analytics, Event tracking.
Head to head
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- United States
- United Kingdom
- Bulgaria
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Standard
Essential
- · Abandoned cart analytics
- · Daily email report
- · Live view of carts and checkouts
- · Product cart-to-order rates
- · Traffic sources and UTM campaigns
- · Visitor cart history
Advanced
- · All CSV exports and retargeting lists
- · Bot session filtering
- · Everything in Essential
- · Longer history
- · Out-of-stock and broken link reports
- · Storefront search analytics
Pro
- · Everything in Advanced
- · Highest limits
- · Longest cart history
- · Priority support
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureYou know your online store is getting traffic and shoppers are adding products to their shopping carts. But which products? Knowing which products have been added to the cart – as it happens real-time – gives you intelligence on the most popular products or brands which allows you to make better decisions to optimize conversions.
CartSpy shows every cart on your store live: each add to cart, checkout and order as it happens, shopper by shopper. Abandoned carts keep their products, including carts left before checkout, which Shopify's abandoned checkouts never list. A daily email sums up yesterday's carts, checkouts and orders, where they came from and what to fix.
- Tells you what items are being added, removed – as it happens
- Notifies you by email on each activity
- Install and start seeing activities come in – fuss free!
- Live view of add to carts, checkouts and orders
- View traffic source for customer events
- Simple setup with no configuration needed
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 |  CartActivity |  CartSpy |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 82 |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | +1 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | 1 |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Not published | Apparel & Accessories, Home & Garden, Vehicles & Parts |
| Top store countries | Not published | United States, United Kingdom, Bulgaria |
Reviews
| Measure | CartActivity | CartSpy |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.2 ★ | 5.0 ★(ahead) |
| App Store reviews | 25(ahead) | 6 |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | CartActivity | CartSpy |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $8.99/month(ahead) | $9.99/month |
| Longest free trial | 21 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 1 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | CartActivity | CartSpy |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #632 | #56(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | #9 on Pricing moves in Analytics |
| Built for Shopify | No | Yes |
| Launched | Jun 11, 2014 | Jun 28, 2024 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | DevelsAdvocate | Moose Media LLC |
FAQ
CartActivity and CartSpy: common questions
- Is CartActivity or CartSpy cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $8.99/month for CartActivity and $9.99/month for CartSpy. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- Which has better reviews, CartActivity or CartSpy?
- On the Shopify App Store: CartActivity 4.2 from 25 reviews and CartSpy 5.0 from 6 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- CartActivity lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Data export, Funnel analysis, Notifications. CartSpy lists 6 the others don’t mention, such as Abandoned cart, Checkout analytics, Event tracking, Historical analysis. 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 CartActivity, Nov 3, 2026 for CartSpy; 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 CartActivity, Nov 3, 2026 for CartSpy. 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.