CartActivity vs Signals
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, Oct 13, 2026 for Signals.
The short answer
- Only Signals lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $8.99/month for CartActivity and $9/month for Signals.
- Signals lists 4 features CartActivity’s listing doesn’t mention, including Analytics dashboard, Checkout analytics, Event tracking.
Head to head
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Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Standard
Free
Starter
- · CSV export + full-history access
- · Up to 10,000 visitors / month
Growth
- · JSON export + scope-controlled API keys
- · Up to 50,000 visitors / month
Pro
- · 12-month retention + priority support
- · Up to 200,000 visitors / month
Starter Annual
- · Up to 10,000 visitors / month · save 20%
Growth Annual
- · Up to 50,000 visitors / month · save 20%
Pro Annual
- · Up to 200,000 visitors / mo · save 20%
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.
Signals aggregates the pre-purchase behavior behind every order—the cues that decide whether a visitor buys or hesitates. See products added then removed from cart, search terms that led to purchases, visit-days vs. purchase rate, compared product pairs, pre-payment drop-offs, and decision stages A-F. Export any visitor's history by clientId.
- 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!
- Top abandoned-from-cart products—see hesitation and price-sensitivity signals
- Search-to-purchase correlation—which search terms actually led to sales
- Decision-stage distribution—segment every visitor from visit-only to purchased
- Pre-payment drop-off—visitors who entered payment info but didn't buy
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 |  Signals |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | CartActivity | Signals |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.2 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 10 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | CartActivity | Signals |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $8.99/month(ahead) | $9/month |
| Longest free trial | 21 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 1 | 7 |
Listing
| Measure | CartActivity | Signals |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #499(ahead) | #1078 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jun 11, 2014 | Jul 8, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 2 |
| Developer | DevelsAdvocate | Gathring |
FAQ
CartActivity and Signals: common questions
- Is CartActivity or Signals cheaper?
- Only Signals lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $8.99/month for CartActivity and $9/month for Signals. 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?
- CartActivity lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Data export, Funnel analysis, Notifications. Signals lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Analytics dashboard, Checkout analytics, Event tracking, Marketing attribution. 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, Oct 13, 2026 for Signals; 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, Oct 13, 2026 for Signals. 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.