Cart Reservation Patrol vs Holdback: Rental Deposits
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 13, 2026 for Cart Reservation Patrol, Nov 12, 2026 for Holdback.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $17.50/month for Cart Reservation Patrol and $34/month for Holdback.
- Cart Reservation Patrol lists 12 features Holdback’s listing doesn’t mention, including Announcement bar, Cart page, Color and font.
Head to head
- United States
- France
- Switzerland
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · 100 reservations per month
- · Auto-release when holds expire
- · Billed in EUR
- · Protect up to 3 products
- · Real inventory holds at add-to-cart
- · Theme widgets & cart timers
Starter
- · Billed in EUR
- · Checkout hold customization
- · Configurable reservation timers
- · Drops, waitlist & theme widgets
- · Protect up to 25 products
- · Unlimited monthly reservations
Growth
- · AI-powered reservation insights
- · Billed in EUR
- · Priority support for merchants
- · Reservation analytics dashboard
- · Unlimited monthly reservations
- · Unlimited protected products
Scale
- · Analytics + AI insights
- · Billed in EUR
- · Built for high-demand drops
- · Priority support for launches
- · Unlimited monthly reservations
- · Unlimited protected products
Free
- · Covers 5 deposits a month
- · Every feature included
- · Late fees, claims and releases
- · Reason emailed for anything you keep
Standard
- · 14-day free trial
- · Covers 50 deposits a month
- · Every feature included
Pro
- · Covers 200 deposits a month
- · Every feature included
Scale
- · Every feature included
- · Unlimited deposits
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureHold real Shopify inventory when shoppers add to cart—not a fake countdown. Stock stays reserved through checkout and auto-releases when the timer ends. Schedule product drops with ATC lock until start, queue waitlists when stock is fully held, and show scarcity on storefront widgets. Place announcement, PDP, ATC, cart, and drawer blocks; pick style presets in admin.
Holdback runs the hire from checkout to return. The customer pays the hire fee at checkout and Shopify saves their card for a deposit, shown up front and taken only if owed. Late? Keep the agreed daily rate for the days late, up to the deposit. Back fine? Release it from It's back. Not returned or lost: keep up to the deposit, as the checkout terms say. Damage goes as an itemised request the customer approves.
- Product Reservation System to reserve products before completing a purchase.
- Inventory Management Integration to update inventory levels.
- Reservation Tracking Dashboard to monitor all reservations.
- Hire fee at checkout; Shopify saves the card for the deposit, nothing taken
- Not returned or lost: keep up to the deposit the customer agreed to at checkout
- One check when a hire's back: fine, damaged, part missing, not returned or lost
- Late fees at the daily rate agreed at checkout, only when you confirm it's late
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 |  Cart Reservation Patrol | |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 18 | 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 | Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden | Not published |
| Top store countries | United States, France, Switzerland | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | Cart Reservation Patrol | |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 4 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Cart Reservation Patrol | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $17.50/month(ahead) | $34/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Cart Reservation Patrol | |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #6 | Not enough data |
| Shopify App Charts | #4 in Inventory - Other | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Aug 7, 2025 | Nov 12, 2026 |
| Languages | 2 | 1 |
| Developer | IT-Patrol | Aprilfourteen Ltd |
FAQ
Cart Reservation Patrol and Holdback: common questions
- Is Cart Reservation Patrol or Holdback cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $17.50/month for Cart Reservation Patrol and $34/month for Holdback. 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?
- Cart Reservation Patrol lists 12 the others don’t mention, such as Announcement bar, Cart page, Color and font, Custom text. 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 Nov 13, 2026 for Cart Reservation Patrol, Nov 12, 2026 for Holdback; 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 Nov 13, 2026 for Cart Reservation Patrol, Nov 12, 2026 for Holdback. 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.