Cartback vs Recover Cart
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 Cartback, Oct 13, 2026 for Recover Cart.
The short answer
- Only Cartback lists a free plan.
- Recover Cart lists 7 features Cartback’s listing doesn’t mention, including Custom branding, Custom discount codes, Discount offers.
Head to head
Free
- · Favicon & inactivity nudges
- · Honest message presets
- · Live on-store nudge preview
- · No fake timers
- · Tab-away
Pro
- · 14-day free trial
- · A/B testing & targeting
- · Exit-intent popup & sticky cart bar
- · Honest countdown bound to a real expiry
- · Recovered-revenue dashboard
Lite
- · Basic Exit Triggers
- · Conversion Tracking
- · Recovered Abandoned Carts
- · Same Coupon for All Carts
Pro
- · Advanced Exit Triggers
- · Automatic Unique Coupon for Each Cart
- · Basic Exit Triggers
- · Conversion Tracking
- · Recovered Abandoned Carts
- · Remove "Recover Cart" Branding
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureCartback brings shoppers back to an abandoned cart with on-site nudges: a tab-title reminder, an exit-intent popup, and a sticky cart bar. It ties each nudge to a real order, so you can see how much revenue it influenced - counted once, within a stated 60-minute window, never claimed as sole credit. It also includes a recovered-revenue dashboard, A/B testing, and targeting.
Recover Cart automatically monitors your website to detect if customers have added a product to their shopping cart and attempt to leave your store before completing their purchase. If that happens Recover Cart displays a notification bar for the customer with a special limited time offer to help motivate the customer to complete their purchase.
- Recovered-revenue dashboard: every nudge tied to a real order
- On-site nudges: tab reminder, exit-intent popup, sticky cart bar
- No fake countdowns, no spam, no customer data stored
- A/B test two popup versions, compared per campaign
- Recover abandoned carts before customers leave your storefront website
- Advanced exit detection triggers catch customers before they leave
- Automatically provide a unique, single use discount code for each customer
- Restrict unique discounts to the shopping cart items only
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 |  Cartback |  Recover Cart |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Cartback | Recover Cart |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | Not published |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 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 | Cartback | Recover Cart |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.99/month | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 2 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Cartback | Recover Cart |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #342 | #304(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jun 9, 2026 | Sep 3, 2020 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Stephen Evans | Recover Cart |
FAQ
Cartback and Recover Cart: common questions
- Is Cartback or Recover Cart cheaper?
- Only Cartback lists a free plan. 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?
- Cartback lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as A/B testing, Customizable widgets. Recover Cart lists 7 the others don’t mention, such as Custom branding, Custom discount codes, Discount offers, Personalized campaigns. 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 Cartback, Oct 13, 2026 for Recover Cart; 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 Cartback, Oct 13, 2026 for Recover Cart. 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.