CartBack: Cart Recovery vs Smart Recently Viewed | Widget
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 2, 2026 for CartBack, Oct 13, 2026 for Smart Recently Viewed.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for CartBack and $4.99/month for Smart Recently Viewed.
- CartBack lists 5 features Smart Recently Viewed’s listing doesn’t mention, including Automated workflows, Custom discount codes, Email reminders.
Head to head
Free Trial
- · All starter plan's features included
- · Free until your first recovered sale
- · WhatsApp messages, no limit from us
Starter
- · 5,000 emails/month
- · Automatic multi-step email sequences
- · Clickable email banners
- · Full customization of your own branding
- · Real-time analytics track recovery rate
- · Visual drag-and-drop email builder
Growth
- · 25,000 emails/month
- · All starter plan's features included
- · Automatic multi-step email sequences
- · Full customization of your own branding
- · Real-time analytics track recovery rate
- · Visual drag-and-drop email builder
Scale
- · 50,000 emails/month
- · All starter plan's features included
- · Automatic multi-step email sequences
- · Full customization of your own branding
- · Real-time analytics track recovery rate
- · Visual drag-and-drop email builder
Free
- · Basic cart tracking
- · Basic engagement analytics
- · Basic widget customization
- · Last 5 history items
- · Per-page section visibility
- · Recently viewed products
Advanced
- · Advanced analytics
- · Full widget customization
- · Mobile/desktop visibility controls
- · Priority support
- · Shareable session snapshot links
- · Translations (EN, DE, FR, IT)
Enterprise
- · Advanced product insights dashboard
- · CSV export of product insights
- · Cross-device session recovery
- · Everything in Advanced
- · Per-product recovery analytics
- · Priority enterprise support
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureCartBack brings back shoppers who left without buying, using automatic email and WhatsApp reminders you control. Then it helps you keep them: send promotions to customers who opted in, with product carousels from your collections, and keep buyers informed with order confirmations and shipping updates. See every message, who received it, who bought, and what each template earned.
Increase sales with recently viewed products, shopping history, abandoned cart recovery, and cross-device cart sync. Help customers continue shopping where they left off, restore carts across devices, and revisit previously viewed items. Track customer journeys with built-in analytics, customize widgets to match your Shopify theme, and improve conversions with a faster, more personalised shopping experience.
- Automatic multi-step recovery email sequences, fully customizable timing
- Visual drag-and-drop email builder with text, image, and button blocks
- Real-time analytics track recovery rate and revenue recovered
- Full brand customization with your logo, colors, and social links
- Shopping history widget with recently viewed products
- Restore shopping history and carts across desktop, mobile, and tablet
- Track customer browsing, product views, cart activity, and engagement
- Customize the widget to match your branding, theme, and language
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 |  Smart Recently Viewed |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Smart Recently Viewed |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Smart Recently Viewed |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $19/month | $4.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 4 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | CartBack | Smart Recently Viewed |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #233(ahead) | #364 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Aug 4, 2026 | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Quikbench Software | KritxCode |
FAQ
CartBack and Smart Recently Viewed: common questions
- Is CartBack or Smart Recently Viewed cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for CartBack and $4.99/month for Smart Recently Viewed. 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 5 the others don’t mention, such as Automated workflows, Custom discount codes, Email reminders, Personalized campaigns. Smart Recently Viewed lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Behavior tracking, Conversion tracking, Cross-device carts, Customizable widgets. 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 2, 2026 for CartBack, Oct 13, 2026 for Smart Recently Viewed; 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 2, 2026 for CartBack, Oct 13, 2026 for Smart Recently Viewed. 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.