CartBack: WhatsApp Chat Button vs ShopWa: WhatsApp Chat Button

Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 16, 2026 for CartBack, Oct 17, 2026 for ShopWa.

The short answer

  • On the Shopify App Store: CartBack 5.0 from 5 reviews and ShopWa 5.0 from 5 reviews.
  • CartBack lists 7 features ShopWa’s listing doesn’t mention, including Agent avatar, AI chatbots, Animations.

Head to head

App Store reviews

CartBack: 5
ShopWa: 5
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Pitch
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Categories
  • Badges and icons
  • Chat
  • Chat
  • Badges and icons
Languages
  • English
  • English
Launched
May 15, 2026
May 8, 2026
Built for Shopify
Not badged
Not badged
Reviews per month
2 last full month
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Detected stores
0active installs
0active installs
Most common store size
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Top countries
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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.

035SepOctCartBack: WhatsApp Chat Button: 3 reviews in September 2026CartBack: WhatsApp Chat Button: 2 reviews in October 2026ShopWa: WhatsApp Chat Button: 5 reviews in October 2026
CartBackShopWaCompleted months only
Free options
Free planFree trial
Free planFree trial
Monthly range
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Plans
Free
Free
Coverage
7 of 7 features100%
0 of 7 features0%
Unique strengths
  • Agent avatar
  • AI chatbots
  • Animations
  • Auto-position
  • +3 more
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Badges and icons
100%5/5
0%0/5
Customization
100%2/2
0%0/2
Icon position
100%2/2
0%0/2
Icon types
100%1/1
0%0/1
Chat
100%2/2
0%0/2
Customization
100%1/1
0%0/1
Real-time messaging
100%1/1
0%0/1
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CartBackShopWa7 features listed across both App Store listings

Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.

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Integrations

CartBack5.0(5)ShopWa5.0(5)
Works with also listed by another
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Messaging

CartBack5.0(5)ShopWa5.0(5)
How it sells itself

CartBack adds a floating WhatsApp chat button to every page of your store. One tap opens a WhatsApp chat with your business number and a message you choose already typed in; on a computer it opens WhatsApp Web. It works with WhatsApp and WhatsApp Business numbers. Set your number, pre-filled message, greeting, position, and color in CartBack, with a live preview.

ShopWa adds a floating WhatsApp chat button to your online store. One tap opens a chat with your business number, with a message you choose already typed in. On a computer it opens WhatsApp Web. Set your number, message, greeting, color, and position in the app, with a live preview. Your app home shows whether the button is live and how often customers who allow analytics tap it.

Key points
  • Add a floating WhatsApp button to your store in one click. No coding required.
  • Customize the icon style,color, position,and welcome message to match your brand
  • Control visibility by device (mobile/desktop) or hide on specific pages
  • Add a floating WhatsApp button to your store in one click. No coding required.
  • Customize the icon style,color, position,and welcome message to match your brand
  • Control visibility by device (mobile/desktop) or hide on specific pages
Screenshots
A floating WhatsApp chat button on a live store.
Customizing the WhatsApp widget's style, color, and welcome messCustomer starting a WhatsApp chat via the store widget button.Controlling widget visibility on different devices and pages.
Setup steps
Customizing the WhatsApp widget's style and welcome messageA floating WhatsApp chat button on a live store.Customer starting a WhatsApp chat via the store widget button.

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.

Showing only the rows where the apps differ.

Adoption

MeasureCartBackShopWa
Detected storesNot publishedNot published
Net store change, 28 days0estimated0estimated
Stores added, 28 daysNot enough dataNot enough data
Big-brand shareNot enough dataNot enough data
Top store categoriesNot publishedNot published
Top store countriesNot publishedNot published

Reviews

MeasureCartBackShopWa
App Store rating5.0 ★5.0 ★
App Store reviews55
New reviews, 28 daysNot enough dataNot enough data
Reviewers a year or more inNot enough dataNot enough data

Pricing

MeasureCartBackShopWa
Free planNot listedNot listed
Lowest paid monthly planNo monthly plan listedNo monthly plan listed
Longest free trialNot listedNot listed
Plans listedNot publishedNot published

Listing

MeasureCartBackShopWa
Shopify category rank#63in Chat#57(ahead)in Chat
Shopify App ChartsNot on this week’s chartsNot on this week’s charts
Built for ShopifyNoNo
LaunchedMay 15, 2026May 8, 2026
Languages1English1English
DeveloperEmily AppsVexa Studio

FAQ

CartBack and ShopWa: common questions

Which has better reviews, CartBack or ShopWa?
On the Shopify App Store: CartBack 5.0 from 5 reviews and ShopWa 5.0 from 5 reviews.
What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
CartBack lists 7 the others don’t mention, such as Agent avatar, AI chatbots, Animations, Auto-position. 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 16, 2026 for CartBack, Oct 17, 2026 for ShopWa; 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 16, 2026 for CartBack, Oct 17, 2026 for ShopWa. 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.