Cartlytics ‑ Cart Analytics vs CartPulse ‑ Track Live Cart
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 6, 2026.
The short answer
- Cartlytics is detected on 69× as many Shopify stores as CartPulse: 685 vs 10 as of Nov 6, 2026.
- On the Shopify App Store: Cartlytics 4.9 from 54 reviews and CartPulse 5.0 from 2 reviews.
- Paid plans start at $9/month for Cartlytics and $4.99/month for CartPulse.
- CartPulse lists 5 features Cartlytics’s listing doesn’t mention, including AI insights, Page views, Pixel tracking.
Head to head
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Australia
- India
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free plan
- · 50 recovery emails/month
- · Analytics dashboard
- · Export cart activity to CSV
- · Get daily email summaries
- · Real-time cart analytics
- · Turn active carts into draft orders
Starter
- · Customer insights for all carts
- · Everything in Free Plan
- · Hide products from analytics
- · Traffic & conversion performance
- · Weekly email summaries
Growth
- · API access
- · Everything in Starter Plan
- · Priority Support
Scale
- · API access
- · Everything in Growth Plan
- · Unlimited historical data
Pro
- · Analytics dashboard
- · Customer insights for all carts
- · Export cart activity to CSV
- · Real-time cart analytics
- · Traffic & conversion performance
- · View top cart products
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureSee every cart in your store in real time, with customer info, location, and the full journey from landing page to checkout. Watch which pages visitors browse before adding to cart. Recover abandoned carts with built-in emails or your Klaviyo flows, or turn active carts into draft orders. Analyze UTM campaigns and traffic sources to measure marketing ROI. See top products, get daily/weekly reports, export to CSV.
Gain real-time visibility into your store's shopping carts, cart values, and product browsing. This app provides live data on active carts as customers navigate your site, showing items added and viewed in real-time before checkout. Merchants use this immediate insight to identify trending products early and personalize interactions based on active interest.
- Track real-time cart activity with detailed variant insights
- View top products and variants across custom timeframes
- Export cart activity to CSV for reporting, analytics, and marketing campaigns
- Get daily and weekly email summaries to stay updated on cart trends.
- Follow live customer journeys from initial page visits to checkout.
- Monitor traffic sources and UTM campaigns driving active carts.
- Track live cart additions, removals, and changes with CSV export.
- Export excel reports on daily cart trends and top products.
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 |  Cartlytics |  CartPulse |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 685(ahead) | 10 |
| Net store change, 28 days | +14 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 14 | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | 11% | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Apparel & Accessories, Home & Garden, Health & Beauty | Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden |
| Top store countries | United States, United Kingdom, Australia | India |
Reviews
| Measure | Cartlytics | CartPulse |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.9 ★ | 5.0 ★(ahead) |
| App Store reviews | 54(ahead) | 2 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | 6% | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Cartlytics | CartPulse |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9/month | $4.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | Cartlytics | CartPulse |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #9(ahead) | #490 |
| Shopify App Charts | #30 on Rookies in Class of 2025 | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | No |
| Launched | Jan 21, 2025 | May 11, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Cartlytics | Web6 |
FAQ
Cartlytics and CartPulse: common questions
- Which is more popular, Cartlytics or CartPulse?
- Cartlytics is detected on 69× as many Shopify stores as CartPulse: 685 vs 10 as of Nov 6, 2026.
- Is Cartlytics or CartPulse cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $9/month for Cartlytics and $4.99/month for CartPulse. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- Which has better reviews, Cartlytics or CartPulse?
- On the Shopify App Store: Cartlytics 4.9 from 54 reviews and CartPulse 5.0 from 2 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Cartlytics lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Notifications, Report scheduling. CartPulse lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as AI insights, Page views, Pixel tracking, UTM tracking. 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 6, 2026; 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 6, 2026. 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.