CartStora Shoppable videos vs VOL ‑ Countdown Timer Bar
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026 for CartStora Shoppable videos, Nov 2, 2026 for VOL.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $10/month for CartStora Shoppable videos and $15/month for VOL.
- VOL lists 26 features CartStora Shoppable videos’s listing doesn’t mention, including Animations, Announcement bar, Cart page.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · Basic product video experience
- · Buy Now & Add to Cart on videos
- · Image & video gallery
- · Up to 1,000 video views/month
- · Upload shoppable product videos & images
Starter
- · 100,000 monthly video views
- · Buy Now & Add to Cart
- · Image & video gallery
- · Shoppable product videos and images
- · Up to 25 video uploads
Growth
- · 500,000 monthly video views
- · Buy Now & Add to Cart
- · Image & video gallery
- · Shoppable product videos and images
- · Up to 100 video uploads
Pro
- · 2,000,000 monthly video views
- · Buy Now & Add to Cart
- · Image & video gallery
- · Shoppable product videos and images
- · Up to 500 video uploads
Free
- · All types of timers
- · Basic customization
- · Founder support
- · Up to 5,000 monthly timer views
Pro
- · Advanced scheduling
- · All types of timers
- · Founder support
- · Geo-targeting
- · Includes 150,000 monthly timer views
- · Page rules
Unlimited
- · Advanced scheduling
- · All types of timers
- · Founder support
- · Geo-targeting
- · Page rules
- · Real-time analytics
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureAdd shoppable product videos and image galleries to Shopify product pages. Upload your own media, assign it to products, and create a mobile-first gallery where shoppers can watch videos, explore images, choose variants and quantity, and use Buy Now or Add to Cart. Customize the experience with optional countdown timers, product media controls, and gallery settings.
Use a promotion timer, BFCM timer or flash sale timer for Black Friday, Cyber Monday and product launches. Show a countdown timer bar or countdown banner for storewide offers, a product countdown timer near the buy section, or a cart countdown timer on the cart page. Run a recurring countdown timer, fixed-minute countdown timers or scheduled campaigns.
- create your own video and image galleries on product pages
- Buy Now and Add to Cart directly on the video and image
- Optional countdown timers to create purchase urgency
- Track media views, likes, shares and shopping actions
- Countdown timers on product, cart, landing pages, and announcement bars
- Scheduled, recurring, fixed-minute, and date-based countdown timers
- Target timers by product, collection, page, or visitor geolocation
- Customize styles, colors, text, and position across all store pages
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 |  CartStora Shoppable videos |  VOL |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | CartStora Shoppable videos | VOL |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 8 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | CartStora Shoppable videos | VOL |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $10/month(ahead) | $15/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | CartStora Shoppable videos | VOL |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #264 | #20 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | Yes |
| Launched | Sep 22, 2026 | Apr 6, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Easyliving | VOL Apps |
FAQ
CartStora Shoppable videos and VOL: common questions
- Is CartStora Shoppable videos or VOL cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $10/month for CartStora Shoppable videos and $15/month for VOL. 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?
- CartStora Shoppable videos lists 10 the others don’t mention, such as Add to cart, Autoplay, Embedded videos, Interactive video. VOL lists 26 the others don’t mention, such as Animations, Announcement bar, Cart page, Color and font. 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 13, 2026 for CartStora Shoppable videos, Nov 2, 2026 for VOL; 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 13, 2026 for CartStora Shoppable videos, Nov 2, 2026 for VOL. 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.