In the Making: Order Updates vs Route to Ship: Made to Order
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 5, 2026 for In the Making, Nov 2, 2026 for Route to Ship.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: In the Making 5.0 from 1 reviews and Route to Ship 5.0 from 2 reviews.
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for In the Making and $39/month for Route to Ship.
- Route to Ship lists 4 features In the Making’s listing doesn’t mention, including Automations, Custom tracking link, Dashboards.
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
- · 10 progress trackers each month
- · Photos, notes and custom stages
- · Private customer progress pages
- · Small Powered by CL Apps mention
- · Standard CL Apps email delivery
Starter
- · 25 progress trackers each month
- · Full merchant branding
- · No CL Apps mention
- · One connected email account per store
Growth
- · Full white-labelling
- · One connected email account per store
- · Priority support
- · Unlimited progress trackers
Free
- · 1 user · 25 orders/mo · Free forever
- · Customer tracking + no card required
- · Drag-and-drop pipeline builder
- · Tag-based pipeline routing
- · Worker tablet view + manager dashboard
Production
- · 3 users · 250 orders/mo · Tracking
- · Branded customer tracking included
- · Order escalations to line managers
- · Pipeline builder + tag routing
- · Worker tablet view + manager dashboard
Team
- · 10 users · 1,000 orders/mo · Tracking
- · Order escalations to line managers
- · Tag-based pipeline routing
- · Visual builder + priority support
- · Worker tablet view + manager dashboard
Floor
- · 30 users · 5,000 orders/mo · Tracking
- · Branded customer tracking included
- · Order escalations to line managers
- · Visual pipeline builder + tag routing
- · Worker tablet view + manager dashboard
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureGive customers a private, branded page to follow a piece from order confirmed through making and dispatch. Share stages, photographs, notes and expected dates, with optional email updates linked to the same journey. Free includes standard CL Apps email delivery. Starter and Growth include one connected email account per store. Free merchants who connected email before this became a paid feature keep their access.
Custom-order stores lose hours juggling spreadsheets, lost emails, and "where's my order?" calls. Route to Ship turns every order into a tracked production job. Orders sync from your store and route through your pipeline — engraving, cutting, assembly, dispatch, your steps. Customers see live progress on a public tracking page. Workers know what to make next. Managers spot bottlenecks early.
- Private, branded tracking page for every made-to-order piece
- Custom stages show what is complete and what comes next
- Add photographs, notes, dates and optional email updates
- Customers see live status — fewer 'where’s my order?' emails
- Build your production flow visually with tag-based routing
- Spot bottlenecks before customers do — escalate with one click
- Worker tablet view shows each team what to make next
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 |  In the Making |  Route to Ship |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | In the Making | Route to Ship |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 1 | 2(ahead) |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | In the Making | Route to Ship |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $19/month(ahead) | $39/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | In the Making | Route to Ship |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #93 | #88 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jul 30, 2026 | Jul 8, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 5 |
| Developer | CL Apps | RouteToShip |
FAQ
In the Making and Route to Ship: common questions
- Is In the Making or Route to Ship cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for In the Making and $39/month for Route to Ship. 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, In the Making or Route to Ship?
- On the Shopify App Store: In the Making 5.0 from 1 reviews and Route to Ship 5.0 from 2 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- In the Making lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Custom notifications, Email. Route to Ship lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Automations, Custom tracking link, Dashboards, Order lookup page. 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 5, 2026 for In the Making, Nov 2, 2026 for Route to Ship; 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 5, 2026 for In the Making, Nov 2, 2026 for Route to Ship. 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.