CleanShelf vs Failsafe Backup & Restore
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 14, 2026 for CleanShelf, Jun 23, 2026 for Failsafe Backup & Restore.
The short answer
- CleanShelf lists 5 features Failsafe Backup & Restore’s listing doesn’t mention, including Auto-sync data, Conditional logic, Custom workflows.
Head to head
Starter
- · 7 days of activity retention.
- · Core catalog hygiene
- · Metadata cleanup
- · Sold-out hiding
- · Up to 150 managed products
Growth
- · 30 days of activity retention
- · Language and duplicate checks
- · Metadata and title cleanup
- · SEO health checks
- · Scheduled scans
- · Sold-out hiding and restore
Pro
- · Collection visibility controls
- · Configurable scan interval
- · Language and duplicate checks
- · Metadata and title cleanup
- · SEO health checks
- · Sold-out hiding and restore
Unlimited
- · Collection visibility controls
- · Configurable scan interval
- · Language and duplicate checks
- · Metadata and title cleanup
- · Sold-out hiding and restore
- · Unlimited activity retention
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureCleanShelf helps merchants manage the products they choose to watch. It scans the managed catalog, highlights product issues, and supports routine tasks such as hiding sold-out products, restoring them when stock returns, cleaning metadata and titles, checking language and duplicate products, and sending weekly reports.
One bad import, a misbehaving app, or a bulk edit can undo months of work in seconds. Failsafe backs up your products, variants, inventory, collections, and metafields daily and on demand. When something breaks, you see exactly what changed, choose what to restore, and preview it all before applying. Deleted products come back with their URL and SEO intact.
- Choose which products CleanShelf manages
- Hide sold-out products and restore them when stock returns
- Scan for metadata, language, duplicate, and SEO issues
- Automatic daily backups, plus on-demand backups whenever you need one.
- Preview exactly what changed and choose what to restore, item by item.
- Recover deleted products with their URL handles and SEO intact.
- Deleted collections come back complete, with rules and manual order intact.
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 |  CleanShelf |  Failsafe Backup & Restore |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | CleanShelf | Failsafe Backup & Restore |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | CleanShelf | Failsafe Backup & Restore |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $5.99/month | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 4 | Not published |
Listing
| Measure | CleanShelf | Failsafe Backup & Restore |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #539 | Not enough data |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | May 18, 2026 | Jun 17, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 2 |
| Developer | FreeSpirit | Keepstone Labs |
FAQ
CleanShelf and Failsafe Backup & Restore: common questions
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- CleanShelf lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Auto-sync data, Conditional logic, Custom workflows, Inventory levels. 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 14, 2026 for CleanShelf, Jun 23, 2026 for Failsafe Backup & Restore; 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 14, 2026 for CleanShelf, Jun 23, 2026 for Failsafe Backup & Restore. 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.