Cutoffy: Order‑By Countdown vs OptiLayer Smart Timer
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 12, 2026 for Cutoffy, Oct 14, 2026 for OptiLayer Smart Timer.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for Cutoffy and $3.99/month for OptiLayer Smart Timer.
- OptiLayer Smart Timer lists 14 features Cutoffy’s listing doesn’t mention, including Animations, Cart page, Custom CSS.
Head to head
Free
- · All yearly occasions
- · Product page countdown
- · Small "Powered by" note
Basic
- · Everything in Free
- · Gift card link after the cutoff
- · No "Powered by" note
- · Store-wide announcement bar
Free
- · 1,000 timer views/month
- · Countdown-to-a-date timers
- · Live preview and templates
- · Product page timers
Starter
- · 10,000 timer views/month
- · Evergreen and recurring timers
- · Everything in Free
- · Landing page timers
- · Shipping-cutoff timers
Essential
- · 50,000 timer views/month
- · Cart and email timers
- · Cart-reservation timers
- · Everything in Starter
- · Multi-language translations
- · Tag and country targeting
Pro
- · Announcement bar timers
- · Every placement included
- · Everything in Essential
- · Unlimited timer views
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureGift shoppers want to know if their order will arrive in time. This app adds a countdown to your product pages and a bar at the top of your store with the last order date for an occasion such as Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Easter or Christmas. Dates are worked out every year, and you set how many days you need to ship.
Create countdown timers for flash sales, product launches, recurring promotions, and shipping cutoffs. Show timers on product pages, landing pages, cart, announcement bars, and other supported placements. Target timers by product, collection, tag, page, or country. Customize text, colors, fonts, and styles with a live preview. Create fixed, evergreen, recurring, or shipping-cutoff timers without editing theme code.
- Order-by countdown on product pages and in a top-of-store bar
- Yearly dates for Valentine's, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Easter and Christmas
- Gift card link that appears automatically after the last order date
- Show timers on product pages, a bar, cart, landing pages, and email
- Choose fixed-date, evergreen, recurring, cart, or shipping-cutoff timers
- Target timers by product, collection, tag, page, or shopper country
- Customize colors, fonts, and styles with a live preview and ready templates
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 |  OptiLayer Smart Timer | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | OptiLayer Smart Timer | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | OptiLayer Smart Timer | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $4.99/month | $3.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 2 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | OptiLayer Smart Timer | |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | Not enough data | #178 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Nov 12, 2026 | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | NextGen Software | OptiLayer |
FAQ
Cutoffy and OptiLayer Smart Timer: common questions
- Is Cutoffy or OptiLayer Smart Timer cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for Cutoffy and $3.99/month for OptiLayer Smart Timer. 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?
- Cutoffy lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Time-limited promotion. OptiLayer Smart Timer lists 14 the others don’t mention, such as Animations, Cart page, Custom CSS, Custom 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 Nov 12, 2026 for Cutoffy, Oct 14, 2026 for OptiLayer Smart Timer; 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 12, 2026 for Cutoffy, Oct 14, 2026 for OptiLayer Smart Timer. 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.