Delivery Messaging vs Estimated Delivery Date & ETA
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 Delivery Messaging, Nov 7, 2026 for Estimated Delivery Date & ETA.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $7.99/month for Delivery Messaging and $4.99/month for Estimated Delivery Date & ETA.
- Estimated Delivery Date & ETA lists 9 features Delivery Messaging’s listing doesn’t mention, including Block dates, Countdown timers, Custom messages.
Head to head
Order dispatch and delivery date estimate message for products
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · Bank holidays (26 countries)
- · Built-in tag manager
- · Cut-off times, incl. weekends
- · Delivery messages, up to 4 lines
- · Icons, fonts and colours
- · Lead times and closed days
Pro
- · Automatic pre-order order tagging
- · ETA timeline with custom icons
- · Everything in Free
- · Live variant switching, no reload
- · Per-variant stock messaging
- · Pre-orders (no separate app needed)
Starter
- · 5 ETA Rules
- · Custom message when out of stock
- · EDD on Home, Collection, Product pages
- · EDD with Visual timeline
- · Holidays / Blackout dates
- · Show EDD by Collection/Product/Variant
Professional
- · 14 Days Analytics
- · 25 ETA Rules
- · 5 additional Translations
- · All Starter features
- · EDD on Cart, Checkout, Order page, Email
- · Holidays / Blackout dates
Growth
- · All Professional features
- · Auto detect by Countries / Geolocation
- · EDD on Home, Collection, Product pages
- · ETA for Home page Featured Products
- · Full Analytics access
- · Show EDD by Country, State and City
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureDelivery Messaging shows delivery timing on product pages, driven by stock. Rules match products by tag or handle and set the messaging for in-stock, pre-order and sold-out variants, so a product with a mix of the three shows the right message for whichever variant the customer has selected, updating as they switch. Each rule controls its own countdown, delivery dates and ETA timeline.
Estimated Delivery Date (ETA / EDD) shows customers when their order will arrive before purchase. Display delivery timelines on product, cart, checkout & emails using smart rules for products, countries, ZIP codes, shipping methods & holidays, and order cut-off times.
- Stock-aware rules — different messages for in-stock, pre-order, and out-of-stock
- Live countdown timers with configurable cutoff times and weekend overrides
- ETA timeline showing order, shipped, and delivered stages with custom icons
- Announcement bar with delivery progress tracking and cart threshold messaging
- Unlimited estimated delivery date with urgency Countdown Timer
- Visitor timezone based date calculation and Week-off days and Business holiday settings
- Target all/specific products and override settings
- Templates customizable (messages, date format, styles, languages)
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 |  Delivery Messaging |  Estimated Delivery Date & ETA |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Delivery Messaging | Estimated Delivery Date & ETA |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 4.8 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 88 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 2 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Delivery Messaging | Estimated Delivery Date & ETA |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $7.99/month | $4.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Delivery Messaging | Estimated Delivery Date & ETA |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #393 | #27 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | #7 on Featured by Shopify in Delivery and pickup |
| Built for Shopify | No | Yes |
| Launched | May 4, 2026 | Apr 20, 2022 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Portside Commerce | CodeRagon Infotech |
FAQ
Delivery Messaging and Estimated Delivery Date & ETA: common questions
- Is Delivery Messaging or Estimated Delivery Date & ETA cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $7.99/month for Delivery Messaging and $4.99/month for Estimated Delivery Date & ETA. 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?
- Estimated Delivery Date & ETA lists 9 the others don’t mention, such as Block dates, Countdown timers, Custom messages, Customer-based. 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 Delivery Messaging, Nov 7, 2026 for Estimated Delivery Date & ETA; 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 Delivery Messaging, Nov 7, 2026 for Estimated Delivery Date & ETA. 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.