Downpay: Partial Pay & Deposit vs Preorderly • Preorder PreSale
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 8, 2026.
The short answer
- Preorderly • Preorder PreSale is detected on 18× as many Shopify stores as Downpay: 221 vs 12 as of Nov 8, 2026.
- On the Shopify App Store: Downpay 5.0 from 96 reviews and Preorderly • Preorder PreSale 4.6 from 73 reviews.
- Paid plans start at $29/month for Downpay and $14.99/month for Preorderly • Preorder PreSale.
- Downpay lists 12 features Preorderly • Preorder PreSale’s listing doesn’t mention, including Crowdfunding, Email notifications, Multi-language.
Head to head
Pre-Order/Sold Out/Coming Soon/Backorder/Pre-sale/Out of Stock
- United States
- Australia
- Canada
- United States
- Canada
- Australia
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Essentials
- · Access to all features:
- · All 15+ Shopify Flow integrations
- · All cross-app integrations
- · Bulk balance collect and authorize
- · Customer order portal
- · Product page block and buy button
Standard
- · Access to all features:
- · All 15+ Shopify Flow integrations
- · All cross-app integrations
- · Bulk balance collect and authorize
- · Customer order portal
- · Product page block and buy button
Pro
- · Access to all features:
- · All 15+ Shopify Flow integrations
- · All cross-app integrations
- · Bulk balance collect and authorize
- · Customer order portal
- · Priority support
Scale
- · - Dedicated account manager
- · - Extended trial periods
- · - Founder-led onboarding and strategy
- · --- Grow faster with a custom plan ---
- · API & Sandbox/Development subscription
- · All features from previous plan plus:
BASIC ($14.99)
- · All features + unlimited preorders
- · For stores on the Basic Shopify
- · Live chat support!
- · No hidden fees
SHOPIFY ($24.99)
- · All features + unlimited preorders
- · For stores on the Shopify pricing plan
- · Live chat support!
- · No hidden fees
ADVANCED ($32.99)
- · All features + unlimited preorders
- · Live chat support!
- · No hidden fees
- · On the Advanced Shopify pricing plan
PLUS ($44.99)
- · All features + unlimited preorders
- · Live chat support!
- · No hidden fees
- · On the Shopify Plus pricing plan
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureFor made-to-order products, pre-orders, and bookings with weeks of lead time. In your own checkout, customers pay a deposit and their card is saved. You collect the balance in one payment. Using draft orders, you request the customer's card, then charge it as needed. Good to know: Downpay doesn't lend money or run credit checks. Online deposits take card or PayPal. Balances can also be paid on POS.
Stop losing sales to Out of stock. Preorderly turns unavailable and not-yet-launched products into pre-orders customers can buy today. Enable products one by one, by collection, or automatically by tag. Show a Ships by date and countdown, carried onto the order confirmation, and warn shoppers when a cart mixes pre-order and in-stock items.
- Offer partial payment on some or all products all in one order
- Charge or authorize payment manually or automatically to the card on file
- Use Downpay's API or Flow integration for partial payment automation at scale
- Enable Downpay on legacy, 2.0 themes or custom storefront including Hydrogen
- Customize preorder button/text for collections, products, and variants
- Schedule fulfillment and start/end times for preorder items with notification.
- Display preorder button/badge in homepage/collection page.
- Limit quantity per customer/product and tagging preorder items in order page
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 |  Downpay |  Preorderly • Preorder PreSale |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 12 | 221(ahead) |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | −1 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | 5 |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | 19% |
| Top store categories | Apparel & Accessories, Animals & Pet Supplies, Electronics | Apparel & Accessories, Home & Garden, Sporting Goods |
| Top store countries | United States, Australia, Canada | United States, Canada, Australia |
Reviews
| Measure | Downpay | Preorderly • Preorder PreSale |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★(ahead) | 4.6 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 96(ahead) | 73 |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | 0(ahead) |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Downpay | Preorderly • Preorder PreSale |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $29/month | $14.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Downpay | Preorderly • Preorder PreSale |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #15(ahead) | #54 |
| Shopify App Charts | #5 on Featured by Shopify in Pre-orders | #19 in Pre-orders |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | Yes |
| Launched | Mar 20, 2023 | Jan 18, 2018 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Downpay | Storefrontist2 |
FAQ
Downpay and Preorderly • Preorder PreSale: common questions
- Which is more popular, Downpay or Preorderly • Preorder PreSale?
- Preorderly • Preorder PreSale is detected on 18× as many Shopify stores as Downpay: 221 vs 12 as of Nov 8, 2026.
- Is Downpay or Preorderly • Preorder PreSale cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $29/month for Downpay and $14.99/month for Preorderly • Preorder PreSale. 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, Downpay or Preorderly • Preorder PreSale?
- On the Shopify App Store: Downpay 5.0 from 96 reviews and Preorderly • Preorder PreSale 4.6 from 73 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Downpay lists 12 the others don’t mention, such as Crowdfunding, Email notifications, Multi-language, Payment messages. Preorderly • Preorder PreSale lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Badges, Discounts. 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 8, 2026; 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 8, 2026. 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.