DP: Deposit & Split Payment vs Layaway Control Panel
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
- Layaway Control Panel is detected on 135× as many Shopify stores as DP: 405 vs 3 as of Nov 8, 2026.
- On the Shopify App Store: DP 5.0 from 30 reviews and Layaway Control Panel 4.6 from 45 reviews.
- DP lists 7 features Layaway Control Panel’s listing doesn’t mention, including Payment messages, Personalized messages, Recurring invoices.
Head to head
Your online Layaway gateway solution
- United States
- United States
- Australia
- United Kingdom
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Development stores
- · Unlimited features
Free
- · 1Active deposit, preorder or split offer
- · Analytics dashboard
- · Automatic balance collection
- · Customer portal
- · Reminders & notifications
- · Storefront translations
Pro
- · $5,000 in order value included per month
- · Custom email branding & copy
- · Everything in Free, plus:
- · Installment and split payment plans
- · Integrations & Shopify Flow
- · Order-value-based installment tiers
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureTurn buyer hesitation into paid orders with partial payments. Depositly lets your customers pay a deposit (percentage or fixed) at checkout, split payments into installments, or share one order between several people. The remaining balance of partial payment is charged automatically to the saved card when due. Set due dates by date, days after checkout, or on fulfillment.
The APP provides merchants with a control panel to manage payments for their Layaway orders. (Layby in Australia, New Zealand) The Layaway payments App is a listed, approved layaway payment method for all merchants to download from within their store admin >> settings >> payments and offer Layaway in their checkout. All monthly installment payments for the Layaway orders are reported in this control panel.
- Deposits & partial payments (percentage, fixed) built on native Shopify checkout
- Automatic balance collection — charge the saved card when the balance is due
- Installments & split payments: group pay or pay over time via email invoices
- Balance due by date, days after checkout, or on fulfillment + auto reminders
- Track and monitor all Lay-Buy payments from within this App.
- Revise for earlier payout of a Lay-Buy order from within this App.
- Reference all instalment payment transactions between the App and PayPal.
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 |  DP |  Layaway Control Panel |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 3 | 405(ahead) |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | +8 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | 19 |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | 9% |
| Top store categories | Apparel & Accessories | Apparel & Accessories, Arts & Entertainment, Home & Garden |
| Top store countries | United States | United States, Australia, United Kingdom |
Reviews
| Measure | DP | Layaway Control Panel |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★(ahead) | 4.6 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 30 | 45(ahead) |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | 0% | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | DP | Layaway Control Panel |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $15/month | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 3 | Not published |
Listing
| Measure | DP | Layaway Control Panel |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #2 | #33 |
| Shopify App Charts | #1 on Pricing moves in Payment experience | #1 in Payment options - Other |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | No |
| Launched | Jul 29, 2026 | Apr 11, 2016 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | TAG Apps | Lay-Buy Financial Solutions Pty Ltd |
FAQ
DP and Layaway Control Panel: common questions
- Which is more popular, DP or Layaway Control Panel?
- Layaway Control Panel is detected on 135× as many Shopify stores as DP: 405 vs 3 as of Nov 8, 2026.
- Which has better reviews, DP or Layaway Control Panel?
- On the Shopify App Store: DP 5.0 from 30 reviews and Layaway Control Panel 4.6 from 45 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- DP lists 7 the others don’t mention, such as Payment messages, Personalized messages, Recurring invoices, Widget color. 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.