Drop Engine ‑ Product Launches vs Easy Countdown Timer by TF
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $29/month for Drop Engine and $6.99/month for Easy Countdown Timer by TF.
- Easy Countdown Timer by TF lists 13 features Drop Engine’s listing doesn’t mention, including Announcement bar, Custom CSS, Custom position.
Head to head
Free
- · 1 active drop at a time
- · Countdown + notify-me product widget
- · Launch email to the waitlist at go-live
Pro
- · CSV export of every signup, no lock-in
- · Countdown + notify-me product widget
- · Launch email to the waitlist at go-live
- · Release early or cancel with one click
- · Unlimited drops
Free
- · 5 preset styles
- · No monthly view limits
- · Unlimited product page timers
- · Up to 1 timer only
Pro
- · 16 preset styles
- · All Free plan features
- · Customize design
- · Fixed minutes timer
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureDrop Engine runs limited launches end to end. Pick a product and a go-live time and it stays hidden as a draft until the moment you choose. A storefront widget collects notify-me signups while shoppers wait, with an optional countdown. At go-live the product publishes itself and every subscriber gets an email with a link to buy.
Easy Countdown Timer adds a clean, customizable countdown bar to your store for sales, launches, and limited-time offers. Choose a fixed end date or an evergreen per-visitor countdown. Display it as a static bar, or pin it to the top or bottom of the screen as a sticky bar. Customize the title, subheading, timer labels, call-to-action button, fonts, preset color styles, and corner radius.
- Schedule a drop: product stays a draft until your exact go-live time
- Waitlist widget on the product page captures emails before launch
- Automatic launch email to every subscriber the moment the drop goes live
- Static, top-sticky, or bottom-sticky timer placement
- Fixed-date or evergreen per-visitor countdown timers
- Customizable title, subheading, labels, colors, and fonts
- Preset color styles with live desktop and mobile preview
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 |  Drop Engine |  Easy Countdown Timer by TF |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Drop Engine | Easy Countdown Timer by TF |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 1 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Drop Engine | Easy Countdown Timer by TF |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $29/month | $6.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 2 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Drop Engine | Easy Countdown Timer by TF |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #118 | #70(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Sep 9, 2026 | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Louw Trading | Teqfino |
FAQ
Drop Engine and Easy Countdown Timer by TF: common questions
- Is Drop Engine or Easy Countdown Timer by TF cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $29/month for Drop Engine and $6.99/month for Easy Countdown Timer by TF. 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?
- Drop Engine lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Automations, Back-in-stock emails. Easy Countdown Timer by TF lists 13 the others don’t mention, such as Announcement bar, Custom CSS, Custom position, Custom text. 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 13, 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 Oct 13, 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.