Drop Engine ‑ Product Launches vs Tickly Urgency Countdown Timer
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 $4.99/month for Tickly Urgency Countdown Timer.
- Tickly Urgency Countdown Timer lists 10 features Drop Engine’s listing doesn’t mention, including Announcement bar, Cart page, Date range.
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
- · Basic support
- · Unlimited product page timers
- · Unlimited top page timers
- · Up to 2,000 monthly views
Starter
- · Everything in Free
- · Recurring timer
- · Scheduled timer
- · Unlimited landing page timers
- · Up to 20,000 monthly timer views
Essential
- · Adding timer using product tags
- · Everything in Starter
- · Geolocation targeting
- · Unlimited cart page timers
- · Unlimited email timers
- · Up to 100,000 monthly timer views
Professional
- · Everything in Essential
- · Unlimited cart page timers
- · Unlimited email timers
- · Unlimited landing page timers
- · Unlimited product timers
- · Unlimited timer views
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.
Countdown timers create a visible deadline that encourages shoppers to complete their purchase before it expires. Choose fixed-date, daily recurring, or evergreen timers, and target by country, product tag, or collection. Generate animated GIF countdown timers for email campaigns alongside your storefront timers. Customize colors, fonts, borders, and layout to match your brand. Supports multiple languages.
- 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
- Elegant top & bottom announcement bar timers
- Product & collection page countdowns
- Cart urgency timers to reduce drop-offs
- Advanced styling & brand customization
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 |  Tickly Urgency Countdown 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 | Drop Engine | Tickly Urgency Countdown 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 | Drop Engine | Tickly Urgency Countdown Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $29/month | $4.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Drop Engine | Tickly Urgency Countdown Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #118(ahead) | #157 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Sep 9, 2026 | Apr 2, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Louw Trading | The Store Apps |
FAQ
Drop Engine and Tickly Urgency Countdown Timer: common questions
- Is Drop Engine or Tickly Urgency Countdown Timer cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $29/month for Drop Engine and $4.99/month for Tickly Urgency Countdown 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?
- Drop Engine lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Automations, Back-in-stock emails, Color and font. Tickly Urgency Countdown Timer lists 10 the others don’t mention, such as Announcement bar, Cart page, Date range, Fixed minute. 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.