Edge Timer vs OptiLayer Smart 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 for Edge Timer, Oct 14, 2026 for OptiLayer Smart Timer.
The short answer
- Only OptiLayer Smart Timer lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for Edge Timer and $3.99/month for OptiLayer Smart Timer.
- OptiLayer Smart Timer lists 9 features Edge Timer’s listing doesn’t mention, including Color and font, Custom CSS, Custom position.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Starter
- · Product and landing page timers
- · Recurring timer
- · Scheduled timer
- · Unlimited landing page timers
- · Up to 10,000 monthly timer views
Standard
- · Product tag-based timer setup
- · Product, cart, and top bar timers
- · Scheduled and recurring timers
- · Up to 50,000 monthly timer views
Premium
- · Geolocation targeting
- · Priority email support
- · Unlimited product timers
- · Unlimited timer views
- · Unlimited top bar timers
Free
- · 1,000 timer views/month
- · Countdown-to-a-date timers
- · Live preview and templates
- · Product page timers
Starter
- · 10,000 timer views/month
- · Evergreen and recurring timers
- · Everything in Free
- · Landing page timers
- · Shipping-cutoff timers
Essential
- · 50,000 timer views/month
- · Cart and email timers
- · Cart-reservation timers
- · Everything in Starter
- · Multi-language translations
- · Tag and country targeting
Pro
- · Announcement bar timers
- · Every placement included
- · Everything in Essential
- · Unlimited timer views
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureEdge Timer lets merchants add countdown timers to product pages, announcement bars, cart pages, and collections without touching any code. Timers can be scheduled by date range, set as evergreen countdowns that reset per visit, or triggered for flash sales, product launches, and shipping cutoffs. The app is fully responsive and theme-compatible, with custom colors, fonts, and layouts to match any brand.
Create countdown timers for flash sales, product launches, recurring promotions, and shipping cutoffs. Show timers on product pages, landing pages, cart, announcement bars, and other supported placements. Target timers by product, collection, tag, page, or country. Customize text, colors, fonts, and styles with a live preview. Create fixed, evergreen, recurring, or shipping-cutoff timers without editing theme code.
- Storewide Sales – Add top or bottom bar countdowns that create urgency
- Conversions – Use product, banner, or cart timers to drive action
- Reduce Cart Abandonment – Show checkout timers to push faster purchases
- Match Your Brand Style – Customize text, colors, fonts, layout, and placement
- Show timers on product pages, a bar, cart, landing pages, and email
- Choose fixed-date, evergreen, recurring, cart, or shipping-cutoff timers
- Target timers by product, collection, tag, page, or shopper country
- Customize colors, fonts, and styles with a live preview and ready templates
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 |  Edge Timer |  OptiLayer Smart 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 | Edge Timer | OptiLayer Smart Timer |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 2 | 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 | Edge Timer | OptiLayer Smart Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $4.99/month | $3.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 3 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Edge Timer | OptiLayer Smart Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #90(ahead) | #176 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Mar 16, 2026 | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Edgecoms | OptiLayer |
FAQ
Edge Timer and OptiLayer Smart Timer: common questions
- Is Edge Timer or OptiLayer Smart Timer cheaper?
- Only OptiLayer Smart Timer lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for Edge Timer and $3.99/month for OptiLayer Smart 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?
- Edge Timer lists 8 the others don’t mention, such as Checkout, Pre-order, Product launch, Reset per visit. OptiLayer Smart Timer lists 9 the others don’t mention, such as Color and font, 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 for Edge Timer, Oct 14, 2026 for OptiLayer Smart Timer; 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 for Edge Timer, Oct 14, 2026 for OptiLayer Smart Timer. 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.