Firebell vs Simply Monitor
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 14, 2026 for Firebell, Oct 13, 2026 for Simply Monitor.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for Firebell and $20/month for Simply Monitor.
- Simply Monitor lists 3 features Firebell’s listing doesn’t mention, including Email templates, SMS templates, Vendor notifications.
Head to head
Free
- · 12 months of backup history
- · Alert your team or developer
- · Instant email alerts
- · Monitor your homepage, hourly
- · Monthly summary report
- · Monthly theme backups
Starter
- · Checks every 5 minutes
- · Everything in Free, plus:
- · Monitor up to 5 pages
- · One-click backup restore
- · Slack alerts
- · Watch 3 apps for outages
Pro
- · Checkout test every hour
- · Daily theme backups (keeps last 14)
- · Everything in Starter, plus:
- · Monitor up to 20 pages
- · Pages checked every minute
- · Watch up to 10 apps
Scale
- · Backups from every 6h (keeps last 30)
- · Checkout test every 15 minutes
- · Everything in Pro, plus:
- · Monitor up to 50 pages
- · Priority support
- · Watch all your apps
Starter
- · Email Alerts
- · Up to 1 recipient
Growth
- · Email alerts
- · Up to 10 recipients
- · WhatsApp alerts
- · component filtering
Teams
- · Email alerts
- · SMS alerts (US, UK and EU only)
- · Teams feature
- · WhatsApp alerts
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureYour store can break without you knowing. A theme update stops the add-to-cart button, a page goes down, or an app has an outage - and the first sign is often a drop in sales. Firebell monitors your pages and tests your checkout like a real customer, then emails you and your team the moment something breaks - and again when it's fixed.
The app provides continuous monitoring of platform health and alerts merchants when issues occur. It sends notifications through email, WhatsApp, or SMS so teams can respond promptly. Merchants can add recipients, manage alert channels, and use the Teams feature to assign groups to specific components. This helps ensure each group receives the alerts relevant to their responsibilities.
- Around-the-clock monitoring of your homepage and the pages you choose
- Automatic checkout testing that catches broken buy buttons before customers
- Instant email and Slack alerts with clear steps on what to check and fix
- Receive alerts when the platform experiences incidents or service disruptions.
- Send notifications to recipients through email, WhatsApp, or SMS.
- Add and manage team members who need to receive incident alerts.
- Assign specific teams to monitor selected components or services.
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 |  Firebell |  Simply Monitor |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Firebell | Simply Monitor |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Firebell | Simply Monitor |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $19/month(ahead) | $20/month |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 4 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Firebell | Simply Monitor |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #61 | #47(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jul 31, 2026 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Zia & Zuko LTD | Dover Applicaitons |
FAQ
Firebell and Simply Monitor: common questions
- Is Firebell or Simply Monitor cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for Firebell and $20/month for Simply Monitor. 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?
- Firebell lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Scheduling, Staff notifications. Simply Monitor lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Email templates, SMS templates, Vendor notifications. 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 14, 2026 for Firebell, Oct 13, 2026 for Simply Monitor; 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 14, 2026 for Firebell, Oct 13, 2026 for Simply Monitor. 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.