Gone Fishing: Vacation Mode vs Qsoon
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 20, 2026 for Gone Fishing, Oct 13, 2026 for Qsoon.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for Gone Fishing and $2.99/month for Qsoon.
- Qsoon lists 4 features Gone Fishing’s listing doesn’t mention, including Color and font, Links and buttons, Multi-announcement.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · Banner in your own words + reopen date
- · Blocks Shop Pay, Apple Pay and links
- · Checkout blocked while you are away
- · One closure at a time, by date range
- · Shoppers can still browse your store
Gone Fishing Basic
- · "Closing soon" heads-up before you close
- · Banner shows when you reopen
- · Checkout blocked, Shop Pay included
- · Close your store for any date range
- · Shoppers keep browsing your products
Gone Fishing: Pro
- · Everything in Basic
- · Weekly closures, like Shabbat
Free
- · Background
- · Branding
- · Colors
- · Coming-soon page
- · Live Preview
- · Logo
Basic
- · All in Free
- · Automatic Scheduling
- · Countdown
- · Custom Fonts
- · Email Capture
- · Social Links
Premium
- · All in Free + Basic
- · Collection, Product, or Tag.
- · Staff Password Bypass
- · Targeting by URL
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureGoing away, closing for a holiday or keeping Shabbat? Gone Fishing pauses orders on the dates you choose and reopens on its own. Shoppers can still browse, and a banner tells them when you're back. Checkout is refused on every path, including Shop Pay and direct checkout links, so no order slips through while you're away. Pro adds weekly closures, such as Friday evening to Saturday night, or all day Sunday.
Qsoon covers your storefront with a branded coming soon or maintenance page while you set up or rebrand. Control the heading, message, colors, fonts, logo, and a full-screen background to match your brand. A live countdown builds anticipation, and an email form saves visitors as customers you can contact at launch.
- Schedule a closure by date range; banner and checkout block switch on and off
- Shoppers keep browsing while closed, so ad and search traffic isn't wasted
- Checkout stays blocked on Shop Pay, Apple Pay, Buy it now, and direct links
- Non-dismissable banner with your own message and reopen date
- Branded coming soon and maintenance page with your logo, colors, and fonts
- Countdown timer to your launch that builds anticipation
- Email signup that saves visitors as customers for launch outreach
- Automatic scheduling to switch the page on and off at set times
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 |  Gone Fishing |  Qsoon |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Gone Fishing | Qsoon |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 3 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Gone Fishing | Qsoon |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $4.99/month | $2.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 3 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Gone Fishing | Qsoon |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #166 | #81(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | #7 on Pricing moves in Banners | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Sep 23, 2026 | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Marquee Apps | Rapid Gens |
FAQ
Gone Fishing and Qsoon: common questions
- Is Gone Fishing or Qsoon cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for Gone Fishing and $2.99/month for Qsoon. 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?
- Gone Fishing lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Announcements, Banner position, Product page. Qsoon lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Color and font, Links and buttons, Multi-announcement, Notification. 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 20, 2026 for Gone Fishing, Oct 13, 2026 for Qsoon; 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 20, 2026 for Gone Fishing, Oct 13, 2026 for Qsoon. 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.