Guarded Restock Alerts vs Winslet Back in Stock
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 $15/month for Guarded Restock Alerts and $9.99/month for Winslet Back in Stock.
- Winslet Back in Stock lists 6 features Guarded Restock Alerts’s listing doesn’t mention, including Alert settings, Auto-alerts, Back in stock.
Head to head
Free
Basic
Pro
Scale
Free
- · Auto-detects restocked variants
- · CSV export of subscriber list
- · Custom storefront widget & email
- · GDPR-compliant customer data
- · Match your theme's button style
- · Multi-block email template editor
Pro
- · Auto-detects restocked variants
- · CSV export of subscriber list
- · Custom storefront widget & email
- · GDPR-compliant customer data
- · Match your theme's button style
- · Multi-block email template editor
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureGuarded Restock Alerts fixes the #1 back-in-stock complaint: silent failure. Shoppers sign up, stock returns, nothing gets sent. Every send is double-verified - at queue time and again at send time - and logged in a full audit trail: what sent, what didn't, and why. Automatic sending is the default, so restocks never sit waiting on you. Manual review is available as a safety valve for big launches.
Winslet Back in Stock helps merchants capture customer demand when products are unavailable. Customers can subscribe to restock alerts directly from the storefront and receive an automatic email when the selected product or variant is available again. Manage signups, track waiting and notified customers, review recent subscriptions, and monitor notification activity from a simple Shopify admin dashboard.
- Double-verified sends - checked at queue and at send, so nothing goes silent
- Full audit trail: every notification sent, every one skipped, and why
- Automatic sending by default; manual review as a safety valve for big launches
- Collect back-in-stock signups directly from out-of-stock product pages.
- Automatically email customers when subscribed products or variants restock.
- Track waiting, notified, and cancelled subscriptions from one dashboard.
- Monitor restock demand by product and variant from Shopify admin.
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 |  Guarded Restock Alerts |  Winslet Back in Stock |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Guarded Restock Alerts | Winslet Back in Stock |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Guarded Restock Alerts | Winslet Back in Stock |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $15/month | $9.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 5 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Guarded Restock Alerts | Winslet Back in Stock |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #80 | #214 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jul 16, 2026 | Aug 28, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | TJ solutions | Winsletapps |
FAQ
Guarded Restock Alerts and Winslet Back in Stock: common questions
- Is Guarded Restock Alerts or Winslet Back in Stock cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $15/month for Guarded Restock Alerts and $9.99/month for Winslet Back in Stock. 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?
- Winslet Back in Stock lists 6 the others don’t mention, such as Alert settings, Auto-alerts, Back in stock, Email. 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.