InsightLab Retail Pro vs Layaway Control Panel
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 InsightLab Retail Pro, Nov 9, 2026 for Layaway Control Panel.
The short answer
Head to head
Your online Layaway gateway solution
- United States
- Australia
- United Kingdom
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Retail Pro
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureInsightLab Retail Pro enhances your retail business through a wide of Apps - Manage your Jobs (Custom makes & Repairs). Fast Quotes & Estimates. Customers can make payments from your website, see the status of their jobs. Add your own Custom fields to any screen. Manage layaways/laybys for your customers. Keeping track of inventory and customer balances, late payment messages, document of conditions, etc.
The APP provides merchants with a control panel to manage payments for their Layaway orders. (Layby in Australia, New Zealand) The Layaway payments App is a listed, approved layaway payment method for all merchants to download from within their store admin >> settings >> payments and offer Layaway in their checkout. All monthly installment payments for the Layaway orders are reported in this control panel.
- Management of laybys/layaways for customers.
- Keep track of inventory and customer balances.
- Communicate with layby customers via email/sms.
- Staff/customers notification system.
- Track and monitor all Lay-Buy payments from within this App.
- Revise for earlier payout of a Lay-Buy order from within this App.
- Reference all instalment payment transactions between the App and PayPal.
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 |  InsightLab Retail Pro |  Layaway Control Panel |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 406 |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | +8 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | 19 |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | 8% |
| Top store categories | Not published | Apparel & Accessories, Arts & Entertainment, Home & Garden |
| Top store countries | Not published | United States, Australia, United Kingdom |
Reviews
| Measure | InsightLab Retail Pro | Layaway Control Panel |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 4.6 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 45 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | InsightLab Retail Pro | Layaway Control Panel |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 1 | Not published |
Listing
| Measure | InsightLab Retail Pro | Layaway Control Panel |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #87 | #33 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | #1 in Payment options - Other |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | May 26, 2026 | Apr 11, 2016 |
| Languages | 2 | 1 |
| Developer | Insight Retail Management | Lay-Buy Financial Solutions Pty Ltd |
FAQ
InsightLab Retail Pro and Layaway Control Panel: common questions
- 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 InsightLab Retail Pro, Nov 9, 2026 for Layaway Control Panel; 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 InsightLab Retail Pro, Nov 9, 2026 for Layaway Control Panel. 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.