LM: Preorder & Crowdfunding vs PreOrder Me
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 LM, Nov 3, 2026 for PreOrder Me.
The short answer
- Paid plans start at $4.99/month for LM and $9.99/month for PreOrder Me.
- PreOrder Me lists 4 features LM’s listing doesn’t mention, including Back orders, Buttons, Custom text.
Head to head
pre-order management and set different strategies for products
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Starter
- · 1% campaign fee ($999)
- · 5 active campaigns
- · 7-day free trial
- · All campaign types
Growth
- · 0.75% campaign fee ($999 cap)
- · 15 active campaigns
- · 7-day free trial
- · All campaign types
Pro
- · 0.5% campaign fee ($999 cap)
- · 7-day free trial
- · All campaign types
- · Priority support
- · Unlimited campaigns
Stardand
- · Configurable pre-sale variants.
- · Custom prompt text for variants
- · Support custom pre-sale quantity.
Sliver
- · All standard plan features
- · bulk pre-order settings import
- · pre-order tags
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureLaunchMate lets you create product launch campaigns with built-in pre-order, donation, and crowdfunding support. Customers can pledge upfront and pay the balance when your campaign ends, using Shopify's native selling plans. Choose from four campaign types: pre-order, donation-only, hybrid, or tiered backer.
PreOrder Me helps you launch and manage product pre-orders in your Shopify store. Add a customizable pre-order button to product pages, tailor button text and customer messages, and set quantity limits for each product. Manage pre-orders for individual variants or enable them across multiple products at once.
- Run pre-order, donation, hybrid, or tiered backer campaigns from one place
- Collect pledges upfront with deferred payments via Shopify selling plans
- Embed a customizable campaign widget with progress and countdown on your store
- Track orders, revenue, backers, and refunds in a unified dashboard
- Variant-based pre-order strategy
- Bulk manage pre-order settings
- customize widget style to match themes style
- Automatic pre-order management through the tags with your sales policy
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 |  LM |  PreOrder Me |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | LM | PreOrder Me |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 4.6 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 63 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | LM | PreOrder Me |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $4.99/month(ahead) | $9.99/month |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | LM | PreOrder Me |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #111 | #65(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | May 18, 2026 | Apr 15, 2015 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | LaunchMate | Easyshop |
FAQ
LM and PreOrder Me: common questions
- Is LM or PreOrder Me cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $4.99/month for LM and $9.99/month for PreOrder Me. 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?
- LM lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Crowdfunding, Deferred payments, Draft orders. PreOrder Me lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Back orders, Buttons, Custom text, Pre-sales. 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 LM, Nov 3, 2026 for PreOrder Me; 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 LM, Nov 3, 2026 for PreOrder Me. 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.