Magical Vacation Mode vs Simple Vacation Mode
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 9, 2026.
The short answer
- Magical Vacation Mode is detected on 77× as many Shopify stores as Simple Vacation Mode: 769 vs 10 as of Nov 9, 2026.
- Magical Vacation Mode lists 10 features Simple Vacation Mode’s listing doesn’t mention, including Announcements, Bulk edit, Descriptions.
Head to head
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Germany
- United States
- Australia
- Canada
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Starter Plan
- · Collect Emails While You're Gone
- · Hide Prices and Buy Buttons
- · Just One Payment — $9/year
- · Pause Sales with One Click
- · Show a Custom Away Message
- · Unlimited Rules and Unlimited Support
monthly
annual
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureVacation mode helps you pause sales and hide buy buttons while you take a break, go on holiday, or activate holiday mode for any reason. Run catalog mode to hide prices on every product without disabling the rest of your store. The simple toggle turns ordering on or off, hides prices, and publishes a sitewide vacation banner or vacation alert message. Collect customer emails to notify them when you're back.
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- Disable Buy Buttons and Purchasing Options
- Publish a sitewide message to inform your customers
- Collect emails to notify customers when you return
- Toggle On/Off with the flip of a switch
- Fixed or sticky banners to announce your holiday
- Professional "On Vacation" modals with branded icons.
- Automatically calculates and shows your return time down to the second.
- Display different messages based on the customer's language.
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 |  Magical Vacation Mode |  Simple Vacation Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 769(ahead) | 10 |
| Net store change, 28 days | −1 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 18 | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | 3% | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Home & Garden, Apparel & Accessories, Food, Beverages & Tobacco | Home & Garden, Food, Beverages & Tobacco, Sporting Goods |
| Top store countries | United States, United Kingdom, Germany | United States, Australia, Canada |
Reviews
| Measure | Magical Vacation Mode | Simple Vacation Mode |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.8 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 44 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 5 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Magical Vacation Mode | Simple Vacation Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | $0.99/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 3 days |
| Plans listed | 1 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Magical Vacation Mode | Simple Vacation Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #20 | #73 |
| Shopify App Charts | #1 in Bulk editor | #4 in Operations - Other |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | No |
| Launched | Nov 18, 2022 | May 6, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 10 |
| Developer | Magical Apps | appfloweb |
FAQ
Magical Vacation Mode and Simple Vacation Mode: common questions
- Which is more popular, Magical Vacation Mode or Simple Vacation Mode?
- Magical Vacation Mode is detected on 77× as many Shopify stores as Simple Vacation Mode: 769 vs 10 as of Nov 9, 2026.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Magical Vacation Mode lists 10 the others don’t mention, such as Announcements, Bulk edit, Descriptions, Email pop-ups. 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 Nov 9, 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 Nov 9, 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.