MinCart ‑ Order limits vs MOQ Guard
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 8, 2026 for MinCart, May 7, 2026 for MOQ Guard.
The short answer
- MinCart lists 14 features MOQ Guard’s listing doesn’t mention, including Checkout alerts, Collection-specific, Custom branding.
Head to head
Easy minimum & maximum limits on your cart, products and more.
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Germany
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Barrier Plan
- · Number of unique items
- · On products, variants, collections and m
- · Set a minimum/maximum on orders by:
- · Total price
- · Total quantity
- · Weight
Gatekeeper Plan
- · Activation rules
- · Barrier plan with:
- · Checkout extension
- · Checkout validation
- · Multilingual
- · Text per limits
Barrier Yearly
- · Number of unique items
- · On products, variants, collections and m
- · Set a minimum/maximum on orders by:
- · Total price
- · Total quantity
- · Weight
Gatekeeper Yearly
- · Activation rules
- · Barrier plan with:
- · Checkout extension
- · Checkout validation
- · Multilingual
- · Text per limits
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureEnhance your online store and/or B2B strategy. Easily establish minimum and maximum order limits. Define thresholds for price, quantity, weight, and items. Customize by product, variant, type, vendor, tag, or collection. Set flexible limits with start/end dates, translations, and 'if' statements.
MOQ Validator lets you enforce minimum order quantities at the variant level using metafields. Apply rules only to products tagged with MOQ and optionally override limits with a custom “available override quantity.” Built with Shopify Functions, it blocks invalid quantities at checkout while keeping the buying experience smooth. Perfect for wholesalers and bulk sellers.
- An crucial resource for B2B, accessible checkout extensions for Shopify Plus.
- Apply limits to items, collections, whole cart, vendors, tags or product types.
- Control cart limits based on total price, quantity, unique item count or weight.
- Customize notification style and translate texts in multiple languages.
- Enforce minimum order quantities using variant metafields
- Apply rules only to products tagged with MOQ
- Override limits with custom available quantity metafield
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 |  MinCart |  MOQ Guard |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 686 | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | −2 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 7 | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | 13% | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Food, Beverages & Tobacco, Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty | Not published |
| Top store countries | United States, United Kingdom, Germany | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | MinCart | MOQ Guard |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.9 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 68 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
FAQ
MinCart and MOQ Guard: common questions
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- MinCart lists 14 the others don’t mention, such as Checkout alerts, Collection-specific, Custom branding, Customer tags. 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 8, 2026 for MinCart, May 7, 2026 for MOQ Guard; 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 8, 2026 for MinCart, May 7, 2026 for MOQ Guard. 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.