MinimumCart ‑ Order Limits vs Melon Minimum Order Quantity
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 MinimumCart, Nov 9, 2026 for Melon Minimum Order Quantity.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for MinimumCart and $4.99/month for Melon Minimum Order Quantity.
- Melon Minimum Order Quantity lists 14 features MinimumCart’s listing doesn’t mention, including Collection-specific, Custom branding, Custom messages.
Head to head
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- United Kingdom
- Australia
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · Basic messaging
- · Checkout blocking
- · Single cart minimum rule
- · Visual progress bar
Pro
- · Analytics dashboard
- · Collection-based rules
- · Custom colors and styling
- · Customer tag targeting
- · Product suggestions
- · Quantity minimums
Free
- · 1 Active Rules
- · Customizable design and messages
- · Limit Rules by quantity, value or weight
- · Sell products in pack or multiples
- · Shopify Checkout Rules
- · Unlimited Test Rules
Essential
- · 5 Active Rules
- · All features in Free Plan
- · All stores except Shopify Plus stores
- · Live chat support
- · Progress Bar & Upsell
- · Shopify Checkout Rules
Advanced
- · All features in Essential
- · All stores except Shopify Plus stores
- · Live chat support
- · Progress Bar & Upsell
- · Shopify Checkout Rules
- · Unlimited Active Rules
Shopify Plus
- · All features in Essential
- · For Shopify Plus stores
- · Priority Live Chat Support
- · Progress Bar & Upsell
- · Shopify Checkout Rules
- · Unlimited Active Rules
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureMinimumCart lets you enforce minimum order requirements before customers can check out. Create rules based on cart total, item quantity, or collection. When a shopper falls short, a visual progress bar shows how much more they need to add, and checkout is blocked until the threshold is met. Display product suggestions to help customers reach the minimum.
Prevent costly order mistakes, promotion abuse, and limited-drop exploitation. Built for B2B, Wholesale, retail stores, DTC brands, and limited-drop merchants — enforce flexible order limits, and streamline order management without writing code. Apply Minimum Order Quantity (MOQ), Minimum Order Value (MOV), minimum & maximum Order Limit, trigger-based Limit rules. Sell products in pack or multiples.
- Set minimum order rules by cart value, quantity, or collection
- Visual progress bar shows customers how close they are to checkout
- Block checkout until minimum is met with a clear, friendly message
- Target rules to customer groups using tags for wholesale or VIP tiers
- Set order limits, MOQ by quantity, cart value, weight
- Create custom checkout rules
- Schedule and auto-apply limit rules across products
- Show limit warnings with custom messages and visual styles
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 |  MinimumCart |  Melon Minimum Order Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 1,072 |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | +74 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | 100 |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | 9% |
| Top store categories | Not published | Home & Garden, Apparel & Accessories, Food, Beverages & Tobacco |
| Top store countries | Not published | United States, United Kingdom, Australia |
Reviews
| Measure | MinimumCart | Melon Minimum Order Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 392 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | 0% |
Pricing
| Measure | MinimumCart | Melon Minimum Order Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $4.99/month | $4.99/month |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | MinimumCart | Melon Minimum Order Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #50 | #2(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | #3 in Order limits |
| Built for Shopify | No | Yes |
| Launched | May 4, 2026 | Aug 27, 2025 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Limeforge | Melon by Fruit Labs |
FAQ
MinimumCart and Melon Minimum Order Quantity: common questions
- Is MinimumCart or Melon Minimum Order Quantity cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for MinimumCart and $4.99/month for Melon Minimum Order Quantity. 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?
- Melon Minimum Order Quantity lists 14 the others don’t mention, such as Collection-specific, Custom branding, Custom messages, 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 Oct 13, 2026 for MinimumCart, Nov 9, 2026 for Melon Minimum Order Quantity; 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 MinimumCart, Nov 9, 2026 for Melon Minimum Order Quantity. 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.