Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert vs NotifyStock Alerts & Preorder
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 9, 2026 for Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert, Oct 13, 2026 for NotifyStock Alerts & Preorder.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.90/month for Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert and $9.90/month for NotifyStock Alerts & Preorder.
- Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert lists 26 features NotifyStock Alerts & Preorder’s listing doesn’t mention, including Availability date, Batch send, Custom alerts.
Head to head
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Australia
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Lite
- · 10 Restock notifications
- · 5 Preorders
- · 50 Wishlist actions
- · Automated Email, Push and SMS Alerts
- · Development stores have all the features
- · Low stock widget
Kickstart
- · 2000 Wishlist actions with customization
- · 500 Alerts (Email, SMS, Push)
- · 500 preorders with no transaction fee
- · Complete widget/email customization
- · Gear up for BFCM - 2 months for $2.17/mo
- · Minimum inventory to display low stock
Starter
- · 500 Alerts (Email, SMS, Push)
- · 500 preorders with no transaction fee
- · Customize emails to fit your brand
- · Fundamental reports and insights
- · Gear up for BFCM - 2 months for $4.34/mo
- · Get notified when you're low in stock
Standard
- · 10000 Wishlist action - Priority Support
- · 1500 Alerts (Email, SMS, Push)
- · 1500 Preorders with no transaction fee
- · Fixed/percentage discounts for preorders
- · Gear up for BFCM - 2 months for $8.78/mo
- · Show widgets on Collection page
Free
- · 100 Wishlist actions
- · 25 Preorders with no transaction fee
- · 50 Back-in-stock alerts
- · Automated email restock alerts
- · Basic widget customization
- · Low stock widget
Kickstart
- · $3.96 first paid month
- · 2000 Wishlist actions with customization
- · 500 Alerts (Email, SMS, Push)
- · 500 Preorders with no transaction fee
- · Complete widget and form customization
- · Email, SMS, and Push templates
Starter
- · $7.96 for the first paid month
- · 1,500 Preorders with no transaction fee
- · 10,000 Wishlist actions
- · 1500 Alerts (Email, SMS, Push)
- · Preorder availability settings
- · Product, collection, and homepage widget
Standard
- · $15.96 for the first paid month
- · 5,000 Preorders with no transaction fe
- · 5000 Alerts (Email, SMS, Push)
- · Advanced notification templates
- · All feature reports
- · Priority support
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureSold out? That's where Notify Me!™ starts. Shoppers join a waiting list on out-of-stock products and get a restock alert by email, SMS, push or WhatsApp. Or they pre-order right away, with partial payments and presale for coming soon drops, D2C or B2B. But wait, there's more. Last few left? Low stock alerts add urgency. Want loyal shoppers? Wishlists bring them back to what they saved.
NotifyStock helps merchants capture demand before shoppers leave. Add Notify Me, Wishlist, PreOrder, and Low Stock widgets to product, collection, and home pages without theme code. Manage requests, products, reports, templates, and storefront settings inside Shopify admin. Send email confirmations, enable SMS or push notifications with connected providers, and see which products shoppers want restocked next.
- Accept back order discounts and send automatic restock alerts templates
- Match with any theme based on AI, can be added to Home/Collection page
- Works with your other marketing tools and page builders to create workflows
- Dedicated customer support team you can reach via chat/phone/email
- Add Notify Me, Wishlist, PreOrder, and Low Stock widgets
- Track back-in-stock requests, wishlist activity, preorder interest & demand
- Customize buttons, popups, email templates, SMS, push & low-stock messaging
- Import and export requests with notification history and reporting
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 |  Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert |  NotifyStock Alerts & Preorder |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 17,372 | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | +80 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 339 | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | 15% | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden | Not published |
| Top store countries | United States, United Kingdom, Australia | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert | NotifyStock Alerts & Preorder |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.9 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 4,006 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 107 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | 14% | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert | NotifyStock Alerts & Preorder |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.90/month | $9.90/month |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert | NotifyStock Alerts & Preorder |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #4 | #116 |
| Shopify App Charts | #40 on the Shoplist 100 | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | No |
| Launched | May 19, 2020 | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Languages | 12 | 1 |
| Developer | Notify Me! | Nafran Pvt Ltd |
FAQ
Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert and NotifyStock Alerts & Preorder: common questions
- Is Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert or NotifyStock Alerts & Preorder cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.90/month for Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert and $9.90/month for NotifyStock Alerts & Preorder. 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?
- Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert lists 26 the others don’t mention, such as Availability date, Batch send, Custom alerts, Custom text. NotifyStock Alerts & Preorder lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Banners, Coming soon. 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 for Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert, Oct 13, 2026 for NotifyStock Alerts & Preorder; 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 for Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert, Oct 13, 2026 for NotifyStock Alerts & Preorder. 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.