Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert vs StoreQuill: Preorder & Alerts
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 3, 2026 for Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert, Nov 2, 2026 for StoreQuill.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.90/month for Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert and $9.99/month for StoreQuill.
- Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert lists 16 features StoreQuill’s listing doesn’t mention, including Badges, 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
- · 1 active preorder
- · 1 scheduled promotion + countdown timer
- · 30 alerts each month
- · 50 wishlist saves
- · Low-stock team alerts
- · Notify Me button for out-of-stock
Starter
- · 3 scheduled promotions + countdown timer
- · 5 active preorders
- · 500 alerts each month
- · 500 wishlist saves
- · Branded customer emails
- · Low-stock alerts to 3 team members
Growth
- · Auto-promotions for wishlist shoppers
- · Monitor up to 500 active variants
- · Unlimited alerts
- · Unlimited preorders + deposits
- · Unlimited promotions + countdown timer
- · Unlimited wishlist saves
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.
StoreQuill recovers lost sales from out-of-stock products. Add a Notify Me or Preorder button to any product page. Shoppers can join a back-in-stock waitlist, place a preorder with a flexible deposit, or save items to a wishlist. Low-stock alerts notify your team when stock is low. Automatic emails notify customers the moment items are restocked.
- 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
- Monitor inventory thresholds automatically with low stock alerts
- Notify shoppers instantly with automated back-in-stock and waitlist alerts
- Turn sold-out products into preorder revenue with flexible deposits
- Let shoppers save their favorite items with a storefront wishlist
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 15,897 | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | +52 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 378 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.9 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 4,495 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 108 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | 15% | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.90/month(ahead) | $9.99/month |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 4 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert | |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #4 | Not enough data |
| Shopify App Charts | #39 on the Shoplist 100 | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | No |
| Launched | May 19, 2020 | Nov 2, 2026 |
| Languages | 12 | 12 |
| Developer | Notify Me! | StoreQuill |
FAQ
Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert and StoreQuill: common questions
- Is Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert or StoreQuill cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.90/month for Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert and $9.99/month for StoreQuill. 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 16 the others don’t mention, such as Badges, Batch send, Custom alerts, Manual alerts. StoreQuill lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Countdown timers, Custom branding, Deposits. 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 3, 2026 for Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert, Nov 2, 2026 for StoreQuill; 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 3, 2026 for Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert, Nov 2, 2026 for StoreQuill. 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.