NotifyStock Alerts & Preorder vs Preorder, Back in Stock Notify
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 NotifyStock Alerts & Preorder, Sep 3, 2026 for Preorder, Back in Stock Notify.
The short answer
- Only NotifyStock Alerts & Preorder lists a free plan.
- Preorder, Back in Stock Notify lists 14 features NotifyStock Alerts & Preorder’s listing doesn’t mention, including Custom text, Deferred payments, Deposits.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
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 featureNotifyStock 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.
Don't miss a sale on out of stock products. Replace "Sold Out" buttons with Pre Order Now to capture revenue directly. Run Presale campaigns for coming-soon items using flexible Partial Payments and deposits. Capture more leads with Notify Me widgets and automatically send Back In Stock email alerts when inventory returns. Manage Preorder limits, shipping dates, and Restock waitlists seamlessly.
- 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
- Run Preorder & Presale campaigns for out of stock or custom items
- Auto-send Back In Stock alerts & Restock emails via Notify Me forms
- Give Partial Payments, deposits, and split payments for Pre orders
- Custom Pre Order Now buttons on product, collection & quick buy pages
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 |  NotifyStock Alerts & Preorder |  Preorder, Back in Stock Notify |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Not published | Not published |
| Top store countries | Not published | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | NotifyStock Alerts & Preorder | Preorder, Back in Stock Notify |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 6 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | NotifyStock Alerts & Preorder | Preorder, Back in Stock Notify |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.90/month | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 4 | Not published |
Listing
| Measure | NotifyStock Alerts & Preorder | Preorder, Back in Stock Notify |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #116 | #37(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jul 13, 2026 | Apr 6, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Nafran Pvt Ltd | Hexa Networks |
FAQ
NotifyStock Alerts & Preorder and Preorder, Back in Stock Notify: common questions
- Is NotifyStock Alerts & Preorder or Preorder, Back in Stock Notify cheaper?
- Only NotifyStock Alerts & Preorder lists a free plan. 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?
- NotifyStock Alerts & Preorder lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Alert settings, Auto-alerts, Badges, Banners. Preorder, Back in Stock Notify lists 14 the others don’t mention, such as Custom text, Deferred payments, Deposits, Discounts. 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 NotifyStock Alerts & Preorder, Sep 3, 2026 for Preorder, Back in Stock Notify; 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 NotifyStock Alerts & Preorder, Sep 3, 2026 for Preorder, Back in Stock Notify. 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.