Openly Store Hours vs Smart Store Vacation Mode
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 5, 2026 for Openly Store Hours, Nov 6, 2026 for Smart Store Vacation Mode.
The short answer
- Only Smart Store Vacation Mode lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $1.99/month for Openly Store Hours and $4.99/month for Smart Store Vacation Mode.
- Openly Store Hours lists 5 features Smart Store Vacation Mode’s listing doesn’t mention, including Announcement bar, Banner position, Color and font.
Head to head
Standard
- · 20 locations, 6 designs, 20 languages
- · Breaks, late nights and holidays
- · Close now with a note
- · Pause orders while closed
- · Status bar, badge and hours block
Free
- · Buying paused on page and at checkout
- · Close the store with one click
- · Keep selected products on sale
- · Note above Add to cart and Checkout
- · One scheduled closure, start and end
- · Pop-up with your own message
Pro
- · Advance notice before a closure
- · Collect emails to notify on return
- · Hide prices or show a closed page
- · Live countdown to reopening
- · Opening hours, several windows a day
- · Private access link while closed
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureOpenly shows your opening hours on your store: a live “Open now · closes 5:00 PM” bar, a floating badge with the week, and an hours block for any page. Set breaks, late nights past midnight, closed days and holidays, and close early with one click and a note. Turn on Pause orders and Add to cart and checkout stop while you’re closed, including Buy it now and Shop Pay.
Take a break without losing sales! Pause your store instantly or schedule closures for holidays, trade shows, or weekly days off. Display reopening dates with live countdowns via bars, pop-ups, or notes above Add to Cart. Buying is blocked on-page and at checkout, yet you can still sell gift cards, accept pre-orders, share private access links, and collect email signups to notify customers when you're back!
- Live open or closed status bar and badge, in your store’s time zone
- Weekly hours with breaks, late nights past midnight and closed days
- Holidays and special dates that replace the usual week automatically
- Close now with one click and a note shoppers see, then reopen
- Close now, or schedule start and end
- Weekly closing days and opening hours
- Bar, pop-up or note with reopening date
- Live countdown to reopening
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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | Not published |
| App Store reviews | Not published | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | ||
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $1.99/month(ahead) | $4.99/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 1 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Nov 4, 2026 | Nov 5, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | DevOptly | add-ons.org |
FAQ
Openly Store Hours and Smart Store Vacation Mode: common questions
- Is Openly Store Hours or Smart Store Vacation Mode cheaper?
- Only Smart Store Vacation Mode lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $1.99/month for Openly Store Hours and $4.99/month for Smart Store Vacation Mode. 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?
- Openly Store Hours lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Announcement bar, Banner position, Color and font, Mobile responsive. Smart Store Vacation Mode lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Countdown, Promotional. 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 5, 2026 for Openly Store Hours, Nov 6, 2026 for Smart Store Vacation Mode; 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 5, 2026 for Openly Store Hours, Nov 6, 2026 for Smart Store Vacation Mode. 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.