OT | Collection Sort & Manage vs SortLock
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 2, 2026 for OT, Oct 13, 2026 for SortLock.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for OT and $1.99/month for SortLock.
- OT lists 10 features SortLock’s listing doesn’t mention, including Analytics, Drag and drop, Group products.
Head to head
Auto sort products in collections with analytics
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
STARTER
- · 10 auto-sorting collections
- · 50+ sort types (e.g. revenue, views)
- · Build sorting strategies
- · Export and import sort order
- · Lock or pin products, push down OOS
- · Push up new, restocked and featured
BRONZE
- · 100 auto-sorting collections
- · 20 collections sorted up to hourly
- · 50+ sort types (e.g. revenue, views)
- · Analytics and Google Analytics sorting
- · Everything in STARTER
- · Lock or pin products, push down OOS
SILVER
- · 1 custom sort type (weighted sorting)
- · 100 collections sorted up to hourly
- · 300 auto-sorting collections
- · 50+ sort types (e.g. revenue, views)
- · Everything in BRONZE
- · Lock or pin products, push down OOS
GOLD
- · 100 custom sort types
- · 200 collections sorted up to hourly
- · 300 auto-sorting collections
- · Everything in SILVER
- · Metafield sorting (5 metafields)
- · Multi-segment sorting
Free
- · 1 active collection
- · 3 active product pins
- · 30-day recovery after reinstall
- · Activity and conflict history
- · Automatic background reconciliation
Pro
- · 30-day recovery after reinstall
- · All six collection sort rules
- · Conflict proposal review
- · Unlimited active collections
- · Unlimited product pins
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureCollection Sort & Manage keeps every collection in the order you want. Pick from 50+ sort types, including sales, views, margin, stock and metafields, or start from a ready-made strategy and reuse it across collections. Split a collection into segments with their own rules, and weight several metrics in one custom sort type.
SortLock keeps selected products in fixed collection positions while unpinned products continue following a native sort rule. Choose from six supported collection orders, then add pins for launches, seasonal products, and featured items. SortLock reconciles changes in the background, records activity and conflicts, and restores the original collection sort order when you unlock.
- Manage collections with sort types, including custom sort types/multi-segment.
- Prioritize new, restocked, and featured products; push down sold out products.
- Easily lock featured products with multi select / drag and drop.
- Hide out of stock products with SEO redirects and Email alerts for low stock.
- Pin products to fixed positions while the rest keep sorting automatically
- Choose six native collection sort rules for unpinned products
- Capture manual-order conflicts before restoring the protected collection
- Restore the collection's original sort order whenever you unlock
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 |  OT |  SortLock |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | OT | SortLock |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.4 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 52 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
FAQ
OT and SortLock: common questions
- Is OT or SortLock cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for OT and $1.99/month for SortLock. 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?
- OT lists 10 the others don’t mention, such as Analytics, Drag and drop, Group products, Hide products. 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 2, 2026 for OT, Oct 13, 2026 for SortLock; 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 2, 2026 for OT, Oct 13, 2026 for SortLock. 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.