Overdue Owl vs Worklea Hold Rules
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 22, 2026 for Overdue Owl, Nov 6, 2026 for Worklea Hold Rules.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Overdue Owl and $4.99/month for Worklea Hold Rules.
Head to head
Free
- · 1 SLA rule
- · Checks every 6 hours
- · Daily email digest to 2 staff
- · Why-flagged trace for every order
Pro
- · Cut-off times, holidays and snooze
- · Hourly order checks
- · Instant email and Slack alerts
- · Up to 10 alert recipients
- · Up to 50 SLA rules
Plus
- · 15-minute order checks
- · Escalation to a manager
- · Everything in Pro
- · Recipients per rule, location or 3PL
- · Up to 50 alert recipients
- · Weekly SLA summary with CSV
Free
- · 1 active rule
- · Email support
- · Held now list
- · Release by hand
- · Whole-order or item holds
Pro
- · Automatic release by date
- · Everything in Free
- · Unlimited active rules
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureOverdue Owl tracks every fulfillment order against your ship deadline and alerts your staff once when it's actually late. The clock starts when a held or scheduled pre-order is released, not when it was placed, so released pre-orders aren't flagged the moment they return to Unfulfilled. Each order gets one alert per rule, with a full trace showing why it was or wasn't flagged.
Some orders shouldn't ship yet: pre-orders, made-to-order items, or products from a supplier who hasn't delivered. Hold Rules places a Shopify fulfillment hold on new orders that match your rules: a product tag, vendor, product type or the start of a SKU. Hold the whole order or only the matching items, so the rest can ship. Each hold shows your reason and note in Shopify.
- One alert per order, never repeated every time rules run
- Clock starts at hold release or scheduled-ready date, not at checkout
- See exactly why any order was or wasn't flagged, with a full trace
- Holds new orders by product tag, vendor, product type or SKU prefix
- Hold the whole order, or only the matching items so the rest can ship
- Each hold shows the reason and note you choose on the Shopify order
- Held now lists every hold the app placed, with a Release now button
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 | Overdue Owl | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Overdue Owl | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Overdue Owl | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.99/month | $4.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Overdue Owl | |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #521 | Not enough data |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Oct 21, 2026 | Nov 6, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | JORDAN MARTINUS HENDRIKUS NABBE | Worklea Services |
FAQ
Overdue Owl and Worklea Hold Rules: common questions
- Is Overdue Owl or Worklea Hold Rules cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Overdue Owl and $4.99/month for Worklea Hold Rules. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- 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 22, 2026 for Overdue Owl, Nov 6, 2026 for Worklea Hold Rules; 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 22, 2026 for Overdue Owl, Nov 6, 2026 for Worklea Hold Rules. 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.