Persistent Cart Recovery vs Smart Recently Viewed | Widget
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 1, 2026 for Persistent Cart Recovery, Oct 13, 2026 for Smart Recently Viewed.
The short answer
- Only Smart Recently Viewed lists a free plan.
- Smart Recently Viewed lists 3 features Persistent Cart Recovery’s listing doesn’t mention, including Custom branding, Customizable widgets, Multi-language.
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
- · Basic cart tracking
- · Basic engagement analytics
- · Basic widget customization
- · Last 5 history items
- · Per-page section visibility
- · Recently viewed products
Advanced
- · Advanced analytics
- · Full widget customization
- · Mobile/desktop visibility controls
- · Priority support
- · Shareable session snapshot links
- · Translations (EN, DE, FR, IT)
Enterprise
- · Advanced product insights dashboard
- · CSV export of product insights
- · Cross-device session recovery
- · Everything in Advanced
- · Per-product recovery analytics
- · Priority enterprise support
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureStop losing revenue to cart abandonment. Automatically sync carts across different devices, browsers, and even in incognito, with Magefan Persistent Carts. Store contents from each cart session for up to 5 weeks and recover carts instantly on the customer's next visit. Monitor exactly how much revenue you make from synced carts in built-in analytics. No annoying emails, popups, notifications or manual setup.
Increase sales with recently viewed products, shopping history, abandoned cart recovery, and cross-device cart sync. Help customers continue shopping where they left off, restore carts across devices, and revisit previously viewed items. Track customer journeys with built-in analytics, customize widgets to match your Shopify theme, and improve conversions with a faster, more personalised shopping experience.
- Easy setup: enable persistent carts in one click. Works instantly with any theme
- Automation: save and auto sync carts across devices, browsers and sessions
- Built-in analytics: number of orders, persistent carts and revenue they bring
- No friction: cart sync runs in the background with no impact on speed or UX
- Shopping history widget with recently viewed products
- Restore shopping history and carts across desktop, mobile, and tablet
- Track customer browsing, product views, cart activity, and engagement
- Customize the widget to match your branding, theme, and language
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 |  Persistent Cart Recovery |  Smart Recently Viewed |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Persistent Cart Recovery | Smart Recently Viewed |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.8 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 5 | 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 | Persistent Cart Recovery | Smart Recently Viewed |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | $4.99/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plans listed | Not published | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Persistent Cart Recovery | Smart Recently Viewed |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #64(ahead) | #364 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jan 30, 2026 | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Magefan | KritxCode |
FAQ
Persistent Cart Recovery and Smart Recently Viewed: common questions
- Is Persistent Cart Recovery or Smart Recently Viewed cheaper?
- Only Smart Recently Viewed 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?
- Persistent Cart Recovery lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Automated workflows. Smart Recently Viewed lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Custom branding, Customizable widgets, Multi-language. 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 1, 2026 for Persistent Cart Recovery, Oct 13, 2026 for Smart Recently Viewed; 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 1, 2026 for Persistent Cart Recovery, Oct 13, 2026 for Smart Recently Viewed. 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.