Prebuy vs TA Preorder & Back In Stock
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 Prebuy, Nov 6, 2026 for TA Preorder & Back In Stock.
The short answer
- TA Preorder & Back In Stock lists 7 features Prebuy’s listing doesn’t mention, including Badges, Buttons, Custom text.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Growth
- · Accurate dates - not "coming soon"
- · Auto release - stock in, orders ship
- · Free onboarding
- · Klaviyo integration - shipment updates
- · No-code setup - works with any theme
- · Shopify Markets - multi-warehouse ready
Pro
- · Accurate dates - not "coming soon"
- · Auto release - stock in, orders ship
- · Free onboarding
- · Klaviyo integration - shipment updates
- · No-code setup - works with any theme
- · Shopify Markets - multi-warehouse ready
Enterprise
- · 3000+ monthly orders
- · Accurate dates - not "coming soon"
- · Auto release - stock in, orders ship
- · Free onboarding
- · Klaviyo integration - shipment updates
- · No-code setup - works with any theme
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featurePrebuy turns inventory you have on order into preorders on Shopify. Connect your purchase orders and shipment ETAs, and Prebuy lists those products for sale before stock lands. Product pages show delivery dates from each purchase order, and inventory caps match the units on the way, so you cannot oversell. When stock arrives, held orders release in order and fulfil automatically.
Use TA Preorder & Back In Stock notifications to recover sales from out-of-stock products and maximize revenue from upcoming launches. Enable preorder, backorder, and presale campaigns with deposits or partial payments, send automated back in stock alerts, capture demand with waitlists, track performance through analytics, and localize your storefront with auto-translated app UI and custom content for each language,…
- Preorders driven by purchase order data
- Delivery dates shown on product pages
- Inventory caps tied to incoming stock
- First-in-first-out order release on stock arrival
- Enable pre-order for selected products or variants in admin
- Flexible payment: full, partial, with optional discount settings
- Cancel or refund unfulfilled pre-order orders
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 |  Prebuy |  TA Preorder & Back In Stock |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Prebuy | TA Preorder & Back In Stock |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 4.9 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 36 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | 0% |
Pricing
| Measure | Prebuy | TA Preorder & Back In Stock |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $199/month | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 3 | Not published |
Listing
| Measure | Prebuy | TA Preorder & Back In Stock |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #63 | #16(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | #4 on Rookies in Pre-orders |
| Built for Shopify | No | Yes |
| Launched | May 5, 2026 | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Prebuy Limited | Tech Arms P&N |
FAQ
Prebuy and TA Preorder & Back In Stock: common questions
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Prebuy lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Crowdfunding, Made-to-order, Product drops, Variants. TA Preorder & Back In Stock lists 7 the others don’t mention, such as Badges, Buttons, Custom text, Deposits. 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 Prebuy, Nov 6, 2026 for TA Preorder & Back In Stock; 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 Prebuy, Nov 6, 2026 for TA Preorder & Back In Stock. 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.