PreOrder Me vs PreOrder Now

Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 3, 2026 for PreOrder Me, Oct 13, 2026 for PreOrder Now.

The short answer

  • Only PreOrder Now lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for PreOrder Me and $14.99/month for PreOrder Now.
  • PreOrder Me lists 4 features PreOrder Now’s listing doesn’t mention, including Back orders, Custom text, Deposits.

Head to head

App Store reviews

PreOrder Me: 63
PreOrder Now: —
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Pitch

pre-order management and set different strategies for products

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Developer
Categories
  • Pre-orders
  • Pre-orders
Languages
  • English
  • English
Launched
Apr 15, 2015
May 19, 2026
Built for Shopify
Not badged
Not badged
Reviews per month
1 last full month
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Detected stores
0active installs
0active installs
Most common store size
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Top countries
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Momentum

New reviews each month

Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.

011MayNovAprJunJunNovJunPreOrder Me: 1 reviews in May 2021PreOrder Me: 1 reviews in September 2021PreOrder Me: 1 reviews in November 2021PreOrder Me: 1 reviews in February 2022PreOrder Me: 1 reviews in April 2022PreOrder Me: 1 reviews in May 2022PreOrder Me: 1 reviews in June 2023PreOrder Me: 1 reviews in December 2023PreOrder Me: 1 reviews in June 2024PreOrder Me: 1 reviews in September 2024PreOrder Me: 1 reviews in November 2024PreOrder Me: 1 reviews in June 2025
PreOrder MePreOrder NowCompleted months only
Free options
Free planFree trial
Free planFree trial
Monthly range
From $9.99 to $14.99/month
From $0 to $29.99/month
Plans
Stardand$9.99/month
7-day free trial
  • · Configurable pre-sale variants.
  • · Custom prompt text for variants
  • · Support custom pre-sale quantity.
Sliver$14.99/month
7-day free trial
  • · All standard plan features
  • · bulk pre-order settings import
  • · pre-order tags
FreeFree
  • · Up to 10 pre-orders per month
Basic$14.99/month
7-day free trial
  • · Unlimited pre-orders and automatic email
Growth$29.99/month
7-day free trial
  • · Priority Support
  • · Unlimited pre-orders plus analytics
Coverage
5 of 6 features83%
2 of 6 features33%
Unique strengths
  • Back orders
  • Custom text
  • Deposits
  • Pre-sales
  • Out of stock
Pre-orders
83%5/6
33%2/6
Customization
100%2/2
50%1/2
Order type
67%2/3
33%1/3
Payment options
100%1/1
0%0/1
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PreOrder MePreOrder Now6 features listed across both App Store listings

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How it sells itself

PreOrder Me helps you launch and manage product pre-orders in your Shopify store. Add a customizable pre-order button to product pages, tailor button text and customer messages, and set quantity limits for each product. Manage pre-orders for individual variants or enable them across multiple products at once.

Turn any product into a pre-order in minutes. One toggle — your buy button changes to "Pre-order Now" automatically. No coding required. Collect payment before inventory arrives. Perfect for product launches, seasonal items, and limited editions. Unlike other pre-order apps — settings stay exactly where you put them. No unexpected changes. No missing order tags. Confirmation emails included.

Key points
  • Variant-based pre-order strategy
  • Bulk manage pre-order settings
  • customize widget style to match themes style
  • Automatic pre-order management through the tags with your sales policy
  • Enable pre-orders on any product with one toggle
  • Confirmation emails included — no per-email fees
  • Automatic confirmation and fulfilment emails
  • Clean dashboard to track all pre-orders and status
Screenshots
pre-order prompt text style on shopping cart page
pre-order button style on product pagebulk pre-order management in the apppre-order settings options
Storefront showing Pre-order Now button
Product configuration pageYour app dashboardPre-orders tab with an order

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.

Showing only the rows where the apps differ.

Adoption

MeasurePreOrder MePreOrder Now
Detected storesNot publishedNot published
Net store change, 28 days0estimated0estimated
Stores added, 28 daysNot enough dataNot enough data
Big-brand shareNot enough dataNot enough data
Top store categoriesNot publishedNot published
Top store countriesNot publishedNot published

Reviews

MeasurePreOrder MePreOrder Now
App Store rating4.6 ★Not published
App Store reviews63Not published
New reviews, 28 days0Not enough data
Reviewers a year or more inNot enough dataNot enough data

Pricing

MeasurePreOrder MePreOrder Now
Free planNot listedYes
Lowest paid monthly plan$9.99/month(ahead)$14.99/month
Longest free trial7 days7 days
Plans listed23

Listing

MeasurePreOrder MePreOrder Now
Shopify category rank#65(ahead)in Pre-orders#98in Pre-orders
Shopify App ChartsNot on this week’s chartsNot on this week’s charts
Built for ShopifyNoNo
LaunchedApr 15, 2015May 19, 2026
Languages1English1English
DeveloperEasyshopPerre

FAQ

PreOrder Me and PreOrder Now: common questions

Is PreOrder Me or PreOrder Now cheaper?
Only PreOrder Now lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for PreOrder Me and $14.99/month for PreOrder Now. 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?
PreOrder Me lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Back orders, Custom text, Deposits, Pre-sales. PreOrder Now lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Out of stock. 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 3, 2026 for PreOrder Me, Oct 13, 2026 for PreOrder Now; 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 3, 2026 for PreOrder Me, Oct 13, 2026 for PreOrder Now. 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.