PreOrder Now & Pre order | PQ vs SweetRelease Pre‑orders
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 9, 2026 for PreOrder Now & Pre order, Oct 13, 2026 for SweetRelease Pre‑orders.
The short answer
- Paid plans start at $7.99/month for PreOrder Now & Pre order and $29/month for SweetRelease Pre‑orders.
- PreOrder Now & Pre order lists 17 features SweetRelease Pre‑orders’s listing doesn’t mention, including Availability date, Back in stock, Back orders.
Head to head
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Australia
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
BASIC
- · Badges & Urgency Timer
- · Full Customization
- · Partial Payment
- · Scheduled Pre-Orders
- · Unlimited Coming soon
- · Unlimited Funnels
STANDARD
- · Badges & Urgency Timer
- · Full Customization
- · Partial Payment
- · Scheduled Pre-Orders
- · Unlimited Coming soon
- · Unlimited Funnels
PRO
- · Badges & Urgency Timer
- · Full Customization
- · Partial Payment
- · Scheduled Pre-Orders
- · Unlimited Coming soon
- · Unlimited Funnels
PLATINUM
- · 2/hr dev support
- · Badges & Urgency Timer
- · Many more...
- · Partial Payment
- · Unlimited Coming soon
- · Unlimited Funnels
Basic Plan
- · Auto-detect & hold preorders
- · Keeps orders held reliably
- · Preorders can't ship early
- · Release queue with priority
- · Single & bulk release
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featurePre order app by prequik helps customers to pre-order the products and ensures that they are notified when the product becomes available for purchase. Customers can place orders for products they want even before they are officially released, which can help them to avoid missing out on popular products.
SweetRelease gives you control over when preorders ship. When a customer preorders, the app automatically holds that order at a gated location that can't fulfill, so it can't ship early. Held orders appear in a queue where your team can set priority and release them to your live warehouse individually or in bulk.
- Offer Partial Payment & Discount , Schedule pre-order dates
- Enable Pre order, Backorder & Coming Soon for any products.
- Maximize revenue with pre orders & personalized product messages, driving sales.
- Quickly control pre orders & restocks based on inventory levels and save time.
- Automatically detects and holds preorders so they can't ship early
- See every held preorder in one place and set its priority
- Keeps preorders held reliably until you choose to release them
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 |  PreOrder Now & Pre order |  SweetRelease Pre‑orders |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 912 | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | −10 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 10 | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | 10% | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Apparel & Accessories, Home & Garden, Food, Beverages & Tobacco | Not published |
| Top store countries | United States, United Kingdom, Australia | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | PreOrder Now & Pre order | SweetRelease Pre‑orders |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.8 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 521 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | PreOrder Now & Pre order | SweetRelease Pre‑orders |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $7.99/month(ahead) | $29/month |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | PreOrder Now & Pre order | SweetRelease Pre‑orders |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #42 | #486 |
| Shopify App Charts | #11 in Pre-orders | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | May 19, 2023 | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Codexade | ISC |
FAQ
PreOrder Now & Pre order and SweetRelease Pre‑orders: common questions
- Is PreOrder Now & Pre order or SweetRelease Pre‑orders cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $7.99/month for PreOrder Now & Pre order and $29/month for SweetRelease Pre‑orders. 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 Now & Pre order lists 17 the others don’t mention, such as Availability date, Back in stock, Back orders, Badges. 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 9, 2026 for PreOrder Now & Pre order, Oct 13, 2026 for SweetRelease Pre‑orders; 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 9, 2026 for PreOrder Now & Pre order, Oct 13, 2026 for SweetRelease Pre‑orders. 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.