Recently 4 vs Ultimate Social Proof
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 Recently 4, Oct 13, 2026 for Ultimate Social Proof.
The short answer
- Only Ultimate Social Proof lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $12/month for Recently 4 and $9/month for Ultimate Social Proof.
- Ultimate Social Proof lists 5 features Recently 4’s listing doesn’t mention, including Live traffic, Recent visitors, Review count.
Head to head
Boost conversion with Recently purchased popup notifications.
- 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.
UNLIMITED
Free
- · 1,000 toast impressions per month
- · 7 days analytics history
- · Real-time sales notifications
Plus
- · 10,000 toast impressions per month
- · 90 days analytics history
- · Advanced inline widgets
- · Remove "Powered by" branding
- · Toast cycling: up to 12 per visit
Pro
- · 10-year analytics history
- · 100,000 toast impressions per month
- · Advanced inline widgets
- · Remove "Powered by" branding
- · Toast cycling: up to 12 per visit
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureShow shoppers what's happening on your store. Recently turns your store activity into clear social proof: live purchase and review popups, inline product messages for views, carts, and low stock, plus web push for abandoned checkouts, shipping, restocks, price drops, and sales campaigns. Build trust, create urgency, and bring visitors back. Match your brand, preview safely with drafts, and go live in minutes.
Ultimate Social Proof adds two types of social proof to your store. Toast notifications appear in the corner, showing recent orders, live visitors, and low-stock alerts. Inline widgets embed on product pages with recent sales, live viewer counts, review scores, and order milestones.
- One-click install. No coding required.
- Recently automatically displays the message in the visitor's native language.
- Built for mobile. Customize different settings for mobile and desktop.
- Display reviews. Display your Judge.me or Shopify product reviews.
- Toast notifications for recent orders, live visitors, and low-stock alerts
- Inline widgets on product pages showing sales counts and live viewer counts
- Inline review-score and customer-milestone widgets to build product-page trust
- Analytics dashboard tracking impressions, assisted orders, and revenue
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 |  Recently 4 |  Ultimate Social Proof |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 28 | 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 | Home & Garden, Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty | Not published |
| Top store countries | United States, United Kingdom, Australia | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | Recently 4 | Ultimate Social Proof |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 28 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Recently 4 | Ultimate Social Proof |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $12/month | $9/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 1 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Recently 4 | Ultimate Social Proof |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #222 | #200(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | #19 in Social proof | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Oct 28, 2015 | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Appifiny | nineteen78 Pty. Ltd. |
FAQ
Recently 4 and Ultimate Social Proof: common questions
- Is Recently 4 or Ultimate Social Proof cheaper?
- Only Ultimate Social Proof lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $12/month for Recently 4 and $9/month for Ultimate Social Proof. 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?
- Recently 4 lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Custom layouts, Custom notifications, Multi-language. Ultimate Social Proof lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Live traffic, Recent visitors, Review count, Sales count. 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 Recently 4, Oct 13, 2026 for Ultimate Social Proof; 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 Recently 4, Oct 13, 2026 for Ultimate Social Proof. 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.