Recover Cart vs Resurface Cart Recovery Modal
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026.
The short answer
- Only Resurface Cart Recovery Modal lists a free plan.
- Recover Cart lists 9 features Resurface Cart Recovery Modal’s listing doesn’t mention, including Behavior tracking, Conversion tracking, Custom discount codes.
Head to head
Lite
- · Basic Exit Triggers
- · Conversion Tracking
- · Recovered Abandoned Carts
- · Same Coupon for All Carts
Pro
- · Advanced Exit Triggers
- · Automatic Unique Coupon for Each Cart
- · Basic Exit Triggers
- · Conversion Tracking
- · Recovered Abandoned Carts
- · Remove "Recover Cart" Branding
Free
- · Cart recovery modal on idle shoppers
- · Impressions dashboard
- · Up to 500 impressions/month
Starter
- · 7-day free trial
- · Choose which cart item is shown
- · Click-through and trigger-type analytics
- · Custom CTA, labels & accent color
- · Idle + exit intent cart recovery modal
- · Unlimited impressions
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureRecover Cart automatically monitors your website to detect if customers have added a product to their shopping cart and attempt to leave your store before completing their purchase. If that happens Recover Cart displays a notification bar for the customer with a special limited time offer to help motivate the customer to complete their purchase.
Resurface shows a cart recovery modal to shoppers who go idle or try to exit your store. When a shopper stops interacting — or moves to leave the page — Resurface quietly surfaces the exact product already in their cart, reminding them what they came for. No discount codes. No email capture forms. Just a clean, on-brand nudge back to checkout, with analytics showing how often shoppers click through.
- Recover abandoned carts before customers leave your storefront website
- Advanced exit detection triggers catch customers before they leave
- Automatically provide a unique, single use discount code for each customer
- Restrict unique discounts to the shopping cart items only
- Cart recovery modal for idle shoppers
- No-code setup through the theme editor
- Customizable headline and brand color
- Built-in impression tracking dashboard
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 |  Recover Cart |  Resurface Cart Recovery Modal |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Recover Cart | Resurface Cart Recovery Modal |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | Not published |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 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 | Recover Cart | Resurface Cart Recovery Modal |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | $1.99/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Recover Cart | Resurface Cart Recovery Modal |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #304 | #220(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Sep 3, 2020 | Jul 7, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Recover Cart | Duventure |
FAQ
Recover Cart and Resurface Cart Recovery Modal: common questions
- Is Recover Cart or Resurface Cart Recovery Modal cheaper?
- Only Resurface Cart Recovery Modal 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?
- Recover Cart lists 9 the others don’t mention, such as Behavior tracking, Conversion tracking, Custom discount codes, Discount offers. 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; 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. 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.