Release Desk vs Worklea Hold Rules
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 Release Desk, Nov 6, 2026 for Worklea Hold Rules.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for Release Desk and $4.99/month for Worklea Hold Rules.
Head to head
Free
- · 20 unhandled rows per day
- · Hold/Release need upgrade
- · Read-only morning queue
- · See holds, risk, cancels
Exceptions
- · Cancel queue + native path
- · Confirm Hold before fulfill
- · No per-order fee
- · Release after you review
- · Unlimited exception rows
Free
- · 1 active rule
- · Email support
- · Held now list
- · Release by hand
- · Whole-order or item holds
Pro
- · Automatic release by date
- · Everything in Free
- · Unlimited active rules
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureA shipping-day review queue for fulfillment holds, unheld high-risk orders, address holds from other apps, and customer cancel requests. On Exceptions, confirm Hold first so warehouse fulfillment cannot run until you release. Cancel requests are polled from Shopify events (minutes delay); there is no official cancel-request webhook. Agree, decline, or resolve on the native order banner.
Some orders shouldn't ship yet: pre-orders, made-to-order items, or products from a supplier who hasn't delivered. Hold Rules places a Shopify fulfillment hold on new orders that match your rules: a product tag, vendor, product type or the start of a SKU. Hold the whole order or only the matching items, so the rest can ship. Each hold shows your reason and note in Shopify.
- Hold-first queue for unheld high-risk orders
- Confirm hold or release in the app
- Cancel requests polled from Shopify events
- Native order banner for agree or decline
- Holds new orders by product tag, vendor, product type or SKU prefix
- Hold the whole order, or only the matching items so the rest can ship
- Each hold shows the reason and note you choose on the Shopify order
- Held now lists every hold the app placed, with a Release now button
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 |  Release Desk | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Release Desk | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Release Desk | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $19/month | $4.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Release Desk | |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Sep 4, 2026 | Nov 6, 2026 |
| Languages | 2 | 1 |
| Developer | John Smith | Worklea Services |
FAQ
Release Desk and Worklea Hold Rules: common questions
- Is Release Desk or Worklea Hold Rules cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for Release Desk and $4.99/month for Worklea Hold Rules. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- 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 Release Desk, Nov 6, 2026 for Worklea Hold Rules; 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 Release Desk, Nov 6, 2026 for Worklea Hold Rules. 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.