Shelfnote vs Smart Notes: Team Order Notes
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 26, 2026 for Shelfnote, Oct 14, 2026 for Smart Notes.
The short answer
- Only Shelfnote lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $3/month for Shelfnote and $4.99/month for Smart Notes.
Head to head
Free
- · 30-day sales on every note
- · Assign notes to staff members
- · Up to 3 product notes
Unlimited
- · 30-day sales on every note
- · Assign notes to staff members
- · Billed every 30 days, cancel any time
- · Search, tags, and status filters
- · Unlimited product notes
Smart Notes
- · (Custom) Note templates
- · @mention teammates
- · Email notifications
- · Export to CSV, PDF, JSON
- · Full-text search
- · Pin important notes
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureShelfnote keeps your team's internal knowledge on the product it belongs to. Attach a private note to any product for restock rules, supplier lead times, or packing steps, and assign it to the staff member responsible. Every note shows that product's orders, units, and revenue over the last 30 days, so you have sales context while you decide what to do. Notes are internal only and are never shown to customers.
Smart Notes lets your team leave formatted notes on orders, customers, and products — directly in Shopify admin. Write structured notes with headings, task checklists, tags, and image attachments. Pin notes to the top, assign categories like Shipping or Urgent, and set priority flags. Mention teammates with @ for instant email notifications.
- Attach a private, internal note to any product in your catalog
- Assign a note to a staff member so ownership of the task is clear
- See orders, units, and revenue from the last 30 days on every note
- Search and filter notes by text, product, tag, status, or assignee
- Rich text editor with tasks, checklists & image attachments
- Notes on orders, customers AND products — with pin, categories & priority
- @mention teammates — they get instant email notifications
- Full-text search across all notes in your store
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 |  Shelfnote |  Smart Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Shelfnote | Smart Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Shelfnote | Smart Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $3/month(ahead) | $4.99/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 30 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | Shelfnote | Smart Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #101(ahead) | #193 |
| Shopify App Charts | #6 on Pricing moves in Operations - Other | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jul 29, 2026 | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Aikolumi Software PVT LTD | Untapped B.V. |
FAQ
Shelfnote and Smart Notes: common questions
- Is Shelfnote or Smart Notes cheaper?
- Only Shelfnote lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $3/month for Shelfnote and $4.99/month for Smart Notes. 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 26, 2026 for Shelfnote, Oct 14, 2026 for Smart Notes; 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 26, 2026 for Shelfnote, Oct 14, 2026 for Smart Notes. 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.