ShopMates vs Smart Carts
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 14, 2026 for ShopMates, Oct 13, 2026 for Smart Carts.
The short answer
- Only Smart Carts lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $25/month for ShopMates and $30/month for Smart Carts.
- ShopMates lists 1 features Smart Carts’s listing doesn’t mention, including Announcements.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Basic Plan
FREE
- · 25 Monthly Carts
- · Editable Carts
- · Fully Customizable Emails
- · Item Reservation
- · Viewable Carts
STARTER
- · 500 Monthly Carts
- · Editable Carts
- · Fully Customizable Emails
- · Item Reservation
- · Quality Support
- · Viewable Carts
GROWTH
- · 1,000 Monthly Carts
- · Editable Carts
- · Fully Customizable Emails
- · Item Reservation
- · Quality Support
- · Viewable Carts
PRO
- · 3,000 Monthly Carts
- · Editable Carts
- · Fully Customizable Emails
- · Item Reservation
- · Priority Support
- · Viewable Carts
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureShopMates lets users to create and share carts with others, who can add, edit, or remove items before checkout. Merchants can customize the share button and popup, apply tiered discounts, track cart usage, and view cart history. The app supports email-based collaboration for a smooth shared shopping experience.
Smart Carts helps boost conversion rates by allowing you to interact with your customers’ carts live. Add urgency by reserving items for customers for a limited time, remind them with automated cart emails, and add items directly to their cart. Track everything with detailed analytics. Improve your customer experience with real-time cart updates, cross-device syncing, and fully customizable email reminders.
- Share carts via email to collaborate with friends before checkout
- Allow users to add, edit, or remove items in shared carts
- Customize share button size, text, color, and popup design
- Apply tiered discounts based on shared cart usage
- Create, view, and edit your customers carts
- Syncs carts across all their devices
- Item reservation, creating a sense of urgency
- Fully customizable email reminders
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 |  ShopMates |  Smart Carts |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ShopMates | Smart Carts |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 3.7 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 3 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | ShopMates | Smart Carts |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $25/month(ahead) | $30/month |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | 30 days |
| Plans listed | 1 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | ShopMates | Smart Carts |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #483 | Not enough data |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Aug 22, 2025 | Jul 14, 2023 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | ShopMates | Simplify Apps |
FAQ
ShopMates and Smart Carts: common questions
- Is ShopMates or Smart Carts cheaper?
- Only Smart Carts lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $25/month for ShopMates and $30/month for Smart Carts. 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?
- ShopMates lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Announcements. 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 14, 2026 for ShopMates, Oct 13, 2026 for Smart Carts; 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 14, 2026 for ShopMates, Oct 13, 2026 for Smart Carts. 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.