Purchase Limits: SmartLimit vs WRIT Spending Controls
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 1, 2026 for Purchase Limits, Oct 14, 2026 for WRIT Spending Controls.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $1.99/month for Purchase Limits and $19/month for WRIT Spending Controls.
- Purchase Limits lists 4 features WRIT Spending Controls’s listing doesn’t mention, including Checkout alerts, Max quantity, Product-specific.
Head to head
Free
- · 1 active cross-order limit rule
- · Enforced at checkout
- · Lifetime & rolling windows
- · Up to 100 tracked purchases/mo
Starter
- · 5 active cross-order limit rules
- · Enforced at checkout
- · Lifetime & rolling windows
Unlimited
- · Enforced at checkout
- · Lifetime & rolling windows
- · Unlimited limit rules
Free
Pro
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureOther apps check what's in this order. This one checks what a customer has ever ordered. Most purchase-limit apps only cap a single order — a shopper opens a second cart and the count resets. Resellers and giveaway abusers exploit that gap. This app enforces every limit per customer, not per order — lifetime or a rolling window you choose.
Give every B2B buyer organization a spending budget that refills each period - monthly, quarterly, annual, or a fixed one-time pool. Set caps per company, per location, or per individual buyer; the tightest remaining limit always wins. When an order would push period spend past the remaining budget, WRIT blocks it at checkout (Hard mode) or shows a warning (Soft mode).
- Limits hold across every order a customer places, lifetime or a rolling window.
- Enforced at every checkout, including express and accelerated checkout.
- Cancel or refund an order and the customer's allowance resets automatically.
- Configure rules from one screen, no theme code, works on any Shopify store.
- Auto-resetting budgets: monthly, quarterly, annual, or a one-time fixed pool.
- Cap spend per company, per location, or per buyer - most-restrictive wins.
- Hard-block over-budget checkouts, or soft-warn to roll out in track-only mode.
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 |  Purchase Limits |  WRIT Spending Controls |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Purchase Limits | WRIT Spending Controls |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Purchase Limits | WRIT Spending Controls |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $1.99/month(ahead) | $19/month |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Purchase Limits | WRIT Spending Controls |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #41(ahead) | #156 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Aug 12, 2026 | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | kumo studio | WorQFlow Inc |
FAQ
Purchase Limits and WRIT Spending Controls: common questions
- Is Purchase Limits or WRIT Spending Controls cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $1.99/month for Purchase Limits and $19/month for WRIT Spending Controls. 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?
- Purchase Limits lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Checkout alerts, Max quantity, Product-specific, Purchase frequency. 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 1, 2026 for Purchase Limits, Oct 14, 2026 for WRIT Spending Controls; 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 1, 2026 for Purchase Limits, Oct 14, 2026 for WRIT Spending Controls. 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.