Back in Stock, Notify Me: Stok vs StoreQuill: Preorder & Alerts
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 3, 2026 for Back in Stock, Notify Me, Nov 2, 2026 for StoreQuill.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $10/month for Back in Stock, Notify Me and $9.99/month for StoreQuill.
- StoreQuill lists 12 features Back in Stock, Notify Me’s listing doesn’t mention, including Back orders, Countdown timers, Custom branding.
Head to head
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Canada
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · 1 preorder offer (10 orders/mo)
- · 20 email notifications/month
- · Admin receive email on new requests
- · Automatic restock reminders
- · Back in Stock, Price Drop, Sales alerts
- · Product & Collection page widget
Plus
- · 100 email notifications/month
- · 2026 special: $5/mo for 2 months
- · 3 preorder offers (50 orders/mo)
- · Email, SMS & WhatsApp channels
- · Everything in Free +
- · Notify individual customers
Pro
- · 2026 special: $10/mo for 2 months
- · 5,000 email notifications/month
- · Email open, delivery & read logs
- · Everything in Plus +
- · FTP, CSV export & Klaviyo integration
- · Multi language all channels
Business
- · 20,000 email notifications/month
- · 2026 special: $25/mo for 2 months
- · Dynamic product recommendations
- · Everything in Pro +
- · Own WhatsApp Business account
- · Priority support
Free
- · 1 active preorder
- · 1 scheduled promotion + countdown timer
- · 30 alerts each month
- · 50 wishlist saves
- · Low-stock team alerts
- · Notify Me button for out-of-stock
Starter
- · 3 scheduled promotions + countdown timer
- · 5 active preorders
- · 500 alerts each month
- · 500 wishlist saves
- · Branded customer emails
- · Low-stock alerts to 3 team members
Growth
- · Auto-promotions for wishlist shoppers
- · Monitor up to 500 active variants
- · Unlimited alerts
- · Unlimited preorders + deposits
- · Unlimited promotions + countdown timer
- · Unlimited wishlist saves
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureRecover sales every time you restock or drop a price. Stok sends instant back in stock, price drop & waitlist alerts via Email, SMS, WhatsApp & push. Add 'Notify Me' widgets to PDPs & collections in 5 minutes — no code. Auto-notify customers when items restock, prices drop, or sales start. Boost conversions with repeat reminders, multi-language templates & upsell tips. Track recovered revenue & subscriber growth.
StoreQuill recovers lost sales from out-of-stock products. Add a Notify Me or Preorder button to any product page. Shoppers can join a back-in-stock waitlist, place a preorder with a flexible deposit, or save items to a wishlist. Low-stock alerts notify your team when stock is low. Automatic emails notify customers the moment items are restocked.
- Customer automatically receive notifications when a product is restocked
- Customize the template message, widget, and frequency of the notification
- Provide reports of performance and product impressions
- Notify me works on Product and Collection page.
- Monitor inventory thresholds automatically with low stock alerts
- Notify shoppers instantly with automated back-in-stock and waitlist alerts
- Turn sold-out products into preorder revenue with flexible deposits
- Let shoppers save their favorite items with a storefront wishlist
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 |  Back in Stock, Notify Me | |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 643 | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | −29 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 12 | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | 15% | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Apparel & Accessories, Home & Garden, Health & Beauty | Not published |
| Top store countries | United States, United Kingdom, Canada | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | Back in Stock, Notify Me | |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.9 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 144 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | 17% | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Back in Stock, Notify Me | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $10/month | $9.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 4 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Back in Stock, Notify Me | |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #11 | Not enough data |
| Shopify App Charts | #8 in Stock alerts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | No |
| Launched | Jun 9, 2023 | Nov 2, 2026 |
| Languages | 23 | 12 |
| Developer | PantherCodX LLP | StoreQuill |
FAQ
Back in Stock, Notify Me and StoreQuill: common questions
- Is Back in Stock, Notify Me or StoreQuill cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $10/month for Back in Stock, Notify Me and $9.99/month for StoreQuill. 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?
- Back in Stock, Notify Me lists 10 the others don’t mention, such as Batch send, Coming soon, Custom alerts, Manual alerts. StoreQuill lists 12 the others don’t mention, such as Back orders, Countdown timers, Custom branding, Customer demand. 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 3, 2026 for Back in Stock, Notify Me, Nov 2, 2026 for StoreQuill; 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 3, 2026 for Back in Stock, Notify Me, Nov 2, 2026 for StoreQuill. 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.