Early Bird: Preorder & Restock vs PreOrder Now WOD
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 13, 2026.
The short answer
- PreOrder Now WOD is detected on 5.4× as many Shopify stores as Early Bird: 3,030 vs 566 as of Nov 13, 2026.
- On the Shopify App Store: Early Bird 4.8 from 75 reviews and PreOrder Now WOD 4.5 from 1,028 reviews.
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for Early Bird and $19.95/month for PreOrder Now WOD.
- Early Bird lists 26 features PreOrder Now WOD’s listing doesn’t mention, including Alert settings, Auto-alerts, Availability date.
Head to head
Pre-Order/Sold Out/Coming Soon/Backorder/Pre-sale/Out of Stock
- United States
- Australia
- United Kingdom
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Australia
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free: Get Started
- · 5 back-in-stock emails/month
- · 5 preorders/backorders/month
- · Keep 100% of your sales. No commission
- · Mixed cart split shipping support
- · No app branding
- · Send preorder shipment timeline emails
Launch
- · 200 preorders/month
- · 500 emails/month
- · All Free features included
- · Auto-collect deferred final payments
- · Custom email domain and templates
- · Keep 100% of your sales. No commission
Grow
- · 5,000 emails/month
- · 500 preorders/month
- · All Launch features included
- · Auto-collect deferred final payments
- · Custom email domain and templates
- · Keep 100% of your sales. No commission
Scale
- · 1,000 preorders/month
- · 10,000 emails/month
- · All Grow features included
- · Auto-collect deferred final payments
- · Custom email domain and templates
- · Keep 100% of your sales. No commission
Free Plan
- · Dynamic Mixed Cart Alerts
- · Fast Email Support
- · Publish 1 Free PreOrder Product
Shopify Basic
- · Accept Flexible Partial Payments
- · Display Preorder in Quickview
- · Enable PreOrders by Product Tag
- · Instant Live Support (Chat & Email)
- · Offer PreOrder Discounts
- · Only for Shopify Basic stores
Shopify Grow
- · Accept Flexible Partial Payments
- · Display Preorder in Quickview
- · Enable PreOrders by Product Tag
- · Instant Live Support (Chat & Email)
- · Offer PreOrder Discounts
- · Only for Shopify Grow/Standard stores
Shopify Advanced
- · Dedicated Success Manager Support
- · Includes all Features
- · Only for Shopify Advanced stores
- · UNLIMITED PreOrder Products
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureAvoid lost sales with flexible preorder campaigns & backorders. Accept partial pay or $0 deposits. Send back-in-stock alerts to convert waitlists into pre-sales. Auto-collect deferred payments. Email customers about shipment delays/early arrivals. Track real-time performance by product & variant. Perfect for coming soon launches, seasonal drops, presales & made-to-order items with long lead times.
Running out of stock doesn't have to mean losing sales. PreOrder Now helps you keep things moving by letting customers preorder items before they're back so you know how much to restock and who to notify first. Capture demand early, plan product drops in advance, and offer partial payments.
- Schedule pre order campaigns with customizable discounts and reporting dashboard
- Activate back orders across your entire catalog, or for specific products only
- Setup partial payments for pre-orders and auto-capture the remaining balance
- Customize/translate any labels, messaging, badges and styling shown to customers
- Mixed Cart Alerts: Alerts when both preorder & in-stock items are in the cart
- PreOrder Discounts: Apply automatic discounts to preorders like the pros
- Partial Payments: Collect partial payments & retrieve balance before shipping
- Stylish Badges: Stylish preorder “badges” over product images on product pages
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 |  Early Bird |  PreOrder Now WOD |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 566 | 3,030(ahead) |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | −16 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 12 | 20(ahead) |
| Big-brand share | 10% | 13% |
| Top store categories | Apparel & Accessories, Home & Garden, Health & Beauty | Apparel & Accessories, Home & Garden, Health & Beauty |
| Top store countries | United States, Australia, United Kingdom | United States, United Kingdom, Australia |
Reviews
| Measure | Early Bird | PreOrder Now WOD |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.8 ★(ahead) | 4.5 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 75 | 1,028(ahead) |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | 13% | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Early Bird | PreOrder Now WOD |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $19/month(ahead) | $19.95/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Early Bird | PreOrder Now WOD |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #23(ahead) | #29 |
| Shopify App Charts | #12 in Pre-orders | #6 in Pre-orders |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | Yes |
| Launched | Jun 20, 2024 | Jun 21, 2017 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Shopside by Piric Group | Website on Demand Studio, LLC |
FAQ
Early Bird and PreOrder Now WOD: common questions
- Which is more popular, Early Bird or PreOrder Now WOD?
- PreOrder Now WOD is detected on 5.4× as many Shopify stores as Early Bird: 3,030 vs 566 as of Nov 13, 2026.
- Is Early Bird or PreOrder Now WOD cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for Early Bird and $19.95/month for PreOrder Now WOD. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- Which has better reviews, Early Bird or PreOrder Now WOD?
- On the Shopify App Store: Early Bird 4.8 from 75 reviews and PreOrder Now WOD 4.5 from 1,028 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Early Bird lists 26 the others don’t mention, such as Alert settings, Auto-alerts, Availability date, Back in stock. 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 13, 2026; estimated figures are labeled.
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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 13, 2026. 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.