Early Bird: Preorder & Restock vs Preorder Wolf | Pre order now
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 Wolf is detected on 4.7× as many Shopify stores as Early Bird: 2,650 vs 566 as of Nov 13, 2026.
- On the Shopify App Store: Early Bird 4.8 from 75 reviews and Preorder Wolf 4.8 from 491 reviews.
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for Early Bird and $4.99/month for Preorder Wolf.
- Early Bird lists 22 features Preorder Wolf’s listing doesn’t mention, including Alert settings, Auto-alerts, Back in stock.
Head to head
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- United Kingdom
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- 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
Limited Time Offer
- · Development stores
- · Free for Test stores
- · Partner stores
Beginner Plan
- · Earn Upto $500/mo Preorder Revenue
- · No coding required
- · Preorder limits
- · Set expectations for delivery
Growth Plan
- · Earn Upto $2000/mo Preorder Revenue
- · No coding required
- · Preorder limits
- · Set expectations for delivery
Growth+ Plan
- · Earn Upto $3000/mo Preorder Revenue
- · No coding required
- · Preorder limits
- · Set expectations for delivery
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.
While setting the correct expectations with your customers regarding when will they get their order. You can enable Preorders for specific products/variants, Collections or All Products. You can also conditionally enable/disable preorders based on whether something is in stock or out of stock or if you have incoming inventory.
- 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
- To Keep selling products even when out of stock (This boosts your revenue $$$)
- For selling products before they are released (PreSale to create Hype)
- To test demand for new potentially winning products without buying inventory
- For selling Made to order/Custom products or running a crowdfunding campaign
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 Wolf |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 566 | 2,650(ahead) |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | −67 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 12(ahead) | 10 |
| Big-brand share | 10% | 11% |
| 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 Wolf |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.8 ★ | 4.8 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 75 | 491(ahead) |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0(ahead) | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | 13% | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Early Bird | Preorder Wolf |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $19/month | $4.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 10 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Early Bird | Preorder Wolf |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #23(ahead) | #27 |
| Shopify App Charts | #12 in Pre-orders | #7 in Pre-orders |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | Yes |
| Launched | Jun 20, 2024 | May 6, 2022 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Shopside by Piric Group | Boss Apps |
FAQ
Early Bird and Preorder Wolf: common questions
- Which is more popular, Early Bird or Preorder Wolf?
- Preorder Wolf is detected on 4.7× as many Shopify stores as Early Bird: 2,650 vs 566 as of Nov 13, 2026.
- Is Early Bird or Preorder Wolf cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for Early Bird and $4.99/month for Preorder Wolf. 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 Wolf?
- On the Shopify App Store: Early Bird 4.8 from 75 reviews and Preorder Wolf 4.8 from 491 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Early Bird lists 22 the others don’t mention, such as Alert settings, Auto-alerts, Back in stock, Badges. 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.