BlockHour: Business Hours Gate for Shopify App Store
By kumo studio
BlockHour: Business Hours Gate is the #291 ranked cart customization app on Shopify, with a free plan available, as of Sep 7, 2026.
BlockHour: Business Hours Gate is a Shopify App Store app by kumo studio, launched May 2026.
AppRanks data: BlockHour: Business Hours Gate ranks #291 in Cart customization on Shopify App Store, placing it in the top 54% of that category.
AppRanks verdict
Generated from live marketplace data — refreshed daily
BlockHour: Business Hours Gate is a newly-listed Shopify app with a limited review volume. It is listed in the Cart customization category on Shopify App Store, which AppRanks treats as the canonical taxonomy node for ranking and competitor comparison. no published reviews yet means feature claims are unverified by the wider merchant base. Without a published review base, the only fit-signal available is the developer's own documentation plus the marketplace's listing-quality audit (linked below). The free tier lets you trial the entry feature set without committing a payment method. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical Shopify App Store listing.
Pros
- +Free tier available — no card required to evaluate
- +Published by kumo studio — established developer track record
Cons
- −No public reviews yet — fit and reliability are unverified
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About BlockHour: Business Hours Gate
How BlockHour: Business Hours Gate works
BlockHour validates checkout at the server level, preventing orders outside your business hours
Set business hours per day with 30-minute precision. Support overnight hours that cross midnight (e.g. 22:00–02:00). Add holidays by date range to block orders on specific days. Use the "Close store now" toggle for instant blocking. Customize the message shown to customers when checkout is blocked
No theme code changes required. Install, set your timezone and hours, and enable
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Key features
- Server-side checkout blocking — orders are blocked before payment
- Set business hours per day with 30-minute precision, including overnight hours
- Add holidays, enable instant store closing, and customize the blocked message
- Schedule holidays by date range — block orders on specific days up to 30 days
Standardized capabilities
Normalized capabilities detected for this app, comparable across the marketplace.
- Checkout ProcessStreamline the checkout process to enhance customer experience and reduce cart abandonment.
- Checkout BlockingPrevent customers from completing checkout under certain conditions.
Pricing plans
Pro9.99/month |
Category rankings
As of Sep 9, 2026- Cart customization#291of 543Top 54%
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Keyword rankings
BlockHour: Business Hours Gate ranks for 4 keywords across Shopify App Store. Here are the top 3:
Competitors & alternatives
BlockHour: Business Hours Gate doesn't have curated competitor matchups yet. Other tracked cart customization apps on Shopify:
Frequently asked questions
What is BlockHour: Business Hours Gate?
BlockHour: Business Hours Gate is an app for Shopify. It is published on Shopify App Store and tracked by AppRanks, and it has been listed on the marketplace since 2026. It is listed under the Cart customization category on AppRanks, where you can see its current category position, review-velocity trend, and how it compares against the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by kumo studio.
Is BlockHour: Business Hours Gate free?
BlockHour: Business Hours Gate does not offer a permanent free plan on Shopify. Pricing starts at 9.99, and the listed tiers are Pro. Trial availability and exact billing terms are mirrored from the live Shopify listing and may change between refresh cycles, so always confirm the headline price on the source marketplace before installing.
Who uses BlockHour: Business Hours Gate?
BlockHour: Business Hours Gate is actively installed across Shopify stores tracked by AppRanks. Its review base is still building, which usually maps to early-stage merchants and stores piloting a new workflow. It is part of the Cart customization category on Shopify.
Where does BlockHour: Business Hours Gate rank on Shopify?
BlockHour: Business Hours Gate currently sits at position #291 in the Cart customization category on Shopify. That places it in the top 54% of 543 apps tracked in the same category. Category positions are read from the live marketplace ranking and refresh on each scrape, so the number you see here reflects the most recent crawl rather than a long-running average.
What does BlockHour: Business Hours Gate integrate with?
BlockHour: Business Hours Gate lists 2 integrations on its Shopify marketplace page. The most prominent are Checkout, Shopify Admin. Integration data is mirrored from the live Shopify listing on each refresh, so the set above tracks whatever the developer has currently published — it does not reflect deeper compatibility AppRanks has not been able to verify from public data.