Side-by-side comparison
Order tracking with branded tracking page, order lookup & AI estimated delivery dates.
Considered order tracking for bespoke, luxury and highly anticipated pieces.
| Metric | AfterShip Order Tracking | In the Making: Order Updates |
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| Rating | 4.6 ★ | ★ 5.0 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 1.5k | 1 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free to install | Free plan available |
| Built for Shopify | ★ Yes | — |
| Pricing tiers | 3 tiers | 3 tiers |
| Listed features | 5 |
On the measured data here, AfterShip Order Tracking leads on more dimensions (4 vs 1). Pick In the Making if one of the points where it leads is what you need.
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Read each app's audit: AfterShip Order Tracking audit • In the Making: Order Updates audit
| Field | AfterShip Order Tracking | In the Making |
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| Listing audit | 95/100 listing audit | 84/100 listing audit |
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| 5 |
| Featured placements | 2 | — |
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| Languages | 5 supported | 1 supported |
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| Listed since | May 2012 | Jul 2026 |
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| Keyword | AfterShip Order Tracking | In the Making |
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| branded order tracking | #3 | #10 |
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Both AfterShip Order Tracking and In the Making: Order Updates offer a free plan. AfterShip Order Tracking lists no paid plan with a published price; In the Making: Order Updates lists no paid plan with a published price. Prices are as listed on the Shopify App Store; check what each tier includes in the Pricing section above.
In the Making: Order Updates has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 1 reviews) compared to AfterShip Order Tracking (4.6★ from 1,514 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
In the Making: Order Updates holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.6★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly; AfterShip Order Tracking has more published reviews to read for user-reported install experience (1,514 vs 1).
AppRanks cannot say which fits a larger or smaller operation — there is no store-size measurement in the Shopify App Store data. What it can show: AfterShip Order Tracking has 1,514 published reviews; In the Making: Order Updates has 1 published reviews. Compare plan limits and pricing tiers against your own volume.
Migration support varies by app and category. AfterShip Order Tracking and In the Making: Order Updates both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from In the Making: Order Updates" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
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