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Viral, referral based waiting lists to grow your product and customer base before launching.
| Metric | Downpay: Partial Pay & Deposit | Wait.li ‑ Viral Waiting Lists |
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| Rating | ★ 5.0 ★ | 3.9 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 92 | 24 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free trial available | Free trial available |
| Built for Shopify | ★ Yes | — |
| Pricing tiers | ★ 4 tiers | 3 tiers |
| Listed features | ★ 5 | 3 |
| Featured placements | 2 | — |
| Languages | 1 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Mar 2023 | Feb 2019 |
Based on the data on this page, Downpay: Partial Pay & Deposit is the stronger choice for most Shopify App Store merchants — 5.0★ vs Wait.li ‑ Viral Waiting Lists's 3.9★ is a meaningful gap that usually reflects real product or support quality differences across the user base.
Pricing entry tiers: Downpay: Partial Pay & Deposit at Free trial available, Wait.li ‑ Viral Waiting Lists at Free trial available. Check each app's tier structure for the capacity limits you actually need before deciding — the headline number is the same shape, but the gating shape per tier (seats, usage volume, integrations) varies.
Recommended by size: small/early-stage merchants who need fast install and low risk should default to Downpay: Partial Pay & Deposit; mid-market and enterprise merchants with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — Wait.li ‑ Viral Waiting Lists's 24-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than Downpay: Partial Pay & Deposit's broader-but-shallower coverage.
This verdict is generated from the live marketplace data on this page — rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position all refresh from the canonical Shopify App Store listing every 24 hours. AppRanks does not accept payment to influence comparison outcomes; the methodology is documented on the About page and applies identically to every pair on the site.
Read each app's audit: Downpay: Partial Pay & Deposit audit • Wait.li ‑ Viral Waiting Lists audit
| Keyword | Downpay | Wait.li ‑ Viral Waiting Lists |
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| partial payments | #2 | Not ranked |
| payment experience | #4 | Not ranked |
| split payment | #4 | Not ranked |
| viral | Not ranked | #4 |
| registration form | Not ranked | #67 |
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Both Downpay: Partial Pay & Deposit and Wait.li ‑ Viral Waiting Lists offer paid plans only. Downpay: Partial Pay & Deposit starts at Free trial available; Wait.li ‑ Viral Waiting Lists starts at Free trial available. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
Downpay: Partial Pay & Deposit has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 92 reviews) compared to Wait.li ‑ Viral Waiting Lists (3.9★ from 24 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
Downpay: Partial Pay & Deposit holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 3.9★). 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. Downpay: Partial Pay & Deposit has the deeper published review base (92 vs 24), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.
Downpay: Partial Pay & Deposit typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (92 reviews). Wait.li ‑ Viral Waiting Lists typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (24 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.
Migration support varies by app and category. Downpay: Partial Pay & Deposit and Wait.li ‑ Viral Waiting Lists 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 Wait.li ‑ Viral Waiting Lists" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
