Cart Pencil vs Upcart—Cart Drawer Cart Upsell

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Cart Pencil

4.9·36reviews

Edit variants in cart: reduce abandonment and returns with sticky add-to-cart bar and custom drawer

shopifyFree plan available

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Upcart—Cart Drawer Cart Upsell

4.8·955reviews

Upcart — custom slide cart with full design control to increase AOV and reduce cart abandonment

shopifyFree plan available

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At a glance

8 metrics · ★ = leads on this metric

Feature comparison between Cart Pencil and Upcart—Cart Drawer Cart Upsell
Metric	Cart Pencil	Upcart—Cart Drawer Cart Upsell
Rating	★ 4.9 ★	4.8 ★
Total reviews	36	★ 955
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Pricing	Free plan available	Free plan available
Pricing tiers	4 tiers	4 tiers
Listed features	5	5
Languages	1 supported	1 supported

AppRanks verdict

Generated from live data on this page

The call

On the measured data here, Upcart—Cart Drawer Cart Upsell leads on more dimensions (3 vs 1). Pick Cart Pencil if one of the points where it leads is what you need.

Where Cart Pencil leads

Higher average rating: 4.9★ vs 4.8★.

Where Upcart—Cart Drawer Cart Upsell leads

More published reviews: 955 vs 36.
Ranks higher in Cart customization: #36 vs #203 of 646.
Lists AI recommendations, Announcement bar and Announcements (+36 more) in its marketplace category features; Cart Pencil doesn't.

How this is generated

Built only from the Shopify App Store listing data shown on this page. AppRanks does not accept payment to influence comparisons. Read the methodology

Read each app's audit: Cart Pencil audit • Upcart—Cart Drawer Cart Upsell audit

1. Listing metadata

Field-level data

Field	Cart Pencil	Upcart—Cart Drawer Cart Upsell
Tagline	“Edit variants in cart: reduce abandonment and returns with sticky add-to-cart bar and custom drawer”	“Upcart — custom slide cart with full design control to increase AOV and reduce cart abandonment”
Listing audit	81/100 listing audit	89/100 listing audit
Screenshots	9 images	10 images
Languages	English	English
Platforms	Shopify	Shopify
Developer	MLVeda

Listed since	Feb 2018	Jul 2021

Listed	February 1, 2018	July 19, 2021

6. Search rankings

Top 5 keywords · shared rankings prioritized

Keyword	Cart Pencil	Upcart—Cart Drawer Cart Upsell
cart drawer cart	Not ranked	#7
cart upsell customization	Not ranked	#7
cart upsell	Not ranked	#7
edit orders	#20	Not ranked

Frequently asked

Common questions about this comparison

Is Cart Pencil or Upcart—Cart Drawer Cart Upsell cheaper?

Both Cart Pencil and Upcart—Cart Drawer Cart Upsell offer a free plan. Cart Pencil lists no paid plan with a published price; Upcart—Cart Drawer Cart Upsell 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.

Which has better reviews, Cart Pencil or Upcart—Cart Drawer Cart Upsell?

Cart Pencil has the higher average rating (4.9★ from 36 reviews) compared to Upcart—Cart Drawer Cart Upsell (4.8★ from 955 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.

Should I choose Cart Pencil or Upcart—Cart Drawer Cart Upsell?

Cart Pencil holds the higher average rating (4.9★ vs 4.8★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.

Which is faster to set up, Cart Pencil or Upcart—Cart Drawer Cart Upsell?

Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly; Upcart—Cart Drawer Cart Upsell has more published reviews to read for user-reported install experience (955 vs 36).

Which works better for small vs large Shopify App Store merchants?

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: Cart Pencil has 36 published reviews; Upcart—Cart Drawer Cart Upsell has 955 published reviews. Compare plan limits and pricing tiers against your own volume.

Can I migrate data between Cart Pencil and Upcart—Cart Drawer Cart Upsell?

Migration support varies by app and category. Cart Pencil and Upcart—Cart Drawer Cart Upsell 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 Cart Pencil" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.

Cart Pencil vs Upcart—Cart Drawer Cart Upsell

Cart Pencil

Upcart—Cart Drawer Cart Upsell

At a glance

AppRanks verdict

1. Listing metadata

2. Pricing & plans

3. Features

4. Categories & rankings

5. Category features

6. Search rankings

7. Activity in the last 90 days

Cart Pencil · 8 changes

Upcart—Cart Drawer Cart Upsell · 6 changes

8. App details