Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Recover more sales with customizable back-in-stock campaigns.
| Notify Me, Back in Stock | Hey!Scarcity Low Stock Counter | |
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| Screenshots | images | images |
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Low stock counter & scarcity widget: stock level, low stock alert, in stock & urgency countdown.
| Metric | Notify Me, Back in Stock: CW | Hey!Scarcity Low Stock Counter |
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| Rating | 4.8 ★ | ★ 4.9 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 618 | 154 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free plan available |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing tiers | ★ 3 tiers | 2 tiers |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Languages | 8 supported | 6 supported |
| Listed since | Sep 2021 | Oct 2021 |
Hey!Scarcity Low Stock Counter edges out Notify Me, Back in Stock: CW on rating (4.9★ vs 4.8★), but the gap is small enough that pricing fit and feature differentiation should drive the decision more than the headline number.
Pricing entry tiers: Notify Me, Back in Stock: CW at Free plan available, Hey!Scarcity Low Stock Counter at Free plan 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.
Notify Me, Back in Stock: CW has the larger user base (618 reviews vs 154), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Hey!Scarcity Low Stock Counter's smaller cohort can be an advantage for niche workflows where the bigger app has accumulated bloat.
Recommended by size: small/early-stage merchants who need fast install and low risk should default to Hey!Scarcity Low Stock Counter; mid-market and enterprise merchants with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — Notify Me, Back in Stock: CW's 618-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than Hey!Scarcity Low Stock Counter'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: Notify Me, Back in Stock: CW audit • Hey!Scarcity Low Stock Counter audit
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| Keyword | Notify Me, Back in Stock | Hey!Scarcity Low Stock Counter |
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| stock counter | Not ranked | #2 |
| low stock | Not ranked | #2 |
| back in stock alerts | #8 | Not ranked |
| stock alerts | #8 | Not ranked |
| in stock alerts | #8 | Not ranked |
Both Notify Me, Back in Stock: CW and Hey!Scarcity Low Stock Counter offer paid plans only. Notify Me, Back in Stock: CW starts at Free plan available; Hey!Scarcity Low Stock Counter starts at Free plan available. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
Hey!Scarcity Low Stock Counter has the higher average rating (4.9★ from 154 reviews) compared to Notify Me, Back in Stock: CW (4.8★ from 618 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
Hey!Scarcity Low Stock Counter 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.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store. Notify Me, Back in Stock: CW has the deeper published review base (618 vs 154), 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.
Notify Me, Back in Stock: CW typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (618 reviews). Hey!Scarcity Low Stock Counter typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (154 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. Notify Me, Back in Stock: CW and Hey!Scarcity Low Stock Counter 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 Hey!Scarcity Low Stock Counter" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
