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| Metric | Joy Wishlist & Back in Stock | SWishlist: Simple Wishlist |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | ★ 5.0 ★ | 4.9 ★ |
| Total reviews | 26 | ★ 115 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free plan available |
| Built for Shopify | ★ Yes | — |
| Pricing tiers | — | 3 tiers |
| Listed features | 3 |
Joy Wishlist & Back in Stock and SWishlist each lead on different measured dimensions — pick by the one that matters most to you.
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Read each app's audit: Joy Wishlist & Back in Stock audit • SWishlist: Simple Wishlist audit
| Field | Joy Wishlist & Back in Stock | SWishlist |
|---|---|---|
| Tagline | ||
| Listing audit | 90/100 listing audit | 83/100 listing audit |
| Screenshots | images | images |
| Languages | ||
| Platforms | ||
| Developer |
| 3 |
| Languages | 6 supported | 1 supported |
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| Listed since | Jul 2025 | Nov 2023 |
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| Listed |
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| Keyword | Joy Wishlist & Back in Stock | SWishlist |
|---|---|---|
| wishlistsuite wishlist | #13 | #4 |
| wishlist saving and sharing | Not ranked | #2 |
| guest wishlist sharing | Not ranked | #3 |
| wishlist | #8 | Not ranked |
| wishlists | #9 | Not ranked |
Both Joy Wishlist & Back in Stock and SWishlist: Simple Wishlist offer a free plan. Joy Wishlist & Back in Stock lists no paid plan with a published price; SWishlist: Simple Wishlist 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.
Joy Wishlist & Back in Stock (5.0★, 26 reviews) and SWishlist: Simple Wishlist (4.9★, 115 reviews) are essentially tied on rating. Look at review velocity and individual reviewer quotes — both visible on each app's detail page — to differentiate.
Joy Wishlist & Back in Stock holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.9★). 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. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly; SWishlist: Simple Wishlist has more published reviews to read for user-reported install experience (115 vs 26).
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: Joy Wishlist & Back in Stock has 26 published reviews; SWishlist: Simple Wishlist has 115 published reviews. Compare plan limits and pricing tiers against your own volume.
Migration support varies by app and category. Joy Wishlist & Back in Stock and SWishlist: Simple Wishlist 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 Joy Wishlist & Back in Stock" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.