Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Allow customers to select date or time-slot on cart page.
| Order Delivery Date Lite | SMART Shipping Rates & Rules | |
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Custom shipping rates & rules: weight, dimensions, postcode, product. Hide, sort, rename at checkout
| Metric | Order Delivery Date Lite | SMART Shipping Rates & Rules |
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| Rating | 4.2 ★ | ★ 5.0 ★ |
| Total reviews | 10 | ★ 414 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free to install |
| Built for Shopify | — | ★ Yes |
| Pricing tiers | 3 tiers | 3 tiers |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Featured placements | — | 2 |
| Languages | 1 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Sep 2020 | Jun 2024 |
Based on the data on this page, SMART Shipping Rates & Rules is the stronger choice for most Shopify App Store merchants — 5.0★ vs Order Delivery Date Lite's 4.2★ is a meaningful gap that usually reflects real product or support quality differences across the user base.
Pricing entry tiers: Order Delivery Date Lite at Free plan available, SMART Shipping Rates & Rules at Free to install. 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.
SMART Shipping Rates & Rules has the larger user base (414 reviews vs 10), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Order Delivery Date Lite'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 SMART Shipping Rates & Rules; mid-market and enterprise merchants with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — Order Delivery Date Lite's 10-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than SMART Shipping Rates & Rules'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: Order Delivery Date Lite audit • SMART Shipping Rates & Rules audit
| Keyword | Order Delivery Date Lite | SMART Shipping Rates & Rules |
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| shipping rates | Not ranked | #1 |
| shipping rates rules | Not ranked | #1 |
| shipping rates and labels | Not ranked | #2 |
| order emails | #22 | Not ranked |
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Both Order Delivery Date Lite and SMART Shipping Rates & Rules offer paid plans only. Order Delivery Date Lite starts at Free plan available; SMART Shipping Rates & Rules starts at Free to install. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
SMART Shipping Rates & Rules has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 414 reviews) compared to Order Delivery Date Lite (4.2★ from 10 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
SMART Shipping Rates & Rules holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.2★). 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. SMART Shipping Rates & Rules has the deeper published review base (414 vs 10), 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.
Order Delivery Date Lite typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (10 reviews). SMART Shipping Rates & Rules typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (414 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. Order Delivery Date Lite and SMART Shipping Rates & Rules 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 Order Delivery Date Lite" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
