Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Accompany your visitors' experience with the most appropriate audio background
| ES Background Music Player | PreloaderX | |
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Lightweight preloaders that keep customers engaged from the very moment they visit your store!
| Metric | ES Background Music Player | PreloaderX: Keep Them Engaged |
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| Rating | ★ 5.0 ★ | 3.1 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 3 | 2 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free trial available | Free plan available |
| Built for Shopify | — | — |
| Pricing tiers | 1 tier | ★ 2 tiers |
| Listed features | 3 | ★ 5 |
| Languages | 1 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Jan 2020 | Oct 2024 |
Based on the data on this page, ES Background Music Player is the stronger choice for most Shopify App Store merchants — 5.0★ vs PreloaderX: Keep Them Engaged's 3.1★ is a meaningful gap that usually reflects real product or support quality differences across the user base.
Pricing entry tiers: ES Background Music Player at Free trial available, PreloaderX: Keep Them Engaged 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.
Recommended by size: small/early-stage merchants who need fast install and low risk should default to ES Background Music Player; mid-market and enterprise merchants with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — PreloaderX: Keep Them Engaged's 2-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than ES Background Music Player'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: ES Background Music Player audit • PreloaderX: Keep Them Engaged audit
| Keyword | ES Background Music Player | PreloaderX |
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| background music player | #3 | Not ranked |
| background music | #5 | Not ranked |
| music player | #8 | Not ranked |
| customer engagement chatbot | Not ranked | #156 |
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Both ES Background Music Player and PreloaderX: Keep Them Engaged offer paid plans only. ES Background Music Player starts at Free trial available; PreloaderX: Keep Them Engaged starts at Free plan available. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
ES Background Music Player has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 3 reviews) compared to PreloaderX: Keep Them Engaged (3.1★ from 2 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
ES Background Music Player holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 3.1★). 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. ES Background Music Player has the deeper published review base (3 vs 2), 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.
ES Background Music Player typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (3 reviews). PreloaderX: Keep Them Engaged typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (2 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. ES Background Music Player and PreloaderX: Keep Them Engaged 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 PreloaderX: Keep Them Engaged" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
