Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Flash sale & automatic discounts manager: schedule sales, auto price change, show sale price & timer
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Capture visitors having future purchase intent. Bring them back using price drop email alerts.
| Metric | Rockit Discounts & Sales App | The Watchlyst ‑ Price Alerts |
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| Rating | ★ 5.0 ★ | 4.4 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 494 | 6 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free plan available |
| Built for Shopify | ★ Yes | — |
| Pricing tiers | ★ 4 tiers | 2 tiers |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Featured placements | 1 | — |
| Languages | 1 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Nov 2023 | Oct 2016 |
Based on the data on this page, Rockit Discounts & Sales App is the stronger choice for most Shopify App Store merchants — 5.0★ vs The Watchlyst ‑ Price Alerts's 4.4★ is a meaningful gap that usually reflects real product or support quality differences across the user base.
Pricing entry tiers: Rockit Discounts & Sales App at Free plan available, The Watchlyst ‑ Price Alerts 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.
Rockit Discounts & Sales App has the larger user base (494 reviews vs 6), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. The Watchlyst ‑ Price Alerts'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 Rockit Discounts & Sales App; mid-market and enterprise merchants with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — The Watchlyst ‑ Price Alerts's 6-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than Rockit Discounts & Sales App'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: Rockit Discounts & Sales App audit • The Watchlyst ‑ Price Alerts audit
| Keyword | Rockit Discounts & Sales App | The Watchlyst ‑ Price Alerts |
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| flash sales | #1 | Not ranked |
| sales | #1 | Not ranked |
| pricing optimization | #5 | Not ranked |
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Both Rockit Discounts & Sales App and The Watchlyst ‑ Price Alerts offer paid plans only. Rockit Discounts & Sales App starts at Free plan available; The Watchlyst ‑ Price Alerts starts at Free plan available. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
Rockit Discounts & Sales App has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 494 reviews) compared to The Watchlyst ‑ Price Alerts (4.4★ from 6 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
Rockit Discounts & Sales App holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.4★). 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. Rockit Discounts & Sales App has the deeper published review base (494 vs 6), 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.
Rockit Discounts & Sales App typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (494 reviews). The Watchlyst ‑ Price Alerts typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (6 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. Rockit Discounts & Sales App and The Watchlyst ‑ Price Alerts 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 The Watchlyst ‑ Price Alerts" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
