Ten Shopify apps merchants use instead of Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert, drawn from the App Store catalogue and ranked by shared reviewers plus each app's own rating and review volume. Updated November 2026.
| # | App | Rating | Reviews | Starting price | Launched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Back In Stock,Notify Me: Kbite Stock alerts | 5 | 4,436 | Free | 2021 |
| 2 | Preorder, Back In Stock ‑ STOQ Stock alerts | 5 | 3,919 | Free | 2021 |
| 3 | Preorder Now Presale Timesact Stock alerts | 5 | 2,135 | Free (New Users) | 2020 |
| 4 | PreOrder Globo | Back in Stock Stock alerts | 4.9 | 1,984 | Free | 2017 |
| 5 | REZ Preorder, Back In Stock Stock alerts | 5 | 1,639 | Free | 2025 |
| 6 | Essent Preorder Back in Stock Stock alerts | 5 | 1,372 | Free | 2024 |
| 7 | Amp Back in Stock & Preorder + Stock alerts | 4.9 | 1,014 | Free | — |
| 8 | SMART Preorder & Back in stock Stock alerts | 5 | 696 | — | — |
| 9 | Preorder, Back in stock Duck Stock alerts | 5 | 544 | FREE | 2023 |
| 10 | Bat Preorders & Back In Stock Stock alerts | 4.9 | 296 | — | 2023 |
Two signals combined. First, the App Store's own review graph: we start from the stores that reviewed Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert, then fall back to the catalogue when that overlap is thin. Second, each candidate's own review volume and average rating, so a tiny app with one shared reviewer does not out-rank an established one. Shortlist, not endorsement — we rank the public catalogue, nothing is paid.
Common merchant questions about choosing between Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert and the shortlist above.
We cross a public App Store signal (how many of the stores that reviewed Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert also reviewed each candidate) with same-category listings, then rank by that overlap plus the candidate's own review volume and rating. The result is a shortlist, not a sponsored chart — BestAppify does not publish a Shopify app itself.
We don't take a side. Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert is on this page because it is one of the most-reviewed stock alerts apps on Shopify, so for many stores it will stay the right default. The shortlist exists for the merchants who have an edge case Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert doesn't serve — pricing, feature gap, support, migration.
Every app in the table links to its Shopify App Store listing, where the plan requirements and the free/paid tiers are stated by the vendor. Install limits and currency pricing can change; we display Shopify's latest crawl, not a negotiated price.
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