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Pre-orders, Back in Stock & Deposits for Shopify - timesact.com

· 2 days ago

A reasonable buy for Shopify merchants who sell out or run presales — the free tier makes trialing it low-risk. Useless if you are not on Shopify, and volume-tiered pricing means costs climb as pre-orders succeed.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 30+ public sources. Review snippets were truncated, so no verbatim quotes or exact app rating could be verified.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security posture

Pricing

$0

Free

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
Paid tiersTiered, volume-based

Best for

  • Shopify merchants with stockouts or backorders
  • Made-to-order and presale brands
  • Hype-driven product launches
  • Stores taking deposits before production

Not for

  • Non-Shopify stores — WooCommerce or BigCommerce need not apply
  • Merchants who never sell out or run presales
  • Teams needing full inventory or ERP planning, not just pre-orders
  • Anyone stacking many per-volume app fees onto one Shopify bill

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Volume-tiered pricing: the more your pre-orders succeed, the higher the bill.

medium

Community threads show release-hold behavior confusing merchants; test before launch day.

low

Free plan reportedly displays Timesact branding on your storefront widgets.

low

Billed through Shopify, so fees blend into your monthly Shopify bill — easy to miss.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Free tier to start; billing runs through Shopify
  • One app covers pre-orders, back-in-stock alerts, waitlists, and deposits
  • Claims 18k+ merchants; BuiltWith logs ~11,963 live sites
  • Responsive public support; company replies to reviews and issues
  • Live on recognizable stores like Supernote, Winmau, and Blade Tech

Cons

  • Tiered pricing scales with usage — costs grow with pre-order success
  • Free tier reportedly shows Timesact branding
  • Unfunded, small vendor — longevity risk versus bigger competitors
  • At least one merchant confused by release-hold behavior in forums

Sources & method

- 8 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x1review x4security x1news x2

Key stats

  • Value for money: 4/5

    Rating

  • $0

    Starting price

  • 8

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 4/5. Free tier; volume-tiered paid plans
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Consistently positive Shopify App Store reviews
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Pre-orders, restock alerts, waitlists, deposits in one app
  • Support quality: 4/5. Public replies to issues; help center with phone line
  • Security posture: 3/5. Publishes a security page; no independent audits evidenced
  • 18k+ Merchants Company claim; BuiltWith logs 11,963 live sites
  • Yes Free tier Start free, billed through Shopify
  • Unfunded Funding Per Tracxn company profile

Pricing

Free

$0

  • Start free
  • Timesact branding shown on widgets per app listing

Paid tiers

Tiered, volume-based

  • Scale as you grow
  • Billed through Shopify

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Shopify App Store reviews are positive, with merchants praising the pre-order workflow and the vendor's responsiveness.

Alternatives

Compare Timesact with each alternative.

  • Purple Dot

    Preorder platform Reddit users weigh directly against Timesact

  • STOQ

    Competing pre-order and restock app with published case studies

  • Notify Me!

    Restock-alerts app positioning itself as the all-in-one alternative

Companies that use it

  • Supernote
  • Winmau
  • Blade Tech
  • IDA Sports
  • Loup Clothing

Companies that could

  • KPlace Uses STOQ instead
  • Weldaad Uses Custom Exact Online to Shopify pre-order automation (Heapbyte) instead
Full analysis

Based on 30+ public sources. Review snippets were truncated, so no verbatim quotes or exact app rating could be verified.

Solid Shopify pre-order/restock app with a free tier. Only relevant if you sell on Shopify.

Methodology

Based on 30+ public sources. Review snippets were truncated, so no verbatim quotes or exact app rating could be verified.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. Preorder Now Presale Timesact — Shopify App Storeapps.shopify.com
    review
  2. Timesact Pricing — Start Free, Billed Through Shopifytimesact.com
    official
  3. Timesact Product Security Pagetimesact.com
    security
  4. Timesact Alternatives: Top Shopify Preorder Apps Comparedessential-apps.com
    review
  5. Timesact — 2026 Company Profile (Tracxn)tracxn.com
    news
  6. Best app for handling pre-orders — Reddit r/shopifyreddit.com
    review
  7. Timesact Usage Statistics (BuiltWith)trends.builtwith.com
    news
  8. STOQ vs Timesact Preorder App for Shopifystoqapp.com
    review

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