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It’s a Back in stock notification app for your Shopify store. It helps you notify your clients via sms or email when a product is back in stock.
Free to install, paid plans from $9/month. Prices are the published USD list prices on the Shopify App Store and exclude usage charges.
| Plan | Price |
|---|---|
| Free to install | Free |
| Starter | $9/month |
| Basic | $15/month |
| Pro | $29/month |
The top plan is 3.2× the entry plan, a normal spread — the tiers are most likely gated on volume rather than on features.
95% of ratings are 4 or 5 stars, and 1 merchant has left a 1-star review.
Across the 62 most recent reviews, the merchants writing them were mostly in United States, United Kingdom, Australia. 35% had been running the app for a year or more before reviewing it. The developer replied to 15% of them.
At $9/mo to start, A1: back in stock | sms alerts is priced around the category — the median entry price across 8 apps in this category is $9.9/mo.
Aggregated from 62 reviews with written feedback — we analyse the sentiment behind the ratings, we don't reprint reviews.
From our daily App Store rank tracking and review history — signals a static listing doesn't show.
Measured against the 133 reviewed apps in Stock alerts, where it currently sits at #42 of 316 listings.
| A1: back in stock | sms alerts | Stock alerts median | |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.8 | 5 |
| Reviews | 62 | 15 |
That is 4× the review volume of the typical app in this category — the rating is carrying a lot more evidence than most.
The most-reviewed apps in Stock alerts, with their current rating and entry price.
| App | Rating | Reviews | Price from | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back In Stock,Notify Me: Kbite | 5 | 4,320 | $5/mo | compare |
| Notify! Back in Stock+Wishlist | 4.9 | 3,932 | $9.90/mo | compare |
| Preorder, Back In Stock ‑ STOQ | 5 | 3,833 | $10/mo | compare |
| Preorder Now Presale Timesact | 5 | 2,116 | $5/mo | compare |
| PreOrder Globo | Back in Stock | 4.9 | 1,966 | $9.90/mo | compare |
| REZ Preorder, Back In Stock | 5 | 1,618 | $4.99/mo | compare |
| Appikon ‑ Back In Stock | 4.7 | 1,458 | $19.99/mo | compare |
| Essent Preorder Back in Stock | 5 | 1,320 | $4.95/mo | compare |
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A1: back in stock | sms alerts is free to install, which is not the same as free: it bills by usage or commission rather than a monthly subscription, so the cost scales with your orders.
A1: back in stock | sms alerts publishes 4 plans: Free to install (free), Starter at $9/month, Basic at $15/month, Pro at $29/month. These are list prices from the Shopify App Store and exclude any usage-based charges.
A1: back in stock | sms alerts holds 4.8 out of 5 from 62 merchant reviews, with 95% of them at 4 or 5 stars. That is a small sample, so weigh the rating lightly — read the most recent reviews and judge the app on its features and support instead.
The most-reviewed alternatives in Stock alerts are Back In Stock,Notify Me: Kbite, Notify! Back in Stock+Wishlist and Preorder, Back In Stock ‑ STOQ. The comparison table above shows each one's rating, review count and entry price.
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