Payments Shopify Apps – Reviews & Rating Trends
(Updated October 2026) Compare reviews and ratings for payments Shopify apps and see which apps are gaining the most install momentum. Review counts are the closest proxy to actual installs — Shopify doesn't publish install numbers — so review velocity is one of the strongest signals of merchant adoption for payments apps.
Payments Shopify Apps — Full Reviews Table
All tracked payments Shopify apps ranked by total review count, with new reviews gained vs 30 days ago and average rating. Filter by country and date range; sort by reviews or review velocity.
| App | Reviews | Rating |
|---|---|---|
8,942328 | 5.0 | |
 Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert | 3,872127 | 4.9 |
 Preorder, Back In Stock ‑ STOQ | 3,779120 | 5.0 |
 Kaching CartDrawer Cart Upsell | 1,458102 | 5.0 |
 Faire: Buy Wholesale | 1,30250 | 4.9 |
 COD King‑Part COD & OTP Verify | 96638 | 5.0 |
 Appstle℠ Memberships | 91931 | 5.0 |
 Hoppy Trust Badges & Icons | 87420 | 4.9 |
 SEOWILL ‑ Trust Badges & Icon | 6936 | 4.9 |
 Releasit COD Fee | 60212 | 4.9 |
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Key Insights:
- Appstle℠ Subscriptions App leads payments apps with 8,942 total reviews — 5,070 more than Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert (3,872).
- Top 3 apps (Appstle℠ Subscriptions App, Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert, Preorder, Back In Stock ‑ STOQ) hold 70.9% of all reviews across the top 10 tracked payments apps.
- Appstle℠ Subscriptions App is gaining reviews fastest this month (+328) — strong recent install momentum.
- 10 of 10 top-reviewed payments apps gained new reviews this period; 0 saw no net additions.
Payments Shopify Apps — Cumulative Review Trend
Monthly cumulative review count for the top 5 payments Shopify apps over the past year — a longitudinal view of which apps keep accumulating reviews and which have flattened.
Charts Data
| App | May 2026 | Jun 2026 | Jul 2026 | Aug 2026 | Sep 2026 | Oct 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Appstle℠ Subscriptions App | 7,247538 | 7,708461 | 8,187479 | 8,546359 | 8,882336 | 8,94260 |
| Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert | 3,227130 | 3,389162 | 3,561172 | 3,715154 | 3,844129 | 3,87228 |
| Preorder, Back In Stock ‑ STOQ | 3,198175 | 3,362164 | 3,504142 | 3,631127 | 3,756125 | 3,77923 |
| Kaching CartDrawer Cart Upsell | 931110 | 1,053122 | 1,200147 | 1,327127 | 1,434107 | 1,45824 |
| Faire: Buy Wholesale | 1,05860 | 1,13072 | 1,18757 | 1,24558 | 1,29449 | 1,3028 |
Key Insights:
- Appstle℠ Subscriptions App's cumulative reviews grew from 2,775 to 8,942 over the charted period — 6,167 new reviews accumulated.
- Appstle℠ Subscriptions App's 8,942 cumulative reviews sit 6.9× above Faire: Buy Wholesale's 1,302 at the bottom of the plotted payments set — a wide spread between long-running leaders and newer entrants.
- Appstle℠ Subscriptions App's cumulative review lead compounds over time — an established review base acts as a trust signal for merchants comparing apps, and continued adoption keeps the review count climbing, a flywheel newcomers struggle to interrupt.
Fastest to 1,000 Reviews — Payments Shopify Apps
Race-style view of how the top 5 payments Shopify apps reached 1,000 reviews — months since launch on the X-axis, cumulative review count on the Y-axis. Adjust the milestone or app set with the filters above.
Charts Data
| App | Months to Reach 1,000 Reviews | Current Review Count |
|---|---|---|
| Kaching CartDrawer Cart Upsell | 17 | 1,425 |
| Appstle℠ Subscriptions App | 22 | 8,871 |
| Faire: Buy Wholesale | 32 | 1,289 |
| Preorder, Back In Stock ‑ STOQ | 38 | 3,755 |
| Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert | 46 | 3,842 |
Key Insights:
- Kaching CartDrawer Cart Upsell reached 1,000 reviews fastest — in 17 months since launch.
- Appstle℠ Subscriptions App crossed 1,000 reviews in 22 months — 5 months behind Kaching CartDrawer Cart Upsell.
- All 5 apps in this set have crossed 1,000 reviews — months-to-1k ranges from 17 to 46, a 29-month spread.
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Most-Reviewed Payments Shopify Apps
Appstle℠ Subscriptions App leads payments Shopify apps with 8,942 cumulative reviews and a 5.0★ average rating. Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert (3,872 reviews) and Preorder, Back In Stock ‑ STOQ (3,779 reviews) round out the top 3. Combined, the top 3 apps hold 70.9% of all reviews across the top tier — a tight oligopoly where the leader's review flywheel is hard to break. Notable mover: Appstle℠ Subscriptions App added the most new reviews this month (+328) — a strong recent install signal.
Appstle℠ Subscriptions App's 8,942-review base reflects long-running merchant adoption in payments — a tenure signal for merchants who weight track record alongside current fit. Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert (3,872 reviews) and the rest of the top tier carry meaningful adoption too, and feature scope, support, and current trajectory often matter more than raw review totals when choosing between established options.
Payments Shopify Apps — Long-Term Review Trends
Appstle℠ Subscriptions App accumulated 6,167 new reviews from Jan 2025 to Oct 2026, growing from 2,775 to 8,942 cumulative reviews — a steep addition rate for payments apps. Across the top 5 plotted payments apps, the steepest ongoing slopes mark the ones still actively winning new merchants — absolute review counts matter less than recent acceleration when picking apps in a category that's still growing.
Appstle℠ Subscriptions App's lead in cumulative reviews compounds in concentrated payments categories: more reviews lift App Store rank, which drives more installs, which add more reviews — newcomers face a steep curve to catch up to the 8,942 cumulative base.
Review Growth Velocity in Payments — Which Apps Grew Fastest
Kaching CartDrawer Cart Upsell reached 1,000 reviews in 17 months since launch — the fastest ramp among the top 5 payments apps tracked here. Appstle℠ Subscriptions App in 22 months, Faire: Buy Wholesale in 32 months, Preorder, Back In Stock ‑ STOQ in 38 months, and Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert took 46 months to cross the same milestone, a 29-month spread between the fastest and slowest in the set.
All 5 apps in this set have crossed 1,000 reviews, with current cumulative counts now ranging from 1,289 (Faire: Buy Wholesale) to 8,871 (Appstle℠ Subscriptions App) — a 6.9× difference, showing how far ahead the leader has continued to build past the milestone.
The 29-month gap between Kaching CartDrawer Cart Upsell's and Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert's time-to-1,000 highlights how unevenly product-market fit landed across this payments set — the leader found its merchant audience early, while late-rampers took multiple years to reach the same review depth. For merchants comparing these apps today, slower-ramping apps may have closed the functionality gap but still operate on smaller review bases.
Top 5 Apps in Payments
- ETP Sort Hide Payment Methods — Has accumulated 551 reviews for payments at a 5.0★ average.
- SPD Split Payment & Deposit — Has accumulated 146 reviews for payments at a 4.8★ average.
- Klarna — Has accumulated 4 reviews for payments at a 1.2★ average.
- UnumPay — Has accumulated 39 reviews for payments at a 4.8★ average.
- PayRules: Hide Payment Methods — Has accumulated 98 reviews for payments at a 4.9★ average.
Payments Shopify Apps — Frequently Asked Questions
1. Which payments app has the most reviews on Shopify?
Appstle℠ Subscriptions App has the most reviews among payments Shopify apps with 8,942 total reviews, ahead of Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert at 3,872. Sort the table by Reviews (High to Low) to see the full ranked list.
2. How are reviews used to measure payments app popularity on Shopify?
Reviews are the closest publicly available proxy for install volume on Shopify — Shopify doesn't publish install counts, so cumulative reviews and review velocity are the standard way to measure adoption. For payments apps, this page shows total reviews, new reviews per month, and time-to-1,000 reviews so you can compare both established scale and current momentum.
3. Which payments app is gaining reviews fastest on Shopify?
Appstle℠ Subscriptions App is gaining the most new reviews this month among payments apps, adding 328 reviews in the past 30 days. Switch the table sub-tab to "Review Changes" to see all apps ordered by review velocity.
4. Which payments app reached 1,000 reviews fastest on Shopify?
Kaching CartDrawer Cart Upsell hit 1,000 reviews in 17 months since launch — the fastest review ramp among tracked payments Shopify apps. Use the "Fastest to 1,000 Reviews" chart above to compare against other apps or change the milestone (5,000, 10,000, etc.).
5. What is the average rating for top payments Shopify apps?
The top 5 payments apps average 5.0★ across 19,182 combined reviews — a strong overall quality benchmark. Individual ratings appear in the table above; sort by Reviews to see how rating varies across the most-installed apps.
6. How often are review counts for payments apps updated on Shopify?
Review counts and rating data refresh weekly on this page. The Reviews Trend chart aggregates monthly intervals by default — switch to weekly granularity for shorter-term signals or yearly for macro trends.
