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Early Bird: Preorder & Restock

Run preorder campaigns, take deposits, backorder & send alerts

Rating on Shopify
4.8(79)
Reviews
79
Launched
June 20, 2024
Pricing
Free plan available
Languages
English

View on the Shopify App Store

The facts

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Rank in Pre-orders

#18 of 80

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Rank in Stock alerts

#34 of 200

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Bayesian rating

4.72

category median 4.59

Reviews in the last 180 days

2

from the 3 reviews on the listing page

1 and 2 star share

3%

2 of 79

Starting price

$19/month

band: $10 to $29

Pricing plans as listed on Shopify

All charges are billed in USD. Recurring and usage-based charges are billed every 30 days.

PlanPriceBilled yearlyTrialUsage feeIncluded
Free: Get StartedFreenot offerednonenone statedKeep 100% of your sales. No commission; Unlimited products & email signups; 5 preorders/backorders/month; 5 back-in-stock emails/month; Track pre-sale performance by campaign; Send preorder shipment timeline emails; Mixed cart split shipping support; No app branding
Launch$19/month$190/yearnonenone statedKeep 100% of your sales. No commission; 200 preorders/month; 500 emails/month; Partial/Split payments & $0 Deposits; Auto-collect deferred final payments; Custom email domain and templates; Shopify Flow triggers; All Free features included
Grow$49/month$490/yearnonenone statedKeep 100% of your sales. No commission; 500 preorders/month; 5,000 emails/month; All Launch features included; Partial/Split payments & $0 Deposits; Auto-collect deferred final payments; Custom email domain and templates; Shopify Flow triggers
Scale$99/month$990/yearnonenone statedKeep 100% of your sales. No commission; 1,000 preorders/month; 10,000 emails/month; All Grow features included; Partial/Split payments & $0 Deposits; Auto-collect deferred final payments; Custom email domain and templates; Shopify Flow triggers

Rating distribution

79 ratings on the listing when last refreshed.

  • 5 stars72(91%)
  • 4 stars5(6%)
  • 3 stars0(0%)
  • 2 stars0(0%)
  • 1 star2(3%)

Latest reviews

The 3 most recent of 3 on-page reviews, quoted to at most 25 words each. Full reviews are on the Shopify listing.

  • 5 starsSep 22, 2026moonnandearthUnited States7 months using the app

    "Love this app, works smoothly and has everything I need. Highly recommend!"

    Read on Shopify

  • 5 starsJun 25, 2026Hall of FlameAustralia2 days using the app

    "Fantastic app and very attentive developers. We previously used a different app for pre-orders, but Early Bird is by far easier to use, more intuitive ..."

    Read on Shopify

  • 4 starsMar 30, 2026Weylyn ApparelUnited StatesAbout 2 months using the app

    "Customer service is excellent, but the app does not work with other upsell apps we typically use and does not push through to our warehouse ..."

    Developer replied. Read on Shopify

Features Shopify lists for this app

Feature handles from the listing, grouped as Shopify groups them.

Order type

  • Coming soon
  • Back orders
  • Out of stock
  • Made-to-order
  • Product drops
  • Pre-sales

Customization

  • Buttons
  • Badges
  • Custom text
  • Email notifications
  • Order limits
  • Availability date
  • Variants
  • Alert settings
  • Notification templates
  • Notification button
  • Pop-ups
  • Waitlists

Payment options

  • Deposits
  • Partial payments
  • Split payments
  • Deferred payments
  • Payment schedules
  • Discounts
  • Mixed cart
  • Manual payment

Notifications

  • Auto-alerts
  • Manual alerts
  • Batch send
  • Back in stock
  • Pre-orders
  • Email
  • Out of stock
  • Custom alerts

Analytics and reporting

  • Customer demand
  • Inventory reports
  • Performance reports
  • Inventory tracking

Works with

Third-party integrations link to their hub when 5 or more apps name them. Shopify's own surfaces are listed separately and never counted as integrations.

Shopify surfaces: Customer accounts, Shopify Flow, Shopify Admin, Flow

Data access

As disclosed on the listing. Never scored.

View customer data

Sensitive data, device and activity data

  • Sensitive data: Name, email address, phone number, physical address
  • Device and activity data: Geolocation, IP address, browser and operating system

View staff and contributor data

Store owner

  • Store owner: Name, email address, phone number, physical address

View and edit store data

Customers, products, orders, Online Store

  • Edit customers: Customer data
  • Edit products: Inventory, products, collections
  • Edit orders: Merchant managed fulfillment, all order history, third-party fulfillment
  • Edit Online Store: Theme, Online Store page content on a path controlled by the app
  • Edit other data: Customer payment methods, locations, payment mandate, payment terms, purchase options

Developer

Shopside by Piric Group

Apps in the dataset:
3
Address:
Ismeta Mujezinovica, Tuzla, 75000, BA
Support email domain:
shopside.com.au
English support:
yes
Resources:
Privacy policy, FAQ, Tutorial, App Documentation, demo store

Similar apps

Shopify's own similar-apps list first, then apps in the same category that share the most feature handles.

From the Shopify listingDeveloper claims, shown verbatim and collapsed. 83 words.Show
  • Campaign-based preorder manager & backorder for launches, waitlists & restocks
  • Mixed cart support: choose to split ship preorders or hold & ship all together
  • Accept split/partial payments or $0 deposits with auto-collection & discounts
  • Capture waitlist interest & auto-send back in stock alerts to convert into sales
  • Email customers about shipment delays/arrivals & display expected delivery dates

Run preorder campaigns with partial pay, take backorders & send back-in-stock alerts to secure sales

Avoid lost sales with flexible preorder campaigns & backorders. Accept partial pay or $0 deposits. Send back-in-stock alerts to convert waitlists into pre-sales. Auto-collect deferred payments. Email customers about shipment delays/early arrivals. Track real-time performance by product & variant. Perfect for coming soon launches, seasonal drops, presales & made-to-order items with long lead times. Trusted by brands to forecast demand, secure early revenue & avoid inventory holding costs.

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Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Ratings and review counts are the values shown on each app's public listing. How the numbers are computed: methodology.

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