Crowdfunder

Shopify pre-orders app by Ethercycle·Gauge Demand, Raise Funds, & Launch Limited Edition Products Through Crowdfunding & Preorders

Snapshot

4.70(64 reviews)#26of 96 inPre-orders

Ongoing.AI tracks Crowdfunder daily — category rank, keyword positions in App Store search, install footprint, listing changes, and reviewer sentiment — back to when we first observed the listing.

CategoriesPre-orders

Rating

4.70

64 reviews

Pricing

From $24/mo

free_trial

Built for Shopify

Yes

Years live

9

launched Nov 29, 2016

Last updated

Jun 30, 2026

Shopify listing

Recent activity

Review trajectory.

Daily review count and rating drift. The blue line is cumulative review count; the dashed amber overlay is the rating on the right axis. Boring is good — sudden swings stand out against an otherwise stable curve.

New reviews

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28-day Δ

+1

Rating change

7-day Δ

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28-day Δ

+0.00

#64#64#64#63#635.003.752.501.250.00May 28May 31Jun 4Jun 8Jun 12Total reviewsRating (0–5)
Crowdfunder added 1 reviews over the last 28 days.

Category rank over time

Where Crowdfunder sits day-by-day in Pre-orders.

Position across the Pre-orders page, snapshot daily. Lower is better — the Y axis is inverted so the strongest ranks sit at the top of the chart. Open the full Pre-orders leaderboard →

#22#25#28#30#33May 28May 31Jun 4Jun 8Jun 12Crowdfunder · #27TA Preorder & Back In Stock · #26Stockify Pre‑order Coming Soon · #28
Best position observed: #23. Crowdfunder climbed 5 positions over the window. Greyed lines: the apps sitting immediately around it on the latest snapshot.

Catalog position

Where Crowdfunder sits in the App Store.

Rank and percentile inside the Pre-orders category — the competitive shape of the niche around this app.

Rank in Pre-orders

#26

of 96 active apps

Review count percentile

74th

vs category siblings

Rating percentile

44th

vs category siblings

Years on App Store

9

since 2016

Listing change cadence

What Crowdfunder has changed lately.

Every pricing tweak, tagline refresh, and Shopify-side listing ping. Captured from Ongoing.AI’s per-scrape diff log — the cadence and the content of changes, in one strip.

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Shopify Lastmod · Jul 1

2026-06-28 → 2026-06-30

Shopify Lastmod · Jun 29

2026-06-27 → 2026-06-28

Shopify Lastmod · Jun 28

2026-06-26 → 2026-06-27

PricingIdentity & listingCadence

Reviews

What merchants are saying

4.70(64 reviews)
  • 93%positive106
  • 1%neutral1
  • 6%negative7

Popular mentions

  • bug
  • customer support
  • performance
  • ease of use
  • missing feature
  • product limitations
  • uninstall issues
  • billing

Top themes

  1. bug3
  2. customer support3
  3. performance2
  4. ease of use2
  5. missing feature1
  6. product limitations1
  7. uninstall issues1
  8. billing1

What merchants praise

“I used Crowdfunder to set up a crowdfunding app on my website (www.IGWorks.com). It's a nice tool, and I got a response withing a couple of hours on a Saturday when I had a problem installing.”
IGWorks · 5★

What merchants complain about

“This app automatically hid the add to cart button when my campaign met its goal, even though I never turned on that option on my campaign. This should never be an automatic setting as this potentially costed me sales in the period of time where the add to cart button was down.”
Plushfoundry · 1★

Plans

Crowdfunder pricing tiers.

Unlimited

$24/month

  • All features unlocked
  • Unlimited campaigns
  • Unlimited orders
  • No additional charges

Capabilities

What Crowdfunder can do.

The 8 capabilities Crowdfunder lists across its category, in Shopify’s own taxonomy. Pulled directly from the App Store listing.

Order type

3
  • Crowdfunding
  • Product drops
  • Pre-sales

Customization

5
  • Countdown timers
  • Custom text
  • Fundraising goal
  • Availability date
  • Variants

FAQ

Crowdfunder — frequently asked questions.

What is Crowdfunder on Shopify?
Crowdfunder, officially listed on the Shopify App Store as Crowdfunder: Pre‑Order Promos, is a Shopify app in the Pre-orders category. Build hype on products by launching limited product drops on preorder, test new products, & raise funds directly from your store with Crowdfunder. Transform product pages into revenue-generating crowdfunding campaigns with progress bars, clear goals, & flexible funding options. Accept payments or pledges, offer limited runs or rewards, & control every aspect; no outside platforms are required. Whether you’re validating demand or supporting a cause, easily fund, launch, & grow sales in one place. It averages 4.70 out of 5 across 64 merchant reviews on the Shopify App Store.
How much does Crowdfunder cost?
Crowdfunder has a single paid plan at $24/month on the Shopify App Store.
Is Crowdfunder free?
No, Crowdfunder is a paid Shopify app. Plans start at $24/month on the Shopify App Store.
When was Crowdfunder launched?
Crowdfunder launched on November 29, 2016 — over 9 years on the Shopify App Store. In that time it has gathered 64 merchant reviews.
Is Crowdfunder Built for Shopify?
Yes — Crowdfunder carries Shopify's Built for Shopify badge. This certification is awarded to apps that meet Shopify's published standards for performance, ease of use, and merchant value, and is reviewed by the Shopify team rather than self-declared by the developer.
What are the best Crowdfunder alternatives?
Merchants commonly compare Crowdfunder with Notify! Back in Stock|PreOrder, Preorder, Back In Stock, Preorder Now Presale Timesact, and PreOrder Globo. Each alternative covers a similar use case but differs on pricing model, integration depth, and the specific themes merchants praise in reviews — see the alternatives section above for a side-by-side.
What complaints come up about Crowdfunder?
6% of analyzed merchant reviews are negative. The pain points most often raised in critical reviews are bug, customer support, and performance — see the review fingerprint above for the per-merchant detail.

Alternatives

Apps merchants pick instead.

Notify Me!

Notify! Back in Stock|PreOrder

4.90★3,326

Artos Software

Preorder, Back In Stock ‑ STOQ

5.00★3,304

Kairock Partners SRL

Preorder Now Presale Timesact

4.90★1,900

Globo.io

PreOrder Globo | Back in Stock

4.90★1,786
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Methodology

Where the numbers come from.

Ratings, review counts, pricing tiers, “Built for Shopify”, launch date, and category memberships come from the live Shopify App Store listing — refreshed daily by Ongoing.AI’s crawler. The review-count trajectory is the diff between today’s snapshot and snapshots from 7 and 28 days ago. Topic counts and sentiment come from the review corpus, topic-tagged with Claude. Install footprint is observed via Ongoing.AI’s tech-detection pass against actively-tracked Shopify storefronts. Catalog position is computed at snapshot time against every active app sharing the primary category. Snapshot generated .

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