OngoingAI

Early Bird usage & market intelligence

Shopify rating

4.9 ★

75 reviews

What merchants actually report
4.95average· 73 reviews analyzed· 54 with written feedback
95% 5★0% ≤3★

38% of attributable reviewers are United States merchants. 4% had used the app for a year or more when they reviewed.

The developer replies to 25% of reviews overall.

Recent reviewers rate Early Bird 4.80, below its 4.95 lifetime average.

Rating · last 90d

4.80

Recent direction

Replies to reviews

25%

Developer response rate

Replies to critical

—

On 3★ and below

Long-term reviewers

4%

Using 1yr+ at review

Top merchant markets

United States 38%Australia 27%United Kingdom 12%Canada 6%United Arab Emirates 4%

Tenure when reviewed

under a day 7%days 44%months 45%a year or more 4%

Based on public merchant reviews, with newer feedback given more weight. OngoingAI matches each review to an identifiable store and the app they use.

Pricing
Free plan available
Free: Get StartedFree
  • • Keep 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
Launch$19/month

or $190/year and save 17%

  • • Keep 100% of your sales. No commission
  • • 200 preorders/month
  • • 500 emails/month
  • • Partial/Split payments & $0 Deposits
  • • Auto-collect deferred final payments
Grow$49/month

or $490/year and save 17%

  • • Keep 100% of your sales. No commission
  • • 500 preorders/month
  • • 5,000 emails/month
  • • All Launch features included
  • • Partial/Split payments & $0 Deposits
Scale$99/month

or $990/year and save 17%

  • • Keep 100% of your sales. No commission
  • • 1,000 preorders/month
  • • 10,000 emails/month
  • • All Grow features included
  • • Partial/Split payments & $0 Deposits
What does Early Bird do?

Capture waitlist interest and secure pre-sales with pre-order campaigns. Partial pay, custom discounts, smart-send back in stock alerts. Zero commission fees.

  • 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

Features

Pre-ordersComing soonBack ordersOut of stockMade-to-orderProduct dropsPre-salesButtonsBadgesCustom textEmail notificationsOrder limitsAvailability dateVariantsDepositsPartial paymentsSplit paymentsDeferred paymentsPayment schedulesDiscountsMixed cartManual paymentStock alertsAuto-alertsManual alertsBatch sendBack in stockEmailCustom alertsAlert settingsNotification templatesNotification buttonPop-upsWaitlistsCustomer demandInventory reportsPerformance reportsInventory tracking
Review history
Daily review count on the Shopify App Store
75+6 · 27d~0.2/day· Rating steady at 4.9★
Aug 10Sep 5

Daily tracking from Aug 10, 2026 through today · 26 days observed

Category rankings
Live organic position on Shopify App Store category pages
  • Pre-orders#10 on Aug 15 → #10 on Sep 5 · 22 observed days#10
  • Stock alerts#13 on Aug 15 → #13 on Sep 5 · 22 observed days#13

Tracked daily · last 22 days · as of 2026-09-05

Catalog position
Within Pre-orders on the App Store
Rank by reviews
#18 of 94
Review percentile
82th
Rating percentile
66th
On the App Store
2.2 yrs
Works with
Integrations listed for Early Bird: Preorder & Restock
Customer accountsShopify FlowShopify AdminFlow
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Frequently asked questions

Capture waitlist interest and secure pre-sales with pre-order campaigns. Partial pay, custom discounts, smart-send back in stock alerts. Zero commission fees. It's a pre-orders tool for ecommerce stores.