Cart Pencil

Shopify cart customization app by MLVeda·Add edit functionality to your cart page. Edit or change product variant directly on your cart page.

Snapshot

4.80(36 reviews)#90of 469 inCart customization

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

CategoriesCart customization

Rating

4.80

36 reviews

Pricing

From $4/mo

freemium

Built for Shopify

No

Years live

8

launched Feb 1, 2018

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

7-day Δ

+1

28-day Δ

+1

Rating change

7-day Δ

-0.10

28-day Δ

-0.10

#36#36#35#34#345.003.752.501.250.00May 28Jun 5Jun 14Jun 22Jul 1Total reviewsRating (0–5)
Cart Pencil added 1 reviews over the last 28 days, rating moved -0.10.

Catalog position

Where Cart Pencil sits in the App Store.

Rank and percentile inside the Cart customization category — the competitive shape of the niche around this app.

Rank in Cart customization

#90

of 469 active apps

Review count percentile

81th

vs category siblings

Rating percentile

56th

vs category siblings

Years on App Store

8

since 2018

Listing change cadence

What Cart Pencil 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.

Listing changes · last 21 days+13shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-07 → 2026-06-10works_with: none → Shopify Adminshopify_lastmod: 2026-06-10 → 2026-06-12shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-12 → 2026-06-13shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-13 → 2026-06-15shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-15 → 2026-06-16shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-16 → 2026-06-21shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-21 → 2026-06-22shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-22 → 2026-06-24pricing_tiers: Free For Life (+1 more) → Hobbyist (+2 more)shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-24 → 2026-06-25shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-25 → 2026-06-27shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-27 → 2026-06-30Jun 10, 26Jun 20, 26Jul 1, 26

Shopify Lastmod · Jul 1

2026-06-27 → 2026-06-30

Shopify Lastmod · Jun 28

2026-06-25 → 2026-06-27

Shopify Lastmod · Jun 26

2026-06-24 → 2026-06-25

PricingIdentity & listingCadence

Reviews

What merchants are saying

4.80(36 reviews)
  • 94%positive81
  • 5%neutral4
  • 1%negative1

Top themes

    What merchants praise

    “I would recommend this app to anyone who wants an upmost UX cart implemented in their e-commerce store. Additionally, customer service is off the chart. They are determined to help and they do it fast. Five stars well deserved Cart Pencil!”
    egpro.com · 5★

    What merchants complain about

    “The app doesn't work well. chatting with their support for last 3 days and still have the same issue. The upgrade option and Change link doesn't show in their app. Very disappointed.”
    Li-Cube · 1★ · 2022-02-04

    Plans

    Cart Pencil pricing tiers.

    Hobbyist

    Free

    • Custom Text Colors
    • Custom Text Sizes
    • Text Highlighting
    • AJAX Cart & Cart Drawer Compatibility
    • Email Support

    Gold

    $4.99/month

    • Everything in Hobbyist
    • Multi-Language Support
    • App Branding Removal
    • Advanced Styling & Customization
    • Email & Chat Support

    Platinum

    $9.99/month

    • Everything in Gold
    • Sticky Add-to-Cart Bar
    • Custom Display Rules
    • Device-Based Visibility Controls
    • Smart Display Triggers
    • Custom Add-to-Cart Actions
    • Complete Bar & Button Customization
    • Priority Support

    Capabilities

    What Cart Pencil can do.

    The 2 capabilities Cart Pencil lists across its category, in Shopify’s own taxonomy. Pulled directly from the App Store listing.

    Cart display

    2
    • Mobile responsive
    • Cart drawer

    FAQ

    Cart Pencil — frequently asked questions.

    What is Cart Pencil on Shopify?
    Cart Pencil is a Shopify app in the Cart customization category. Cart Pencil adds edit cart functionality to your website. Your customers can edit or change the product variant directly without leaving their cart page. It reduces the order completion time and improves the customer experience. Edit cart functionality also helps in reducing cart abandonment and order returns. Cart Pencil supports edit cart functionality on Ajax cart also. You can customize the look and feel of the edit cart page to match your theme. It averages 4.80 out of 5 across 36 merchant reviews on the Shopify App Store.
    How much does Cart Pencil cost?
    Cart Pencil offers a free plan and 2 paid plans starting at $4/month and going up to $9.99/month. The free plan includes Custom Text Colors, Custom Text Sizes, Text Highlighting, and AJAX Cart & Cart Drawer Compatibility. The paid plans unlock advanced features beyond what's available on the free tier.
    Is Cart Pencil free?
    Yes — Cart Pencil offers a free plan alongside paid options. The free plan includes Custom Text Colors, Custom Text Sizes, and Text Highlighting. Paid plans start at $4/month for advanced features.
    When was Cart Pencil launched?
    Cart Pencil launched on February 1, 2018 — over 8 years on the Shopify App Store. In that time it has gathered 36 merchant reviews.
    Is Cart Pencil Built for Shopify?
    Cart Pencil does not currently carry Shopify's Built for Shopify badge. The badge is awarded to apps that meet Shopify's published standards for performance, ease of use, and merchant value — many high-quality apps operate without it.
    What are the best Cart Pencil alternatives?
    Merchants commonly compare Cart Pencil with Upsell.com, Essential Upsell & Cross Sell, EG Auto Add to Cart Free Gift, and Kaching CartDrawer Cart Upsell. 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.

    Alternatives

    Apps merchants pick instead.

    Upsell.com ex ReConvert

    Upsell.com ‑ ReConvert Upsell

    4.80★2,824

    Known for: customer-support

    Essential Bundles & Upsells

    Essential Upsell & Cross Sell

    5.00★2,158

    506

    EG Auto Add to Cart Free Gift

    5.00★1,052

    Kaching Bundles & Upsells

    Kaching CartDrawer Cart Upsell

    5.00★992

    Known for: customer-support

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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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