A1

Shopify stock alerts app by SpurIT LLC·Restock alerts via SMS/email + Meta. Auto-recover sales lost to stockouts!

Snapshot

4.80(38 reviews)#49of 241 inStock alerts

Ongoing.AI tracks A1 daily — category rank, keyword positions in App Store search, install footprint, listing changes, and reviewer sentiment — back to when we first observed the listing.

CategoriesStock alerts

Rating

4.80

38 reviews

Pricing

From $9/mo

freemium

Built for Shopify

Yes

Years live

12

launched Jan 15, 2014

Last updated

Jun 29, 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

28-day Δ

-2

Rating change

7-day Δ

28-day Δ

+0.50

#40#40#39#38#385.003.752.501.250.00May 28Jun 2Jun 8Jun 13Jun 19Total reviewsRating (0–5)
A1 lost 2 reviews over the last 28 days, rating moved +0.50.

Category rank over time

Where A1 sits day-by-day in Stock alerts.

Position across the Stock alerts 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 Stock alerts leaderboard →

#43#50#57#63#70May 28May 31Jun 4Jun 8Jun 12A1 · #54Back In Stock ‑ Notify Hero · #53Essential ‑ Back In Stock Pro · #55
Best position observed: #54. A1 climbed 4 positions over the window. Greyed lines: the apps sitting immediately around it on the latest snapshot.

Catalog position

Where A1 sits in the App Store.

Rank and percentile inside the Stock alerts category — the competitive shape of the niche around this app.

Rank in Stock alerts

#49

of 241 active apps

Review count percentile

80th

vs category siblings

Rating percentile

63th

vs category siblings

Years on App Store

12

since 2014

Listing change cadence

What A1 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+14shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-04 → 2026-06-11shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-11 → 2026-06-16shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-16 → 2026-06-18shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-18 → 2026-06-25shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-25 → 2026-06-28shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-28 → 2026-06-29Jun 10, 26Jun 20, 26Jul 1, 26

Shopify Lastmod · Jun 30

2026-06-28 → 2026-06-29

Shopify Lastmod · Jun 29

2026-06-25 → 2026-06-28

Shopify Lastmod · Jun 26

2026-06-18 → 2026-06-25

PricingIdentity & listingCadence

Reviews

What merchants are saying

4.80(38 reviews)
  • 89%positive65
  • 7%neutral5
  • 4%negative3

Popular mentions

  • bug
  • customer support
  • performance
  • sales impact
  • ease of use
  • customization
  • customer engagement
  • pricing

Top themes

  1. bug3
  2. customer support3
  3. performance3
  4. sales impact1
  5. ease of use1
  6. customization1
  7. customer engagement1
  8. pricing1

What merchants praise

Excellent App! I needed a little support in the beginning to adjust something and they took care of it for me in a matter of minutes. Have had this app for over a year now and it works perfect! A Must have for Shopify stores.
Pit Bull Gear · 5

What merchants complain about

Crashed and sent out blank emails when we restocked one of our highly sought after products. Costed us tons of lost money
Blacklist Industries · 1 · 2016-12-12

Plans

A1 pricing tiers.

Free to install

Free

  • SMS starting from $0.025 for each sent.
  • 30 emails/sms notifications per month.

Starter

$9/month

  • SMS starting from $0.025 for each sent.
  • 500 emails/sms notifications per month.

Basic

$15/month

  • SMS starting from $0.025 for each sent.
  • 1000 emails/sms notifications per month.

Pro

$29/month

  • SMS starting from $0.025 for each sent.
  • 3000 emails/sms notifications per month.

Capabilities

What back in stock | sms alerts can do.

The 12 capabilities back in stock | sms alerts lists across its category, in Shopify’s own taxonomy. Pulled directly from the App Store listing.

Notifications

6
  • Auto-alerts
  • Back in stock
  • Email
  • SMS
  • Out of stock
  • Custom alerts

Customization

4
  • Alert settings
  • Notification templates
  • Notification button
  • Pop-ups

Analytics and reporting

2
  • Customer demand
  • Inventory tracking

FAQ

back in stock | sms alerts — frequently asked questions.

What is back in stock | sms alerts on Shopify?
back in stock | sms alerts, officially listed on the Shopify App Store as A1: back in stock | sms alerts, is a Shopify app in the Stock alerts category. SpurIT Back in Stock Alerts allows you to manage back in stock notifications to bring your shoppers back and prevent lost sales. The app checks stock levels regularly and automatically sends emails, sms alerts or even Meta Messenger (Facebook) when the product is back in stock. The pop-up appears when a user clicks on the icon badge. It can also pop up automatically when a user is viewing an out-of-stock product. It averages 4.80 out of 5 across 38 merchant reviews on the Shopify App Store.
How much does back in stock | sms alerts cost?
back in stock | sms alerts offers a free plan and 3 paid plans starting at $9/month and going up to $29/month. The free plan includes SMS starting from $0.025 for each sent. and 30 emails/sms notifications per month.. The paid plans unlock advanced features beyond what's available on the free tier.
Is back in stock | sms alerts free?
Yes — back in stock | sms alerts offers a free plan alongside paid options. The free plan includes SMS starting from $0.025 for each sent. and 30 emails/sms notifications per month.. Paid plans start at $9/month for advanced features.
When was back in stock | sms alerts launched?
back in stock | sms alerts launched on January 15, 2014 — over 12 years on the Shopify App Store. In that time it has gathered 38 merchant reviews.
Is back in stock | sms alerts Built for Shopify?
Yes — back in stock | sms alerts 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 back in stock | sms alerts alternatives?
Merchants commonly compare back in stock | sms alerts with Back In Stock,Notify Me, Preorder, Back In Stock, Notify! Back in Stock|PreOrder, and Preorder Now Presale Timesact. 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 do merchants praise about back in stock | sms alerts?
89% of analyzed merchant reviews skew positive. The themes most often cited in positive reviews are sales impact, ease of use, and customization — see the review fingerprint above for the full breakdown.
What complaints come up about back in stock | sms alerts?
4% 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.

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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