WhatsApp Connect ‑ Nextel

Shopify abandoned cart app by Nextel.io·Automate abandoned cart, reorder, order updates notifications, marketing & customer support.

Snapshot

#225of 301 inAbandoned cart

WhatsApp Connect ‑ Nextel is newly listed on the Shopify App Store. Ongoing.AI is observing daily category rank, search-keyword position, install footprint, and listing changes from launch — first tracked May 28, 2026. The trajectory is being captured before the first reviews accumulate.

CategoriesAbandoned cart

Pricing

From $9/mo

free_trial

Built for Shopify

No

Years live

2

launched May 31, 2024

Last updated

Jun 30, 2026

Shopify listing

Catalog position

Where WhatsApp Connect ‑ Nextel sits in the App Store.

Rank and percentile inside the Abandoned cart category — the competitive shape of the niche around this app.

Rank in Abandoned cart

#225

of 301 active apps

Review count percentile

0th

vs category siblings

Rating percentile

0th

vs category siblings

Years on App Store

2

since 2024

Listing change cadence

What WhatsApp Connect ‑ Nextel 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+12shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-08 → 2026-06-16shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-16 → 2026-06-21shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-21 → 2026-06-30Jun 13, 26Jun 23, 26Jul 4, 26

Shopify Lastmod · Jul 1

2026-06-21 → 2026-06-30

Shopify Lastmod · Jun 22

2026-06-16 → 2026-06-21

Shopify Lastmod · Jun 17

2026-06-08 → 2026-06-16

PricingIdentity & listingCadence

Plans

WhatsApp Connect ‑ Nextel pricing tiers.

Starter

$9/month

  • API setup
  • Auto notifications for Abandoned carts recovery & Order updates
  • Team Inbox
  • Marketing & retargeting
  • Chat Widget
  • Green tick apply

Nurture

$26.99/month

  • Everything in Starter
  • + Chatflows for support & product review
  • + Catalog Commerce with payment integration
  • + 4000 Contacts

Growth

$44.99/month

  • Everything in Nurture
  • + AI Agent to answer customer queries
  • + 15000 contacts
  • + Admin + 5 team member access

Capabilities

What WhatsApp Connect can do.

The 6 capabilities WhatsApp Connect lists across its category, in Shopify’s own taxonomy. Pulled directly from the App Store listing.

Cart recovery

5
  • Personalized campaigns
  • Cross-device carts
  • Time-limited offers
  • Conversion tracking
  • Automated workflows

Display options

1
  • Templates

FAQ

WhatsApp Connect — frequently asked questions.

What is WhatsApp Connect on Shopify?
WhatsApp Connect, officially listed on the Shopify App Store as WhatsApp Connect ‑ Nextel, is a Shopify app in the Abandoned cart category. Nextel helps you improve Marketing, Sales and Support on WhatsApp with powerful automation. Send cart reminders, order updates, and feedback requests while running bulk campaigns for new releases and discounts. Reduce RTO with CoD double confirmation. Enhance customer support with a collaborative inbox and GPT AI that answers queries in natural local language. Use the Nextel: WhatsApp Automation + Commerce app to enable catalog commerce and recommend products with our AI agent.
How much does WhatsApp Connect cost?
WhatsApp Connect has 3 paid plans on the Shopify App Store, starting at $9/month and going up to $44.99/month.
Is WhatsApp Connect free?
No, WhatsApp Connect is a paid Shopify app. Plans start at $9/month on the Shopify App Store.
When was WhatsApp Connect launched?
WhatsApp Connect launched on May 31, 2024 — over 2 years on the Shopify App Store.
Is WhatsApp Connect Built for Shopify?
WhatsApp Connect 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 WhatsApp Connect alternatives?
Merchants commonly compare WhatsApp Connect with Postscript SMS Marketing, Pushdaddy Many Chat ,Cloud API, Dondy, and Orderly Emails. 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.

Postscript

Postscript SMS Marketing

4.70★1,123

Known for: customer-support

Pushdaddy

Pushdaddy Many Chat ,Cloud API

4.30★985

Known for: customer-support

Dondy

Dondy: WhatsApp Marketing+Chat

4.80★789

FORSBERG+two ApS

Orderly Emails ‑ Templates App

3.60★723

Known for: data-loss

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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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