Shopify app comparison · updated Sep 16, 2026
Essent Estimated Delivery Date vs ShipperHQ
Compare Essent Estimated Delivery Date and ShipperHQ for Shopify using current ratings, review activity, pricing, features, and OngoingAI-observed adoption.
Essential Apps
Essent Estimated Delivery Date
Reduce estimated delivery date & shipping date inquiries showing processing time & delivery estimate
- Rating
- 5.00
- Reviews
- 987
- Review growth · 30d
- +102 · +11.5%
- Pricing
- Free
- Years on Shopify
- 1
- Stores observed
- 1,493
ShipperHQ
ShipperHQ: Shipping & Checkout
Accurate Shipping Rates & LTL Freight, Estimated Delivery Date, Shipping Rules & Shipping Calculator
- Rating
- 4.80
- Reviews
- 74
- Review growth · 30d
- +5 · +7.2%
- Pricing
- Free trial available
- Years on Shopify
- 7
- Stores observed
- 51
Our read
Essent Estimated Delivery Date has the stronger observed market footprint in OngoingAI's data — it appears on 29.3× more tracked stores and carries 13.2× the App Store review depth. Ratings and recent review growth are closer.
- Rating
- Essent Estimated Delivery Date leads5.0 vs 4.8
- Review growth
- Essent Estimated Delivery Date faster+11.5% vs +7.2%
- Review depth
- Essent Estimated Delivery Date13.2× more reviews
- Observed adoption
- Essent Estimated Delivery Date29.3× more tracked stores
Review trajectory
How each app's Shopify reviews are moving.
Daily App Store review counts since we began tracking — who's gaining reviews fastest, who holds the larger base, and how the race is developing.
Essent Estimated Delivery Date leads total reviews and is adding them fastest over the tracked window.
Reviews each app has gained since the start of this tracking window. · Tracking window · Aug 18 – Sep 16, 2026
Head-to-head
The signals, side by side.
Each row reads straight from the live App Store listing and OngoingAI’s census. The Difference column states the gap — not a buyer recommendation.
| Dimension | Essent Estimated Delivery Date | ShipperHQ | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 5.00 | 4.80 | Essent Estimated Delivery Date +0.20 |
| Reviews | 987 | 74 | Essent Estimated Delivery Date 13.2× |
| Review growth · 30d | +102 · +11.5% | +5 · +7.2% | Essent Estimated Delivery Date faster |
| Listed pricing | Free | Free trial available | Not directly comparable |
| Years on Shopify | 1 | 7 | ShipperHQ +6y |
| Stores observed | 1,493 | 51 | Essent Estimated Delivery Date leads |
Review corpus
What merchants actually report.
Essent Estimated Delivery Date
4.97 avg · 943 reviews
ShipperHQ
4.66 avg · 70 reviews
| Signal | Essent Estimated Delivery Date | ShipperHQ | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-star share | 98% | 87% | Essent Estimated Delivery Date leads |
| Rating · last 90 days | 4.99 | 5.00 | Level |
| Replies to reviews | 3% | 79% | ShipperHQ leads |
| Replies to critical (≤3★) | 0% | 83% | ShipperHQ leads |
| Long-term reviewers (1yr+) | 0% | 47% | ShipperHQ leads |
| Top market | United States 17% | United States 79% | — |
| Reviews analyzed | 943 | 70 | — |
Based on public merchant reviews, with newer feedback given more weight. OngoingAI matches each review to an identifiable store and the app they use.
Which fits your requirements?
Choose by what you actually need.
Choose Essent Estimated Delivery Date if…
- You need multi-language
- A higher App Store rating is a priority
- Recent review-growth signals matter to you
- A larger observed Shopify footprint is reassuring
Choose ShipperHQ if…
- You need flat fee
- You need carrier-based
- You need customer-based
Tied to observable requirements only — listed capabilities, ratings, review growth, adoption and price. It doesn’t assert usability or support quality.
Feature differences
What Essent Estimated Delivery Date and ShipperHQ each do that the other doesn’t.
They cover largely the same ground — 19% of listed capabilities overlap. The decision material is the rest: what each lists that the other doesn’t.
Essent Estimated Delivery Date only
1
- Multi-language
ShipperHQ only
30
- Flat fee
- Carrier-based
- Customer-based
- Dimension-based
- Distance-based
- Product-based
- Quantity-based
- Weight-based
- ZIP/post code
- Rate blending
- Multi-zone
- Multi-origin
- PO Box restrictions
- Scheduling
- Order limits
- Address validation
- Rename options
- Hide rates
- Multi-currency
- Custom rules
- Cutoff times
- Date picker
- Dynamic rates
- Minimum values
7 shared capabilities
- Delivery and pickup
- Block dates
- Countdown timers
- Shipping rates
- Delivery date
- Delivery time
- Geolocation
Observed adoption
Who actually runs each, on real stores.
The stores OngoingAI’s weekly census observes running each app, and the platform each skews toward — observed presence, not vendor-reported install totals.
Essent Estimated Delivery Date
1,493
stores observed
Skews Shopify · 100%
ShipperHQ
51
stores observed
Skews Shopify · 100%
Scope
What this comparison measures.
What it measures
Shopify App Store ratings and review counts, rating distribution, developer reply rates, reviewer tenure and geography, listed pricing and capabilities, category data, and OngoingAI-observed storefront adoption for Essent Estimated Delivery Date and ShipperHQ.
What it doesn’t
Hands-on usability, customer-support quality, deliverability, merchant sentiment from review text, or revenue impact. We draw a sharp line around what we can observe.
Methodology
Where the numbers come from.
Ratings, review counts, pricing, and categories come from the live Shopify App Store listing, refreshed daily. Review growth compares the observed snapshots across the trailing 30-day window. “Stores observed” and the platform split come from OngoingAI’s weekly storefront census — the real stores running each app, not the listing’s claimed totals. Comparison generated Sep 16, 2026.
See who’s switching — as it happens.
Track app adoption on live ecommerce stores. Find merchants running Essent Estimated Delivery Date or ShipperHQ, follow stack changes, and see when a store installs, removes, or replaces an app.