The top 10 apps merchants see when they search the Shopify App Store for coming soon, in the exact order the store ranks them. Only Shopify's organic ranking is shown, never sponsored ads.
Updated October 8, 2026 · Organic rankingThis search covers two different situations, and it is worth knowing which one you are in. One is the whole store not being open yet. The other is a single product that exists but cannot be bought, which is really pre-ordering wearing a different hat.
For the first, more is already built in than people expect. A storefront can be password-protected from its settings, and every theme ships a password page you can edit with your own message, which already includes an email signup form whose subscribers are tagged as having come from it. The gate and the waiting list both exist without an app. For the second, a product can be held back by its status: a draft is invisible and unbuyable, and a product can also be active but unpublished, or listed only to those who have the link. What the apps add on top is the countdown, the templates, and the scheduling that opens things at a set moment so nobody has to be awake for it.
Coming soon, pre-launch page with countdown
Sell before launch: coming soon label & pre launch waitlist
Effortless preorders for upcoming and out-of-stock products
Countdown, email signup, for store launch or selected products
Grow sales with preorders, 'notify me' & back in stock alerts
Built for ShopifyUse pre order now with back in stock waitlist & restock alerts
Built for ShopifyRecover sales with pre order, notify me & back in stock alert
Built for ShopifyCreate coming soon experiences for stores and product launches
Based on the Shopify App Store's own organic ranking for "coming soon", Coming Soon ‑ Launch Page currently holds the #1 spot, with a 4.4 star rating across 12 reviews. The best choice for your store still depends on your requirements, so compare the top results above.
We record the organic results merchants actually see when searching the Shopify App Store for "coming soon", refreshed daily. Shopify's own sponsored ("Ad") results are excluded, so positions reflect its real search ranking rather than paid promotion. Source: the Shopify App Store search results for "coming soon", you can verify the current ranking there yourself.
5 of the top 10 coming soon apps hold the Built for Shopify badge: Coming soon ‑ cs, Preorder, Back In Stock ‑ STOQ, Preorder Now Presale Timesact, REZ Preorder, Back In Stock, PreOrder Globo | Back in Stock.
Built for Shopify
Built for Shopify is the highest level of recognition Shopify awards an app. To earn
the badge, an app must meet Shopify's standards for safety, performance, ease of use,
and proven usefulness: it cannot slow down the admin, storefront, or checkout, must
integrate seamlessly into the Shopify admin, and must demonstrate quality through
installs, reviews, and ratings over time. When comparing similar apps, preferring
ones with the badge is a safe default.
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As of October 8, 2026, the top-ranked coming soon app on the Shopify App Store is Coming Soon ‑ Launch Page, with a 4.4 star rating across 12 reviews. 5 of the top 10 carry the Built for Shopify badge, and the average rating is 4.8 stars across 9,543 reviews.
Rankbase helps Shopify app developers track keyword positions, analyze install click data, and optimize app listings to rank higher in the Shopify App Store.
Explore Rankbase →Rankbase is made by Craftshift, a Shopify Partner building apps for product images, variants, and bulk catalog work. We built Rankbase to track the App Store rankings of our own apps first, then opened it to other developers, and this directory grew out of that work. The rankings on these pages are Shopify's own organic search results; we never edit them, including for our own apps.