Notify Me, Back in Stock: SW
Restock alerts and waitlists for out of stock products
Rating
4.8
feedback
579
chart
#354
All reviews
May 21, 2026
May 15, 2026
Although the app initially seemed to meet our needs, unfortunately I now have to leave a less-than-positive review. Lately, we’ve been experiencing some fairly serious issues that are affecting our customers’ experience (emails being sent when they shouldn’t be, and emails not being sent when they should be). Unfortunately, communication via chat isn’t very smooth; they have a hard time understanding the problem, and they often take a long time to respond. Besides that, they don’t offer any compensation either, beyond just apologizing. We’ll give this app one last chance on our e-commerce site; we hope we don’t have any more serious issues.
Hi there, This is Joey, the Account Manager for Back in Stock. First of all, I sincerely want to apologize for the experience you’ve had. I carefully reviewed the full communication history of your tickets, and I can honestly say you’ve already been very patient throughout the whole process. Unfortunately, our support communication may not have provided the clarity and efficiency you deserved, especially when trying to understand and troubleshoot the issue. I’m truly sorry for the frustration this caused. After reviewing your case again with our development team, I’d also like to clarify what happened regarding the unexpected emails. Our developers checked your store and could not locate the product “CELIN Camiseta,” so I’d like to confirm whether this product was also in draft status, similar to the “Tiana blusa” product. If so, then both situations were actually caused by the same incident. On May 9th, our app experienced a queue system issue. After identifying the problem on May 10th, our developers reprocessed and resent some pending notifications. However, during that resend process, the system failed to properly verify the product status, which mistakenly caused some back-in-stock emails to be sent out for draft products. Under normal circumstances, the app should not behave this way. I’d also like to clarify the notification logic for your current setup. At the moment, you are using Standard Mode. In this mode: * Once a product is restocked, one automatic back-in-stock email is sent immediately. * After that first automatic email is sent, the system will NOT continue sending additional reminder emails automatically before the customer places an order. * If needed, you can manually resend one additional notification yourself, but only once. It cannot send unlimited reminders. For comparison, our AI Smart Mode works differently: * It allows merchants to configure 1–3 follow-up reminder emails after the first notification. * The system will continue sending based on the configured sequence until the maximum number is reached. * However, AI Smart Mode does not support manual sending. So your current Standard Mode gives you manual resend flexibility, but follows the limitations explained above. Regarding the previous issue where your manual send failed, in most cases this happens because a manual resend had already been triggered once before, which prevents a second manual resend. However, if no manual resend had been made previously, then it may also have been related to the same temporary system issue at that time. In any case, our developers have now completed a full investigation and optimization of the related logic, and we are doing everything possible to ensure similar situations do not happen again. We also completely understand the impact and inconvenience this caused to your business and customers. I noticed you are currently subscribed to our Growth plan, and as compensation for this experience, I would like to specially apply a full one-month subscription credit for you. Since the current subscription charge has not yet been settled/paid out, we are unfortunately unable to process it as a direct refund. Instead, the amount would be issued as app credit, which Shopify will automatically apply toward your future app invoice charges. If this solution works for you, could you please reply to the email I sent from: [[email protected]] Once I receive your confirmation, I’ll immediately help push everything forward on my side. Again, I sincerely apologize for the experience, and thank you for giving us another opportunity to improve. Please do reply my email there. thank you. Best regards, Joey Accont Manager SW Back in Stock
May 14, 2026
May 5, 2026
Une application très utile qui permet nouer le premier lien avec des potentiel client. Facile à utiliser, même pour la personnalisation d'E-mail d'alerte.
May 5, 2026
Obsługa techniczna tej aplikacja jest na wysokim poziomie. Na prawdę są pomocni a to się liczy.
April 30, 2026
Very useful app for customers and retailers alike - it's one of those things that just works. I would like there to be a few more options when it comes to customising the email. The support team are particularly helpful and responsive.
April 28, 2026
app gone paid after being unlimited free.
Hi atwoodtoys, I am Joey, the account manager at SW Back in stock. I sincerely apologize for the frustration this change has caused. We completely understand that transitioning from a free to a paid model is a significant adjustment, especially when the app is a key part of your operations. To continue expanding our features, strengthening our infrastructure, and providing the high level of support you deserve, this transition was necessary for us to maintain a sustainable and quality service. We truly value your long-term support and would love to win back your trust. Please feel free to use code BIS50% for 50% off your first month. Our team is also ready to discuss options that might better fit your specific needs—please reach out to our support desk or email me directly ([email protected]) so we can help further. Best regards, Joey SW Back in stock
April 28, 2026
App went paid
Hi atwoodtoys, I am Joey, the account manager at SW Back in stock. I sincerely apologize for the frustration this change has caused. We completely understand that transitioning from a free to a paid model is a significant adjustment, especially when the app is a key part of your operations. To continue expanding our features, strengthening our infrastructure, and providing the high level of support you deserve, this transition was necessary for us to maintain a sustainable and quality service. We truly value your long-term support and would love to win back your trust. Please feel free to use code BIS50% for 50% off your first month. Our team is also ready to discuss options that might better fit your specific needs—please reach out to our support desk or email me directly ([email protected]) so we can help further. Best regards, Joey SW Back in stock
April 24, 2026
April 17, 2026
I installed and uninstalled at least 6 or 7 back in stock apps before settling on SW Back in Stock and I am so happy I took the time to find the right one! SW is not only the easiest to install and set up, and has the best looking buttons, widgets, and message templates, but their tech support is ASTOUNDING! I was not able to get the "Notify Me" button to show up on the collection page (this feature varies by Shopify theme) and not only did they fix it very quickly, but were able to match the font to our website, which was not an option available to the user in the settings (yet!). If you have grown accustomed to dreading the use of a help chat feature, you don't have to feel that way with CWILL. They will respond and the WILL go above and beyond to help and if you miss a chat response, you can continue the conversation via email. Great experience all around.
April 17, 2026
This app offers many features, perfect adaption to the individual themes. Even in combination with pre-order apps it works perfect. The support is incredibly fast and very helpful (special thanks to Pia). We are really happy to have found your app and can highly recommend it for other shops.
April 15, 2026