Urgent Research Store review for EZ PreOrder: Presale Manager

Dec. 16, 2023

This app does what it says and nothing more. I used it successfully for my first pre-order campaign and it was reliable and without any surprises. That may not seem like a big deal, unless you've tried other pre-order apps (many of which seemed more impressive than this one), to later find out... they are making your store dependent on them, while doing stuff like... emailing my customers from their branded domain... and not offering an option to disable these emails, edit the content, change the from address, or remove the app without affecting all orders (had to delete them). And that's just one example. Please, please, please take this as a warning if you are a business/store owner and exploring pre-order apps. There are some very impressive looking pre-order apps out there. With amazing support, and hundreds of five star reviews. Do your research and read the one star and two star reviews. I wish I did that before experimenting with these "dream come true" apps, because it would have helped me avoid the lurking nightmare. How so? There are a series of surprises that are not obvious or apparent until it's too late. But, as you may discover, these unusual design and features are in place, in my opinion, to keep you, the store owner, stuck using them and paying month after month with very little choice (especially if you are deep into it and have used them for a lot of pre-orders, already). The only way out will be a major pain and you'll wonder how you missed the red flags. Because they were hidden, delayed, only showing themselves when the pre-orders start. But NOT this app. The simple, unsung hero. It has fewer reviews but hopefully if you are reading this, at least one review that can give you proper warning about pre-order apps in general. Except this one, which has not shocked me or done anything sneaky. It does what it says, it's straightforward. I am thankful. The limited nature, and bare bones features, are a relief... and the reasons why I am so fond of this app, EZ PreOrder. I would say "does what it says and nothing more" is a compliment, but in this context — compared to the other fancy pre-order apps out there — it is the only one I want to emphasize, if this review is to be helpful at all. You've been warned, and if you want to test the others first... remember, EZ PreOrder is here to save you.