Preorder Now Presale Timesact for Shopify

Preorder Now Presale Timesact

Grow preorders with back in stock, restock alerts and waitlist
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1 / 5 Share
June 22, 2024

The pricing is a LIE! They say that their plans start from $1 and are $17 per month for unlimited. This is untrue. You have to PAY per preorder. So far, for 50 preorders, we have paid $25USD, and have just had to pay another $20USD to unlock another 50. They stop the app from working if you don't pay. The pricing listed here on the Shopify App store is straight up a lie!

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The Brooklyn About 1 month 5 4.2
Developer Reply

Hi, This is Andrei, co-founder at Timesact. I’m sorry to hear about your frustration with the app but I do appreciate you being a great customer since June 2023 and continuing to use us! I’m sure we can work together on improving things for you, but I have to point out that the information in this review is FALSE and I can PROVE IT. Please read on for details. All the evidence can be found at this link (follow the argument number to the same number on the doc for screenshots/proof): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FKNOd-JWY7Z_bwz0j91A1D-0cDRRWDRljbXYuLXrmDs/edit?usp=sharing 1. “They say that their plans start from $1 and are $17 per month for unlimited.” Our dynamic pricing starts at $1/month, that is the one you are on currently. The Fixed pricing $17 is for new users on a BASIC SHOPIFY plan just like we say on our app listing and on our linked pricing page on our website (that is there to open on the app store directly). You are a legacy user since you installed the app in June 2023 so this promotion was not open to you. The fixed pricing is for: Basic Shipify stores $17/month Standard Shopify stores $37/month Advanced Shopify is $57/month - this is you so this pricing would not have made any difference since you pay a lot less in the dynamic pricing given your monthly number of preorders Shopify Plus is $97/month This is all on the website https://timesact.com/pricing. We cannot fit all the information on the app store page because there are limitations to how many pricing options we can show. 90% of our customer base is BASIC SHOPIFY and of course that is what we wish to highlight given the space constraints. All our pricing, dynamic or fixed is less expensive than any of the top 5 premium pre order apps in the app store. 2. “You have to PAY per preorder”. Not true. You select the number of preorders per month you wish to use. And can scale up or down as you please at any moment. There is no fee per pre-order. 3. “So far, for 50 preorders, we have paid $25USD.” Look at your own logs, you activated the $16.15/month plan for 50 preorders/month. No $25/month plan even exists for you to activate. I’ve attached screenshots with proof. 4. “and have just had to pay another $20USD to unlock another 50.” That is also not true but I can see how this could be the perception. This is simply not a great interface on Shopify’s part. When you modify a plan the way it looks on their end is like you will be charged the new plan level as another transaction. What they do not tell you is that they merge charges and create negative transactions to adjust these numbers. You are currently on a $20.7/month plan and that will be merged with your previous $16.15/month plan and the total you will end up paying will be less or equal to $20.7 in total. Look at your entire history. If what you said was true then Shopify should have charged you a total of $156.2 for the duration. Instead they charged you $79.98 in total. Why? Precisely because of merged charges. We cannot control how they present this information to you and are forced to use their system to charge you. But follow the math, it does not lie. Proof attached. 5. “They stop the app from working if you don't pay.” This is oversimplification and makes it look like your service just gets cut when you reach a limit. In fact we send emails at 70% of a plan being used up, 100% of a plan being used up and then you also get a 24 hour grace period during which time all the app settings are in place. It is only after the 24 hour grace period has finished that the app settings are simply removed, nothing else is done. And with this system in place you are never not informed or caught off guard unless you simply ignore the emails. I’ve attached proof of all the emails being sent to you. And given the fact you have used the app for over a year you or a team member surely have had some experience with this. The only thing I can think of is maybe there was a staff change or you made the inbox a shared one in the interim and the relevant person was not reading anything. 6. “The pricing listed here on the Shopify App store is straight up a lie!” This is not only refuted by the arguments above but is also impossible to even achieve. Our app serves 14k users and is one of the most audited apps on the Shopify app store by Shopify directly. We have had this listing for months and never once got any kind of flag due to the fact that all information presented there is factually checked by Shopify. Had we even attempted to do anything like you describe we would have gotten demoted or delisted in accordance with the terms and conditions of Shopify. If even one word in that listing is in any way wrong it takes less than 24 hours for us to be notified. To conclude, all this information was available to you at all times and, in case you didn't want to read through it because you were busy, our friendly support staff was waiting for you in chat/email/video call 24/7 to answer any questions or take down your concerns and find solutions that better serve you. They are all still there as am I, always, for you or anyone who needs our help! And I know this review is simply given in anger and does not represent your real experience with the app, just a particular point of frustration which we are all guilty of from time to time. I have reached out to you to try to communicate directly. I simply ask you to not spread FALSE information just because you are upset, because you are hurting our business and our team. Looking forward to our continued collaboration and I hope anyone reading this will take the time to go over the evidence and draw their own conclusions, Andrei from Timesact

5 / 5 Share
June 21, 2025

- We've had this app for a long time and would give it more stars if we could. The functionality helps us to manufacture in small quantities and ensure customers are informed about their pre-order. However, the customer service is why we wanted to write a review today. As every Shopify user knows, a new Shopify theme update can cause some code to go wonky (technical term). We always reach out to the team before publishing a new theme or update to ensure the code will work. They're online, friendly, and fast. Try this app, you won't be disappointed.

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Zendira About 2 years 5 5.0
5 / 5 Share
June 21, 2024

Excellent support! A++ Thank you!

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5 / 5 Share
June 21, 2024

Parfait ! de nombreux réglages et le support présent et réactif ! Je recommande

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SOWL Training 6 months 2 5.0
5 / 5 Share
June 21, 2024

I am very happy with the service so far. I love that they offer onboarding assistance to help set up the app. I met with Jolo and he was extremely effective and efficient. Thank you!

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miix mii Hair Co. About 11 hours 6 5.0
5 / 5 Share
June 20, 2024

Amazing support staff and app. They quickly fixed a display modification I wanted, and they were available to video chat to show me how to use the app. There are some awesome features in development I'm really excited about too! Keep up the great work!

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Omni Art About 18 hours 4 5.0
5 / 5 Share
June 19, 2024

Jolo was excellent! His customer service was impeccable and he did an outstanding job answering all of my questions as well as his guidance through the app itself. I now feel very comfortable moving forward with my launch date because I can now incorporate a pre-order tab. I am really impressed with the app as well as the live support you receive if you have a question and need to speak with someone, directly. There are also quick and easy to follow tutorials that help as a resource tool, if needed. Thanks again Jolo, I wish you all the best and I would highly recommend this app, by far.

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OOP-SEES 5 days 2 5.0
5 / 5 Share
June 19, 2024

Intuitive and easy to use application. Very good customer service.

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Hypnos Over 1 year 9 4.6
5 / 5 Share
June 19, 2024

Kate is the best super smart and got the job done

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Strictly Nuts 27 minutes 1 5.0
5 / 5 Share
June 17, 2024

Had a very efficient and effective call with Jolo. He solved my issue and walked me through on other function as well. He explained in very details. We also went over on how to setup the dynamic message in the page. Great Customer Service.

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RE-CARRY 10 days 1 5.0
5 / 5 Share
June 17, 2024

Great support - thank you for clear explanation

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Moon Phase Studio 2 days 2 4.5
5 / 5 Share
June 17, 2024

I've tried a few pre-order apps, and this one is the most user-friendly. The support team responds very quickly and helped us solve the UI display issue. The technical skills of the support team are impressive.

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Luxi Living Over 1 year 5 4.2
5 / 5 Share
June 16, 2024

Excellent support and service. Thank you!

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AMARYZ 5 days 2 5.0
5 / 5 Share
June 14, 2024

Great product and fantastic support!

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Hedgeroe Home 3 days 1 5.0
5 / 5 Share
June 14, 2024

The app works great. But what is very special is the customer service. They are very quick at dealing with questions, and they go one step further in helping. Amazing.

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THEHOUSEFUL 29 days 3 5.0
1 / 5 Share
Feb. 28, 2026

UPDATE: Very upset; the pre-order option just charges customers without warning. I've had so many customers reach out pissed off about this. there needs to be a notification email or something; and notify us too like wtf. these are item that I am not sure when exactly they will come in so the second payment is based on estimated date of arrival; we need some kind of notifications somewhere to make this process better. DO BETTER! So far so good! Our business makes custom suits for action figures so we use the pre-order/made to order function. So far it works great. When I had trouble, their support staff Jolo helped quickly and solved the issue. I would recommend this app.

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K-NU Toys Almost 2 years 1 5.0
Developer Reply

Hi Jessica, This is Andrei, one of the co-founders. We've been trying to reach you these past few days but have had no luck so I hope you get to see my reply here. First thank you so much for being a loyal customer and continuing to use the app! It means a lot to us. Second I am sorry the experience with Timesact did not measure up to your previous product launches. I remain committed to working with you to make it better. Some context for other folks reading: We have a setting in the app where for partial payments you can set a date in the future for collecting the remaining balance. In your case this was set by you for Feb 28th and so the app automatically charged the customers (who had placed orders - 5 in total) on that day. While this is the expected way for the app to work I agree that it can be made more intuitive. We have some improvements in mind like I wrote you so I would be eager to get your feedback on those so we can build something truly useful for you instead of just based on our perceptions and the body of this review. Something important to note: You have two products added in the app. For the first one you changed the date for charging the remaining balance to another date so future orders will be charged in May according to your setting. The other product was still set to Feb 28th. We took action and changed the date for the second product to May 31st going by the wording you put on the PDP. I hope you don't mind but we just wanted to make sure you did not have any further issues. Please feel free to change it to whatever date fits your needs best. I hope to get your perspective here and that together we can build an even better version of the app. Looking forward to hearing from you, Andrei P.S. You can reply to us on Facebook Messenger, Instagram, in the chat in the app or to our emails (maybe whitelist [email protected]). Alternatively if you would like to do a Zoom call or Google Meets instead that would be even better. P.S.1 When my colleague Robert was checking your store he also found a theme display issue (not related to us) that he can resolve for you for free of course. Happy to do this for you as a first step in building our relationship back up.

5 / 5 Share
June 10, 2024

Very good app. It met all the requirements I was looking for in a pre-sale app. The customer service is excellent, very attentive and professional. They respond immediately.

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ergoPouch Chile 7 days 5 4.2
5 / 5 Share
June 9, 2024

Nothing but good things to say about the app. It does what it is supposed to and the customer service has been great. I needed to change the look of my Add to Cart and Pre-order buttons through the app and the developers assisted promptly. Highly recommended!

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Sarah Angelie Jewelry 4 months 2 5.0
5 / 5 Share
June 7, 2024

Jolo was amazing. He set up our store in minutes plus showed me how to use in the future for various situations we'd encounter. We've tested various apps in the past with no luck and Jolo made this painless and easy. So happy with this amazing app and seriously next-level customer service. thank you!!

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lunatic femme About 18 hours 2 5.0
5 / 5 Share
June 6, 2024

Rommel was exceptionally helpful in walking me through how to use the App and answering any questions I had. I would also recommend playing around in the app a little beforehand so you are familiar with how it works.

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Spacers 2 days 1 5.0
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