STOQ vs PreOrder Now (WOD): which preorder app is right for your store?
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STOQ vs PreOrder Now (WOD): full comparison
The differences that matter
Both apps cover the basics: a preorder button, badges, scheduling, partial payments. Here's where the choice actually gets made.
Take a deposit, and let STOQ collect the rest
WOD takes partial payments, but on rails: one structure per product, no customer choice, and the balance is pinned to the availability date. You can't charge the rest two weeks later, and discounts don't auto-apply.
STOQ saves the card and charges the balance on the date you set or at fulfillment, retrying failed charges for you. Customers pick full payment or a deposit, or reserve now and pay nothing upfront. On a $400 preorder, that flexibility can be the whole sale.
One app for preorders and back-in-stock
PreOrder Now is preorder-only. When a product actually sells out there’s no “notify me” waitlist, so you’d add a second app, with a second widget and a second bill.
STOQ does both jobs in one place: preorders for what hasn’t launched, and back-in-stock alerts by email and native SMS for what’s temporarily gone. One widget, one dashboard, one bill.
Control availability by market and by location
WOD reads stock across all your locations at once, so a product shows in-stock even if only one warehouse has units, and you can’t run a preorder for a single location. There’s no Shopify Markets control.
STOQ reads inventory per location and runs Shopify Markets for both jobs. You choose which markets see a preorder, and a US shopper won’t get an alert for stock that only landed in Australia.
Built to fit the rest of your setup
WOD has no public API, and its own docs flag that Rebuy and subscription apps aren’t fully supported, so a growing store hits a ceiling fast.
STOQ gives you a read-and-write API and headless support, two-way Klaviyo so alerts fire through your own flows, Judge.me reviews inside emails, and split-or-hold fulfillment so a big launch doesn’t jam shipping.
Sell preorders on more than your website
PreOrder Now works on your online store only. Not Shopify POS, not the Shop app, not a headless build, because those channels don’t let the app add a preorder button.
STOQ runs preorders on your online store, on Shopify POS, and in the Shop app, so a customer can reserve a coming-soon product at your counter, not just on the website.
Bring your preorders and customers with you
Switching to STOQ doesn't mean starting over. If you have signups in another app, bring them with you, and your customers keep getting restock alerts on time. Three steps:
