This article explains how to set up the Shopify app "Appikon ‑ Pre‑Order" and points to be aware of. Setting up this app lets you automatically switch a product to pre-order when it goes out of stock. However, there are also a few points to be aware of when using it, so we recommend understanding these before considering adopting the app.
What is Appikon ‑ Pre‑Order (formerly Pre‑order Today)?
Appikon ‑ Pre‑Order (formerly Pre‑order Today) is one of the most globally well-known Shopify apps for pre-order sales. All features are available for free for up to 1 product, so it's a great option for those who want to try it out for free first and don't have too many products or too frequent pre-order sales.
Appikon ‑ Pre‑Order (formerly Pre‑order Today) pricing plans
| Plan name | Monthly fee | Number of products | Number of pre-orders |
|---|---|---|---|
| FREE | Free | 1 | Unlimited |
| STARTER | $7.99 | 5 | Unlimited |
| PRO | $14.99 | 10 | Unlimited |
| PREMIUM | $24.99 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
How to set up Appikon ‑ Pre‑Order (formerly Pre‑order Today)
Outcome
Completing the setup in this section will switch a product to pre-order sales when it is out of stock.
Setup steps
Go to Online Store > Themes, then click "Customize" on the Shopify theme where you want to install Appikon ‑ Pre‑Order.
Select "App embeds" in the left-hand menu of the theme editor, enable the embedded app named "Pre-order Today", then click "Save".
Access the Appikon ‑ Pre‑Order admin screen and select "Products" in the left-hand menu. Change the pre-order status of the product you want to sell as a pre-order to "active".
That completes the setup.
Points to be aware of with Appikon ‑ Pre‑Order (formerly Pre‑order Today)
The admin screen and help page are not available in Japanese
The admin screen, help page, and customer support for Appikon ‑ Pre‑Order are not available in Japanese. If you're not comfortable with English, there may be hidden work costs involved when you need to make detailed configuration changes or respond to issues.
Inventory conditions cannot be configured
Pre-order sales with Appikon ‑ Pre‑Order can only be used when a product is out of stock. If you want to always offer pre-order sales, you would need to set the product's inventory count to 0. This kind of operation is prone to mistakes, and the inability to configure pre-order conditions can make inventory management more cumbersome.
Pre-order sales are not available outside of product pages
Appikon ‑ Pre‑Order only supports pre-order sales on product pages. Note that pre-order sales are not possible on pages that use a collection page or featured product (or featured collection) section block for selling. To prevent unintended orders, you need to hide the cart button on pages other than product pages.
No bundling control
Since pre-order products and regular products ship at different times, there are cases where you don't want them purchased together. Appikon ‑ Pre‑Order has no bundling control feature, so you cannot prevent a pre-order product and a regular product from being ordered together.
No translation support
The text data in Appikon ‑ Pre‑Order supports only one language and cannot be translated. So if you're running a cross-border store on Shopify, this is something to be aware of.
Conclusion
This article introduced the popular pre-order app "Appikon ‑ Pre‑Order". If you'd like to try a pre-order app that supports Japanese, has bundling control, or offers translation features, please also refer to the blog post below.
The blog post below introduces recommended apps in various other categories besides Shopify apps for restock notifications and pre-order sales, including "customer acquisition," "sales growth," and "blog article enhancement." Please use it as a reference.
