What should you look for in a cart drawer app?
A cart drawer replaces your theme's cart, so it runs on every page and touches every order. These are the points that separate the apps below:
- Upsells in the cart: Check where offers appear (a slider, a side panel, a one-tap toggle for gift wrap or shipping protection) and how products are chosen: by hand, by rules or by Shopify's recommendations.
- Free shipping or rewards progress bar: "Spend $20 more for free shipping" only works if checkout agrees. Check whether the app creates the discount or you must set up a matching Shopify discount or shipping rate.
- Free gifts: Look for automatic adding, a gift picker when there is a choice, and removal when the cart drops below the threshold.
- The checkout area: The checkout button, express buttons such as Shop Pay, the discount code field, notes, trust badges and payment icons. Some apps include these free, others on paid plans.
- Speed: The drawer's script loads on every page, so run PageSpeed Insights before and after you install.
- Theme fit: Most apps install as an app embed with no code edits. Test that the cart icon opens the new drawer and your theme's own drawer stays closed.
- How the price scales: Several apps price by monthly orders, so a big sales month can move you up a plan. Others charge one flat price.
Want a buy button that follows shoppers down the product page instead? See our sticky add to cart apps guide.
Shopify cart drawer apps compared by rating, reviews and price
Prices are the lowest paid or free option shown on each listing, in US dollars. Several listings show prices in your local currency, converted from USD.
| App | Rating | Reviews | Free plan | Starting price | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA Sticky Cart Drawer & Upsell (our app) | 4.8 | 217 | Yes | Free; Pro $9.99/mo | Free slide cart, then upsells and rewards at one flat price |
| Kaching CartDrawer Cart Upsell | 5.0 | 1,607 | Development stores only | $9.99/mo | A simple drawer with shipping and gift bars |
| Essent Cart Drawer Cart Upsell | 5.0 | 1,176 | Yes, up to 30 orders/mo | Free; paid from $8.99/mo | Every feature on every plan, priced by orders |
| Upcart—Cart Drawer Cart Upsell | 4.8 | 954 | Development stores only | $29.99/mo | Custom-coded cart designs |
| Amp Slide Cart Drawer Upsell | 5.0 | 782 | Yes | Free; Growth $29.99/mo | Designed cart templates at a flat price |
| Carty: Cart Upsell Cart Drawer | 5.0 | 61 | Yes (sticky bar and cart button) | Free; drawer from $4.99/mo | A cart drawer for under $10 a month |
| Oxify Cart Drawer & Upsell | 4.9 | 42 | No (14-day trial) | $9.99/mo | Cart, checkout and post-purchase upsells |
1. EA Sticky Cart Drawer & Upsell (our app)
Best for: stores that want a slide cart drawer on a free plan, then upsells, a rewards bar with free gifts and checkout rules for one flat monthly price.
EA Sticky Cart Drawer & Upsell replaces your theme's cart with a slide cart drawer you build from cards in a live preview: items, totals, notes, discount code, trust badges and express checkout buttons. The free plan includes the drawer, a sticky add to cart bar, quick buy buttons, an announcement bar, and cart notes with a discount code field. Pro adds upsells chosen by rules you set, in the drawer, a side upsell panel, product pages and the thank-you page, plus a rewards bar with tiers for free shipping, a discount and a free gift, with a gift picker in the drawer. The app creates the discount, so what the bar promises applies at checkout. Pro also covers shipping protection and other add-ons, fees, timers and badges, rules that hide, rename or reorder payment and shipping methods, and cart A/B tests. It installs as an app embed with no theme code edits, and optional features load only when your settings use them. The listing carries the Built for Shopify badge.
New in November 2026: Upsell rules can offer whole collections, the order note can be required before checkout, sold-out products never take an upsell slot, and the drawer works fully from the keyboard. The app also works with ChatGPT and Claude through the free EA Ecommerce Apps connector.
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Rating and pricing: 4.8 from 217 reviews. Free plan; Pro $9.99 per month with a 7-day free trial. Development stores are free. See the EA Sticky Cart Drawer & Upsell listing or read the EA Sticky Cart Drawer overview page.
2. Kaching CartDrawer Cart Upsell
Best for: stores that want a clean, simple cart drawer with free shipping and free gift bars, and are happy to pay by monthly orders.
Kaching CartDrawer Cart Upsell, from the Kaching Bundles & Upsells developer, has the most reviews in this comparison. The listing describes a customizable slide cart with an urgency timer, free shipping and free gift bars, an upsell slider of frequently bought together products, toggle upsells for gift wrap and shipping protection, trust badges and payment icons, translatable into any language. Every paid plan lists the same features; the price follows your monthly orders. It carries the Built for Shopify badge.
Listing data (Nov 4, 2026): 5.0 from 1,607 reviews. $9.99 per month up to 99 orders; $14.99 up to 199 orders; $24.99 up to 499 orders; 14-day free trial. Free for development stores. View Kaching CartDrawer Cart Upsell on the Shopify App Store.
3. Essent Cart Drawer Cart Upsell
Best for: small stores that want every drawer feature free while they stay under 30 orders a month.
Essent, from Essential Apps, puts every feature on every plan, including the free one, and charges only by monthly orders with no per-order or overage fees. The listing covers in-cart upsells and cross-sells (Shopify AI or hand-picked), a reward bar with spend tiers for free shipping, free gifts and automatic discounts, a countdown timer, announcement bar, discount codes, order notes, payment icons and custom HTML. It also includes a sticky add to cart bar and supports Shopify Markets, currencies and translations. It carries the Built for Shopify badge.
Listing data (Nov 4, 2026): 5.0 from 1,176 reviews. Free up to 30 orders a month; $8.99 per month for 99 orders; $13.99 up to 199 orders; $23.99 up to 499 orders, with more plans above that; 14-day free trial. View Essent Cart Drawer Cart Upsell on the Shopify App Store.
4. Upcart—Cart Drawer Cart Upsell
Best for: established brands with a developer who want full control over the cart's design.
Upcart, from Rokt, is a custom slide cart with in-cart upsells and cross-sells, a rewards module with free shipping goals, in-cart discounts and free gifts, add-ons and announcements. Its standout is design control: the listing says you can build custom cart templates with HTML, CSS and JSX. Feature tags include payment method rules and skip to checkout. Plans are priced by monthly orders. A different app, "UpCart‑ Cart Drawer & Upsell", has a similar name; this entry is Upcart by Rokt.
Listing data (Nov 4, 2026): 4.8 from 954 reviews. $29.99 per month up to 200 orders; $34.99 up to 500 orders; $54.99 up to 1,000 orders; 14-day trial. Free for development and partner stores only. View Upcart—Cart Drawer Cart Upsell on the Shopify App Store.
5. Amp Slide Cart Drawer Upsell
Best for: stores that want a styled drawer with express checkout buttons for free now and a flat price later.
Amp, from App HQ, focuses on an on-brand cart. The free forever plan covers cart customization, announcements with an urgency timer, trust badges, payment icons, a discount code box, accelerated checkout buttons, and Markets and multi-language support. Growth adds AI and manual upsells, the progress bar for free shipping and free gifts, tiered shipping protection and subscription upsells. Pro adds built-in cart designs for different industries and buy X get Y free gifts. The listing says paid prices never increase with sales. It carries the Built for Shopify badge.
Listing data (Nov 4, 2026): 5.0 from 782 reviews. Free forever plan; Growth $29.99 per month; Pro $49.99 per month; 7-day free trial. View Amp Slide Cart Drawer Upsell on the Shopify App Store.
6. Carty: Cart Upsell Cart Drawer
Best for: stores that want a slide cart drawer for under $10 a month.
Carty, from CartyLabs, has a free plan with a sticky add to cart bar and a sticky cart button. The slide or pop-up cart drawer comes with the Starter plans, along with Quick Buy Now, a cart reminder tab and custom code; Starter Basic is for stores on Shopify Basic and Starter Pro for higher Shopify plans. Growth adds AI upsell recommendations, countdown deals, free gifts and gift wrap, in-cart rewards milestones, shipping protection and real-time analytics. It carries the Built for Shopify badge.
Listing data (Nov 4, 2026): 5.0 from 61 reviews. Free; Starter Basic $4.99; Starter Pro $7.99; Growth $9.99 per month plus $0.05 per order until 2,000 orders; 14-day free trial. View Carty: Cart Upsell Cart Drawer on the Shopify App Store.
7. Oxify Cart Drawer & Upsell
Best for: stores that want cart, checkout and post-purchase upsells from one app.
Oxify pairs a slide cart drawer with offers beyond the cart. Every plan lists the same features: a custom-designed drawer, an announcement bar with a countdown timer, a reward bar and free shipping progress bar, cart upsells and frequently bought together bundles, add-ons and shipping protection, free gifts with automatic discounts, checkout upsell blocks, and post-purchase and thank-you page upsells. The listing also mentions BOGO, quantity breaks and gift wrap. The price follows your monthly order count. It carries the Built for Shopify badge.
Listing data (Nov 4, 2026): 4.9 from 42 reviews. $9.99 per month up to 100 orders; $19.99 up to 200 orders; $29.99 up to 500 orders; $49.99 up to 1,000 orders; 14-day free trial. View Oxify Cart Drawer & Upsell on the Shopify App Store.
How to choose a cart drawer app for your store
Work through these five checks before you commit to a plan:
- Decide what the drawer must do on day one. For a cleaner cart, a free plan is enough. For upsells and a rewards bar, compare the plan that includes them, not the entry price.
- Set the free shipping goal from your numbers. Put the threshold a little above your average order value, and check that checkout applies the reward. Our free shipping bar apps guide covers bars outside the cart.
- Price your busiest month. On order-based plans, look up the tier for a month like Black Friday, not an average month.
- Test on your theme and on a phone. Add from product and collection pages, change a quantity, apply a discount code, let a free gift add and remove itself, and check out with an express button.
- Keep one cart app. Uninstall the old cart app so two drawers never compete.
For what to put inside the drawer, see our cart drawer optimization guide and the best Shopify upsell apps.
| Your situation | Consider | Why |
|---|---|---|
| You want a slide cart with no monthly fee | EA Sticky Cart Drawer & Upsell, Amp or Essent | Each lists a free plan that includes the drawer; Essent's stops at 30 orders a month |
| You want upsells, a rewards bar and free gifts at a flat price | EA Sticky Cart Drawer & Upsell (Pro) or Amp | Neither price rises with your order count |
| You have a developer and want a fully custom design | Upcart | Custom cart templates in HTML, CSS and JSX |
| You also want checkout and post-purchase offers | Oxify or EA Sticky Cart Drawer & Upsell (Pro) | Both list upsells beyond the drawer, on checkout or the thank-you page |
How we picked these apps
We started from the apps the Shopify App Store returns for "cart drawer" and the slide carts that AI assistants and search results name most often, then compared each listing's drawer features, plans and review volume. Ratings, review counts, prices and Built for Shopify badges for every app, ours included, are from each live listing as of November 2026, from the Shopify App Store. Plans change, so check the listing before you install.
Try EA Sticky Cart Drawer & Upsell
The slide cart drawer, sticky add to cart bar and quick buy buttons are on the free plan. Read the overview page or go straight to the listing and check the current plan details there.
Open the Shopify App Store listing →Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best cart drawer app for Shopify?
EA Sticky Cart Drawer & Upsell is our pick for most stores: the slide cart drawer is free, and Pro at $9.99 a month adds upsells, a rewards bar with free shipping and free gifts, and checkout rules. Kaching and Essent are the most reviewed dedicated cart drawers.
What is the difference between a cart drawer, a slide cart and a side cart?
They are the same thing: a cart that slides in from the side when a shopper adds a product, so they can check out without leaving the page. A cart page is a separate page, and a sticky add to cart bar is a buy button that follows shoppers down the product page.
Is there a free cart drawer app for Shopify?
Yes. EA Sticky Cart Drawer & Upsell and Amp include the slide cart drawer on their free plans, and Essent is free with every feature up to 30 orders a month. Carty's drawer starts at $4.99 a month, and Kaching and Upcart are free only for development stores.
Can a cart drawer show a free shipping progress bar?
Yes. All seven apps here list a free shipping or rewards bar, on the free or a paid plan. In EA Sticky Cart Drawer & Upsell Pro, the rewards bar creates the discount for you and can stack free shipping, a discount and a free gift as tiers.
Do cart drawer apps slow down a Shopify store?
Any cart drawer adds a script to every page, so run PageSpeed Insights before and after installing and keep only one cart app active. EA Sticky Cart Drawer & Upsell loads optional features only when your settings use them.
Will a cart drawer app work with my theme?
Most cart drawer apps install as an app embed and replace the theme's cart with no code edits, and you can turn the embed off in the theme editor. Afterwards, check that the cart icon opens the new drawer and that quick add and bundle apps update it.