StoreArk vs Rewind Backups
Written for merchants who went looking for an alternative after their bill changed. Every statement about Rewind below is quoted from Rewind's own public replies on the Shopify App Store, linked at the bottom, so you can check them rather than take our word for it.
Last updated 17 August 2026
| StoreArk | Rewind | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Flat monthly price. Nothing is metered — not orders, not catalogue size, not stored versions. | Tiered by the number of items and orders, so the bill moves as the store grows. |
| Price changes | The published price is the price. Any future change would apply to new subscriptions. | Raised prices in 2025 for existing customers.Rewind, replying to a review: “We know price increases sting. This was our first such adjustment in many years and we did build communications around it.” |
| Inventory quantities | Not backed up, and said so on the pricing page and inside the app before you install. | Not backed up.Rewind, replying to a review: “You're right that inventory is not backed up. This is a Shopify API limitation.” |
| Getting your own copy | One button, every plan including free. No request, no minimum tenure. | By email request, for customers of at least six months.Rewind, replying to a review: “Contact us at help@rewind.io and request an export of your data — we're happy to provide that to paying customers who have been with us for 6 months or more.” |
| Weekend support | Restores are self-service, so recovering does not depend on support hours. | Standard support hours exclude weekends.Rewind, replying to a review: “On the weekend support, we hear you. Our current standard support hours don't include the weekend.” |
| Before you restore | A preview lists the exact fields that would change, and the live state is captured first so the restore can be undone. | Restore from a point in time. |
Where Rewind is ahead
- · Nine years in market, hundreds of reviews, and a track record through real recovery incidents. StoreArk launched in 2026 and has neither.
- · Backs up Klaviyo, Mailchimp and QuickBooks alongside Shopify. StoreArk covers Shopify store content only.
- · Staffed support team. StoreArk is one developer answering email.
- · Covers orders and customers. StoreArk deliberately does not, which is a trade-off: less to restore, but no personal data held.
If what you need is one vendor covering Shopify, your email platform and your accounting, Rewind does that and StoreArk does not. If what you need is Shopify store content backed up at a price that stays put, read on.
Switching
There is no data to migrate. Backup history lives with whichever app captured it, so switching means installing StoreArk, letting it take its first snapshot, and keeping Rewind until you are satisfied. The two do not conflict.
- Install StoreArk. It runs its first backup automatically.
- Check the coverage table against what you assumed Rewind was covering. Most surprises live here.
- Ask Rewind for your export while you are still a paying customer, if you want their history.
- Try one restore in StoreArk before cancelling anything.
- Cancel Rewind from your Shopify admin.
Sources are Rewind's public replies to reviews on their Shopify App Store listing, collected 17 August 2026. Rewind is a trademark of its owner and is named here only to identify the product being compared. If anything on this page is out of date or wrong, write to support@corbanware.com and it will be corrected.