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OwlCrate

Subscription boxes of signed novels and themed goodies for young adult readers. Hillsboro, Oregon. Runs on Shopify Plus.

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OwlCrate is a Hillsboro, Oregon brand selling subscription boxes of signed novels and themed goodies for young adult readers on Shopify Plus. Its store lists 249 products, mostly books, priced from $17 to $50. It sells direct and through retail and wholesale. It employs 11 to 50 people and runs 28 apps from the Shopify App Store across 10 categories. It spends about $40K to $45K a month on those apps and added 4 in the last year.

The store

Products listed
249
Counted on the storefront
Typical price
$17 to $50
Most products fall in this range
Books142

Product types as OwlCrate files them in its own catalogue.

What OwlCrate runs on Shopify

28 apps from the Shopify App Store, across 10 categories.

Other10Email & SMS marketing4Advertising & analytics3Product reviews3Subscriptions2Search, upsell & discovery2Helpdesk1Affiliates & influencers1Loyalty, store credit & gift cards1Shipping, returns & order tracking1

Estimated app spend: about $40K to $45K a month. 4 apps added in the last year.

Seen running on the storefront:Blotout EdgeTagGorgiasInstafeedKlaviyoMailchimp Email SMS MarketingOkendoRecharge Subscriptions App
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Counted from the Shopify App Store. A name shows only for an app our own visit to the storefront saw running, or to signed-in members. how we count.

Where OwlCrate sells

Direct, owlcrate.comRetailWholesale

Competitors

  1. Illumicrate

    both sell book subscription boxes with goodies

  2. Epic Reads

    both target YA readers

  3. Novel Grounds

    both sell bookish merch and special editions

  4. Dragonsteel Books

    both sell fan editions and merch

  5. Books2Door

    both sell books by mail

  6. The Arcane Library

    both sell fandom merch

  7. Verso

    both sell books and totes

  8. New York Review Books

    both sell literature to readers

  9. Magazine Cafe Store

    both sell subscriptions for readers

  10. Hollow Press

    both sell fan merch and collectibles

how we pick competitors

What apps does OwlCrate use on Shopify?

OwlCrate runs 28 apps from the Shopify App Store across 10 categories: Email & SMS marketing, Other, Advertising & analytics, Helpdesk, Product reviews, Affiliates & influencers, Loyalty, store credit & gift cards, Subscriptions, Search, upsell & discovery, Shipping, returns & order tracking. Seen running on its storefront: Blotout EdgeTag, Gorgias, Instafeed, Klaviyo, Mailchimp Email SMS Marketing, Okendo, Recharge Subscriptions App.

Who are OwlCrate's competitors?

The Shopify brands closest to OwlCrate are Illumicrate, Epic Reads, Novel Grounds, Dragonsteel Books and Books2Door.

Updated 2026-10-22. Method notes and every source: how we count →