Alpha: Sale & Discount Manager vs Carti Flash Sales
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 8, 2026 for Alpha, Jun 17, 2026 for Carti Flash Sales.
The short answer
- Only Alpha lists a free plan.
- Alpha lists 20 features Carti Flash Sales’s listing doesn’t mention, including Analytics, Bulk editing, Campaigns.
Head to head
- United States
- Australia
- Italy
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · 1 active campaign at a time
- · 10 unique products/month
- · Auto add & revert discounted prices
- · Manual product/variant selection
- · Unlimited variants
Basic
- · 100 unique products/month
- · Advanced customer & product targeting
- · Auto add & revert discounted prices
- · Coupons & volume discounts
- · Exclude sale items from discount codes
- · Unlimited discount campaigns
Pro
- · 500 unique products/month
- · Advanced customer & product targeting
- · Auto add & revert discounted prices
- · Coupons & volume discounts
- · Exclude sale items from discount codes
- · Unlimited discount campaigns
Ultimate
- · Advanced customer & product targeting
- · Auto add & revert discounted prices
- · Coupons & volume discounts
- · Discount code blocking rules
- · Exclude sale items from discount codes
- · Sale prices for fixed-price markets
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureOne app for sale prices, coupons, automatic discounts and volume discounts. Set discount prices in bulk, show compare-at prices crossed out at checkout. Run a flash sale, scheduled sale or recurring sale with start & end dates; regular prices are restored when it ends. Add quantity discounts with a tiered pricing table on product pages.
Carti Flash Sale Manager helps Shopify merchants create and schedule automatic product discounts with ease. Launch flash sales for specific products or collections, set start and end times, and let discounts apply automatically. Display customizable countdown timers on product pages to create urgency. Manage active, scheduled, and completed campaigns from one simple dashboard.
- Promote your sales with customizable announcement bars
- Show customers their savings in the cart
- Apply discounts for multiple products automatically and roll them back when need
- Set up a single launch or recurring discount schedule
- Schedule flash sales with automatic start and end times.
- Apply discounts to products or entire collections.
- Show countdown timers to create purchase urgency.
- Customize timer colors from the Theme Editor.
All the numbers
Every figure, side by side
A green dot marks the app ahead on a measured figure. Estimates, gaps and apps that leave no storefront trace never take the lead.
Adoption
| Measure |  Alpha |  Carti Flash Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 1,117 | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | −11 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 38 | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | 14% | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Apparel & Accessories, Home & Garden, Health & Beauty | Not published |
| Top store countries | United States, Australia, Italy | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | Alpha | Carti Flash Sales |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.9 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 312 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 2 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | 31% | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Alpha | Carti Flash Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.99/month | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | 3 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 4 | Not published |
Listing
| Measure | Alpha | Carti Flash Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #31(ahead) | #1131 |
| Shopify App Charts | #18 in Discounts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | No |
| Launched | Nov 22, 2022 | Jun 17, 2026 |
| Languages | 4 | 1 |
| Developer | Alphalogic | Carti Apps |
FAQ
Alpha and Carti Flash Sales: common questions
- Is Alpha or Carti Flash Sales cheaper?
- Only Alpha lists a free plan. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Alpha lists 20 the others don’t mention, such as Analytics, Bulk editing, Campaigns, Cart discounts. Carti Flash Sales lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Countdown timers, Dynamic pricing. A feature missing from a listing may still be supported; this compares what each App Store listing says.
- Where does this comparison’s data come from?
- Shoplist crawls Shopify storefronts to detect which apps each store runs, and reads each app’s Shopify App Store listing for reviews, pricing, features and integrations. Store counts are as of Nov 8, 2026 for Alpha, Jun 17, 2026 for Carti Flash Sales; estimated figures are labeled.
How Shoplist compares apps
Store counts come from Shoplist’s crawl of Shopify storefronts, which detects the apps each store runs; they are as of Nov 8, 2026 for Alpha, Jun 17, 2026 for Carti Flash Sales. Reviews, ratings, plans, features and integrations come from each app’s Shopify App Store listing. 28-day figures are labeled when estimated, and a figure that is missing or estimated never decides who leads. Read the methodology.