Alpha: Sale & Discount Manager vs PromoOS: Sale Price Scheduler
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, Oct 29, 2026 for PromoOS.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Alpha and $29/month for PromoOS.
- Alpha lists 22 features PromoOS’s listing doesn’t mention, including Analytics, Banners, Bulk editing.
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
Free
- · All Promo Types Supported
- · Performance Analytics Dashboard
- · Prices go back when the sale ends
- · Strikethrough Pricing in Cart
- · Up to 3 Promos, 1 Active at a Time
- · Visual Promo Calendar & Scheduler
Starter
- · Auto-Deploy Storefront Banners
- · Create Promos with AI (Usage Limit)
- · Discount Import & AI Insights
- · Discount Stacking Guardrails
- · Live Revenue & AI Channel Tracking
- · Sales start and end by themselves
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.
Cutting sale prices usually means editing products by hand, forgetting to put them back, and hoping nothing else is discounted. PromoOS puts strikethrough pricing on a calendar: pick products, set the sale price and the dates, and it goes live and comes back on schedule, restoring the exact price and compare-at it saved, sale after sale. Conflict detection flags products already discounted.
- 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
- Visual promo calendar Track all campaigns on one calendar
- Auto-deploy Promos go live automatically
- Storefront placements Hero banners, announcement bars that update per campaign
- Discount code sync Create and manage Shopify discount codes
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 |  PromoOS |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 1,124 | 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 | PromoOS |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
FAQ
Alpha and PromoOS: common questions
- Is Alpha or PromoOS cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Alpha and $29/month for PromoOS. 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 22 the others don’t mention, such as Analytics, Banners, Bulk editing, Campaigns. PromoOS lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as BOGO, Free shipping, Reporting, Shipping rates. 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, Oct 29, 2026 for PromoOS; 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, Oct 29, 2026 for PromoOS. 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.