Back in Stock — Restock Alerts vs Mage2 ‑ Stocked
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Aug 17, 2026 for Back in Stock, Oct 14, 2026 for Mage2.
The short answer
- Only Mage2 lists a free plan.
- Mage2 lists 4 features Back in Stock’s listing doesn’t mention, including Custom alerts, Notification button, Notification templates.
Head to head
Free
- · 10 back-in-stock emails per month
- · Automatic back-in-stock email on restock
- · Customise back-in-stock email
- · Every Stocked feature included
- · Send from your own domain
- · Signup dashboard
Lite
- · 1,000 back-in-stock emails per month
- · Everything in free
Pro
- · 10,000 back-in-stock emails per month
- · Everything in lite
Max
- · 50,000 back-in-stock emails per month
- · Everything in Pro
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureBack in Stock helps merchants recover lost sales from out-of-stock products. When an item is sold out, customers can enter their email to be notified the moment it becomes available again. The app automatically tracks inventory changes and sends restock emails without any manual work.
Stocked helps you recover sales you'd otherwise lose when a product sells out. Shoppers add their email to a "Notify me when it's back" button on any sold-out product, and Stocked emails them automatically the moment you restock it. Getting started takes a few minutes. Add the button to your product pages with one click, verify your sending email, and you're set.
- Email notifications when out-of-stock products are restocked
- Automatic inventory tracking with no manual setup required
- Merchant dashboard showing waitlist signups for every product
- Automatic back-in-stock emails sent the moment you restock a product.
- A "Notify me" button that only appears on sold-out products.
- Add the button to your store in one click, no theme code required.
- Customise the email subject, message, and button to match your brand.
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 |  Back in Stock |  Mage2 |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Not published | Not published |
| Top store countries | Not published | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | Back in Stock | Mage2 |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 1 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Back in Stock | Mage2 |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | $5/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plans listed | Not published | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Back in Stock | Mage2 |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #203 | #179(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Aug 17, 2026 | Jun 3, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Jaseir | Mage2 |
FAQ
Back in Stock and Mage2: common questions
- Is Back in Stock or Mage2 cheaper?
- Only Mage2 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?
- Back in Stock lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Waitlists. Mage2 lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Custom alerts, Notification button, Notification templates, Out of stock. 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 Aug 17, 2026 for Back in Stock, Oct 14, 2026 for Mage2; 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 Aug 17, 2026 for Back in Stock, Oct 14, 2026 for Mage2. 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.