Ballast Inventory Planner vs Count Comfort
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026.
The short answer
- Only Ballast Inventory Planner lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for Ballast Inventory Planner and $49/month for Count Comfort.
- Ballast Inventory Planner lists 15 features Count Comfort’s listing doesn’t mention, including Barcodes, Forecasting, Import and export.
Head to head
Free
- · CSV export on every report
- · Every feature, no time limit
- · Lapsed paid plans fall back here
- · Up to 300 SKUs, 1 location
Starter
- · $9.50/mo if subscribed by 31 Dec 2026
- · Every feature, 30-day free trial
- · Half price for as long as you subscribe
- · Up to 2,000 SKUs, 1 location
Growth
- · $24.50/mo if subscribed by 31 Dec 2026
- · Every feature, 30-day free trial
- · Half price for as long as you subscribe
- · Up to 10,000 SKUs, 5 locations
Pro
- · $49.50/mo if subscribed by 31 Dec 2026
- · Every feature, 30-day free trial
- · Half price for as long as you subscribe
- · Unlimited SKUs, unlimited locations
Starter
Growth
Scale
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureBallast forecasts demand for every variant at every location from your own sales history, then turns those forecasts into purchase orders you can send to suppliers. It holds supplier lead times, currencies and costs, spreads freight and duty across received lines to give you landed cost per unit, and tracks what is on order so you don't buy the same stock twice.
Count Comfort replaces clipboards and retyped spreadsheets with stock counts inside the admin. Create a cycle count or full stocktake, walk the floor on a phone, enter counts by voice, barcode, or manual mode, then review every variance before anything changes. Approved adjustments write back to inventory, and recurring programs help teams remember the shelves they always meant to count.
- Reorder suggestions per variant per location, with the maths behind each one
- Purchase orders from draft to partial receipt, with landed cost allocated
- Supplier records: lead times, currencies, part numbers and cost history
- Bundles and kits: how many you can build, and reordering for what is inside
- Run cycle counts and full stocktakes from a phone browser
- Use blind, barcode-scan, voice, or manual count modes
- Review variances before approved adjustments update inventory
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 |  Ballast Inventory Planner |  Count Comfort |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Ballast Inventory Planner | Count Comfort |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 1 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Ballast Inventory Planner | Count Comfort |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $19/month(ahead) | $49/month |
| Longest free trial | 30 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Ballast Inventory Planner | Count Comfort |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #249(ahead) | #695 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Sep 7, 2026 | Jun 1, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Elvy Software | The Comfort Stack |
FAQ
Ballast Inventory Planner and Count Comfort: common questions
- Is Ballast Inventory Planner or Count Comfort cheaper?
- Only Ballast Inventory Planner lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for Ballast Inventory Planner and $49/month for Count Comfort. 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?
- Ballast Inventory Planner lists 15 the others don’t mention, such as Barcodes, Forecasting, Import and export, Insights. 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 Oct 13, 2026; 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 Oct 13, 2026. 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.