Benchtop Inventory & Materials vs Stocky
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 14, 2026 for Benchtop Inventory & Materials, Oct 23, 2026 for Stocky.
The short answer
- Only Benchtop Inventory & Materials lists a free plan.
- Stocky lists 5 features Benchtop Inventory & Materials’s listing doesn’t mention, including Backorders, Custom reports, Purchase orders.
Head to head
Inventory Management for Shopify POS Pro
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
free
- · Automatic Shopify stock sync
- · Import material from a photo or file
- · Low-stock alerts
- · Make to stock or make to order
- · See what you can make
- · True cost and margins
pro
- · Cost of goods report
- · Everything in Free
- · Inventory valuation report
- · Unlimited materials
- · Unlimited recipes
Free
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureYou buy raw materials and make your products from them. Set up fast: snap a photo of a supplier invoice, receipt, or spreadsheet and Benchtop reads your materials and costs in. It tracks what you have, warns you before you run low, and shows how many you can make right now.
Effective inventory management is a strategic advantage to your brick and mortar retail business. Selling out of in-demand products can be harmful to your sales—but keeping too much inventory on hand can drain your resources. Leverage Stocky by Shopify to optimize your inventory decisions.
- Log production once to update materials and your store stock.
- See your true margin on every product you make.
- Build a recipe for each product so you know exactly what goes into it.
- Track raw materials, what you paid, and stock levels, with low-stock alerts.
- Create and manage purchase orders and communicate with suppliers.
- Conduct stocktakes by counting or scanning stock on hand and make adjustments.
- Use in-depth reporting to make good inventory decisions through stock analytics.
- Review and receive incoming inventory in Shopify POS.
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 |  Benchtop Inventory & Materials |  Stocky |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Benchtop Inventory & Materials | Stocky |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 3.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 210 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Benchtop Inventory & Materials | Stocky |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $20/month | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 2 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | Benchtop Inventory & Materials | Stocky |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #261 | Not enough data |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jul 23, 2026 | Mar 12, 2015 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | OriKone LLC | Shopify |
FAQ
Benchtop Inventory & Materials and Stocky: common questions
- Is Benchtop Inventory & Materials or Stocky cheaper?
- Only Benchtop Inventory & Materials 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?
- Benchtop Inventory & Materials lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Analytics, Inventory planning, Inventory sync, Threshold alerts. Stocky lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Backorders, Custom reports, Purchase orders, Stock replenishment. 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 14, 2026 for Benchtop Inventory & Materials, Oct 23, 2026 for Stocky; 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 14, 2026 for Benchtop Inventory & Materials, Oct 23, 2026 for Stocky. 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.