BR Inventory Planner vs Restock Forecast
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 Restock Forecast lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for BR Inventory Planner and $4.99/month for Restock Forecast.
- BR Inventory Planner lists 5 features Restock Forecast’s listing doesn’t mention, including Analytics dashboard, Forecasting, Import and export.
Head to head
Standard plan
- · Create Shopify purchase orders
- · Filter by locations & sales channels
- · Scan & ship transfers between locations
Free
- · A record of every stock change
- · Excel and CSV import and export
- · Forecast for 50 products
- · Stockout dates and order quantities
- · Weekly, daily or monthly email alert
Lite
- · Alerts to 2 more people as well as you
- · Instant alerts, not just scheduled
- · Slack as well as email
- · Unlimited products
- · Your own reorder point per product
Standard
- · Alerts to as many people as you need
- · Everything in Lite
- · Muted products keep their real numbers
- · Silence a whole collection at once
- · Silence products you never reorder
Pro
- · Email or PDF the order to a supplier
- · Everything in Standard
- · Freight and duty spread across items
- · Purchase orders from the reorder list
- · Receive stock back into Shopify
- · Stock counts with a barcode scanner
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureForecast inventory to prevent stockouts and overstock. The app analyses sales history, current stock, and incoming inventory to recommend precise reorder timing and quantities. Export Excel reports or send items directly to Shopify Purchase Orders or Transfers.
A Stocky alternative for the whole reorder loop. It emails you when something needs ordering before a delivery could arrive, and stays quiet when nothing does. Moving from Stocky? Bring in your purchase order export: suppliers, costs and real lead times come with you, free on every plan. Raise purchase orders, add freight and duty, email them to suppliers, and receive stock back into Shopify.
- View historical sales figures by product.
- See available and incoming stock.
- See number of units sold per day, week, or month.
- Forecast days, weeks, or months of stock remaining and any reorder quantities.
- Stockout dates for every product, based on your real sales velocity
- Reorder quantities that account for supplier lead time and stock cover
- Urgency ranking that puts today's purchase decisions at the top
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 |  BR Inventory Planner |  Restock Forecast |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | BR Inventory Planner | Restock Forecast |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | BR Inventory Planner | Restock Forecast |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.99/month | $4.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 15 days | 30 days |
| Plans listed | 1 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | BR Inventory Planner | Restock Forecast |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #260(ahead) | #365 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Sep 25, 2025 | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | BR Data Solutions | lala.com |
FAQ
BR Inventory Planner and Restock Forecast: common questions
- Is BR Inventory Planner or Restock Forecast cheaper?
- Only Restock Forecast lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for BR Inventory Planner and $4.99/month for Restock Forecast. 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?
- BR Inventory Planner lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Analytics dashboard, Forecasting, Import and export, Real-time updates. 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.