Custom Stock Messages vs MB Low Stock Alert
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Aug 4, 2026 for Custom Stock Messages, Oct 14, 2026 for MB Low Stock Alert.
The short answer
- Only MB Low Stock Alert lists a free plan.
- MB Low Stock Alert lists 20 features Custom Stock Messages’s listing doesn’t mention, including Attachments, Auto-processing, Auto-restock.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · Development and trial stores
Essential
- · 2 email recipients per alert
- · 3 alerts
- · 5,000 tracked products (SKUs)
- · Unlimited locations
Pro
- · 10,000 tracked products (SKUs)
- · 15 alerts
- · 3 email recipients per alert
- · Advanced alert configuration
- · CSV report
- · Unlimited locations
Ultra
- · 100,000 tracked products (SKUs)
- · 5 email recipients per alert
- · 50 alerts
- · Advanced alert configuration
- · CSV report
- · Unlimited locations
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureWith the Custom Stock Messages app, you can easily create personalized and precise stock messages for your store products. By showing these messages to your store visitors, you can help them make faster decisions and elevate their overall shopping experience.
Don't miss sales opportunities – don't miss low stock products. The app helps merchants to easily and quickly automate low stock alerts and keep a whole team in touch about new low stock products via email. Receive email notifications according to a schedule with inventory that are below or equal chosen threshold.
- Very easy to setup and configure custom messages mapping.
- Precise, attractive, and engaging messages on product pages.
- The color of your choice for every single message created.
- Receive notifications according to configured schedule daily/weekly
- Location-based alerts – track low stock inventory only for specified locations
- Create alerts for variants, collections or all products
- Send alerts to multiple recipients to be on the same wave with you team
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 |  Custom Stock Messages |  MB Low Stock Alert |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Custom Stock Messages | MB Low Stock Alert |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 3 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Custom Stock Messages | MB Low Stock Alert |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | $9.99/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 5 days |
| Plans listed | Not published | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Custom Stock Messages | MB Low Stock Alert |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #80 | #92 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | #8 on Featured by Shopify in Stock alerts |
| Built for Shopify | No | Yes |
| Launched | Jun 12, 2023 | Jan 2, 2023 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Magneto IT Solutions LLC | Magic Bits |
FAQ
Custom Stock Messages and MB Low Stock Alert: common questions
- Is Custom Stock Messages or MB Low Stock Alert cheaper?
- Only MB Low Stock Alert 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?
- MB Low Stock Alert lists 20 the others don’t mention, such as Attachments, Auto-processing, Auto-restock, Back-in-stock alerts. 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 4, 2026 for Custom Stock Messages, Oct 14, 2026 for MB Low Stock Alert; 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 4, 2026 for Custom Stock Messages, Oct 14, 2026 for MB Low Stock Alert. 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.