Compare‑At Price Guard vs SmartStock
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026 for Compare‑At Price Guard, Nov 1, 2026 for SmartStock.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $9/month for Compare‑At Price Guard and $14.99/month for SmartStock.
- Compare‑At Price Guard lists 6 features SmartStock’s listing doesn’t mention, including AI-powered rules, Bulk editing, Custom pricing.
Head to head
Free
- · 10 visible issues
- · 2 manual scans/month
- · Email alerts (4/month)
Starter
- · All issues visible
- · Daily scans
- · Unlimited email alerts
- · Unlimited manual scans
Pro
- · All issues visible
- · CSV export
- · Custom rule thresholds
- · Daily scans
- · Unlimited email alerts
- · Unlimited manual scans
Free
- · Dead stock detection (top 100 products)
- · Draft clearance rules
- · Product performance & winners
- · Reorder suggestions
- · Sales analytics
Starter
- · 5 active clearance rules
- · 500 products in clearance
- · Automatic recurring markdowns
- · Full dead stock detection
- · Price floors & auto price restore
Growth
- · 5,000 products in clearance
- · Everything in Starter
- · External price change detection
- · Unlimited clearance rules
Unlimited
- · Best for large catalogs
- · Everything in Growth
- · Priority support
- · Unlimited products in clearance
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureCompare At Price Guard scans your product catalog for compare-at pricing mistakes, including inverted compare-at prices and missing sale prices. Issues appear in your admin dashboard with links to each variant. Run scans on a weekly or daily schedule or start one manually. Email alerts notify you when new problems are found. The app is read-only and never changes your products.
SmartStock turns your sales and stock into clear next steps. See which products are winners, steady, slowing down or dead stock, measured on time actually in stock so sold-out periods don’t skew the picture. Get reorder suggestions per supplier from recent sales, lead times and stock already on its way, ready to export.
- Detects compare-at prices that are lower than your selling price
- Scheduled catalog scans find pricing mistakes without manual checks
- Email alerts when new pricing issues appear in your store
- Adjust which pricing rules run and how strict each check is
- Automated product price reduction rules (e.g., 5% more every 10 days)
- Price floor guard: Prices never drop below a percentage you set
- Automatically sets compare-at prices so customers see the original price crossed
- Dead stock analytics — Identify products that haven't sold within a time window
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 |  Compare‑At Price Guard |  SmartStock |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Compare‑At Price Guard | SmartStock |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Compare‑At Price Guard | SmartStock |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9/month(ahead) | $14.99/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Compare‑At Price Guard | SmartStock |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #227 | #158(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jun 8, 2026 | May 1, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Compare At Price Guard | mizziburlo |
FAQ
Compare‑At Price Guard and SmartStock: common questions
- Is Compare‑At Price Guard or SmartStock cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $9/month for Compare‑At Price Guard and $14.99/month for SmartStock. 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?
- Compare‑At Price Guard lists 6 the others don’t mention, such as AI-powered rules, Bulk editing, Custom pricing, Fixed discounts. SmartStock lists 6 the others don’t mention, such as Dashboards, Price history, Price tracking, Scheduling. 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 for Compare‑At Price Guard, Nov 1, 2026 for SmartStock; 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 for Compare‑At Price Guard, Nov 1, 2026 for SmartStock. 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.