CountHound vs VynStack ‑ Stock Warden
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 VynStack lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $10/month for CountHound and $9.99/month for VynStack.
- CountHound lists 5 features VynStack’s listing doesn’t mention, including Auto-restock, Email notifications, Inventory tracking.
Head to head
Founding Beta
- · Auto-fixes missed restocks on refunds
- · Instant email + weekly summary
- · Logs every check, clean ones included
- · Nightly check for unexplained drift
- · Per-location inventory corrections
Starter
- · 50 Corrections / Month
- · Activity Dashboard
- · Activity Logs
- · Automatic Restock Correction
- · Global Protection Toggle
- · Multi-Location Support
Standard
- · Advanced Logs
- · Analytics & Reporting
- · Back-in-Stock Protection
- · Collection Rules
- · Custom Rule Builder
- · Smart Protection
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureWhen an order is refunded or cancelled, the restock step is sometimes missed, and your counts drift low while stock you have can't sell. CountHound watches every refund and cancellation, restocks what was missed automatically, and records each correction with its reason and the counts before and after. A nightly reconciliation checks every product for unexplained changes.
Merchants often forget to uncheck the restock box during refunds, which silently returns sold-out or returned items to available inventory. This causes overselling, false back-in-stock alerts, and customer complaints. Stock Warden watches every refund and automatically corrects these unintended restocks, usually within seconds. It works in the background with no manual steps.
- Corrects inventory that wasn't restored after a refund or cancellation
- Logs every check, including clean ones, so the work is visible and auditable
- Nightly check flags unexplained inventory changes for your review
- Emails you the moment a correction happens, and a weekly summary of all activity
- Automatically reverses accidental inventory restocks created during refunds
- Smart Protection only corrects items that were out of stock before the refund
- Product, collection, and custom rules with full multi-location support
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 |  CountHound |  VynStack |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | CountHound | VynStack |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | Not published |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 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 | CountHound | VynStack |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $10/month | $9.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 28 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 1 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | CountHound | VynStack |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #634 | #240 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jul 14, 2026 | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Crisp Point Studio LLC | VynStack Technologies |
FAQ
CountHound and VynStack: common questions
- Is CountHound or VynStack cheaper?
- Only VynStack lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $10/month for CountHound and $9.99/month for VynStack. 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?
- CountHound lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Auto-restock, Email notifications, Inventory tracking, 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.