Countwise: Stocktake & Counts vs Retrace
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 10, 2026 for Countwise, Oct 13, 2026 for Retrace.
The short answer
- Paid plans start at $19.99/month for Countwise and $19/month for Retrace.
- Countwise lists 3 features Retrace’s listing doesn’t mention, including Barcodes, Scanners, SKUs.
Head to head
Standard
- · 2,500 items counted a month
- · Blind counts
- · CSV export
- · Count by vendor, type or collection
- · Everything in Basic
Advanced
- · 10,000 items counted a month
- · All locations
- · Everything in Standard
Pro
- · Everything in Advanced
- · Priority support
- · Unlimited counting
Starter
- · All Retrace features included
- · Built for growing Shopify stores
- · Unlimited Shopify locations
- · Up to 100 SKUs OR 100 orders / month
Standard
- · Attribution evidence when available
- · Mismatch dashboard
- · No per-user fees
- · Shopify vs Retrace count comparison
- · Unlimited Shopify locations
- · Unlimited tracked inventory history
Growth
- · Everything in Standard
- · For growing stores with larger catalogs
- · For stores with more inventory movement
- · Up to 2,000 SKUs OR 2,000 orders / month
Scale
- · Everything in Growth
- · For high-volume stores with many SKUs
- · Highest plan before custom pricing
- · Up to 5,000 SKUs OR 5,000 orders / month
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureWrong stock levels mean overselling, missed reorders and surprises at year end. Countwise runs stock counts inside Shopify: pick a location and the products to count, then scan barcodes with a scanner or the phone camera in the Shopify app, or type SKUs. Several people can count at once.
Retrace captures Shopify inventory changes for each variant and location. It builds a ledger of orders, refunds, transfers, manual edits, and app-driven stock changes, then flags when Shopify's count no longer matches the tracked record. Open the variant timeline to see where the mismatch appeared, then correct the count in one click.
- Scan barcodes with a USB or Bluetooth scanner or the phone camera
- Count all products or one vendor, product type, collection or SKU list
- Several people can count the same location at the same time
- Review over, short and value at cost before anything changes
- Track stock changes for every variant and location
- Compare Shopify counts against tracked stock changes
- Open an audit timeline for any variant and location
- Review orders, refunds, transfers, manual edits, and app-driven changes
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 |  Retrace | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Retrace | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
FAQ
Countwise and Retrace: common questions
- Is Countwise or Retrace cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $19.99/month for Countwise and $19/month for Retrace. 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?
- Countwise lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Barcodes, Scanners, SKUs. Retrace lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as 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 Nov 10, 2026 for Countwise, Oct 13, 2026 for Retrace; 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 Nov 10, 2026 for Countwise, Oct 13, 2026 for Retrace. 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.