Flash Discounts 2.0 vs Octo Flash Sales
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
- Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Flash Discounts 2.0 and $2.99/month for Octo Flash Sales.
- Octo Flash Sales lists 6 features Flash Discounts 2.0’s listing doesn’t mention, including Cart discounts, Checkout discounts, Custom discounts.
Head to head
Standard
- · Auto-hides on out-of-stock products
- · Resets daily to bring shoppers back
- · Unlimited 10-minute flash discount deals
Full plan
- · Percentage and fixed discounts
- · Start and end date scheduling
- · Timers on product and collection pages
- · Unlimited flash sales
- · Unlimited variant discounts
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureFlash Discounts adds real urgency to product pages: a live 10-minute countdown next to a limited-time discount code that works through Shopify's native discount engine, so it's honored at checkout like any other code. A depleting progress bar shows the clock running down, and the deal resets daily once it expires, giving shoppers a reason to return.
Create flash sales for specific product variants with percentage or fixed discounts, countdown timers, and scheduled start dates. Merchants can launch time-sensitive offers with more control, highlight urgency on product and collection pages, and run promotions without editing theme code for each sale.
- Live 10-minute countdown timer with a depleting progress bar
- One-tap discount code copy and apply-to-cart
- Auto-hides the countdown deal when a product is out of stock
- Resets every 24 hours to bring shoppers back
- Create flash sales for individual product variants
- Apply percentage or fixed-amount discounts
- Show countdown timers on product and collection pages
- Schedule sales to start when you want
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 |  Flash Discounts 2.0 |  Octo Flash Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Flash Discounts 2.0 | Octo Flash Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Flash Discounts 2.0 | Octo Flash Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.99/month | $2.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 1 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | Flash Discounts 2.0 | Octo Flash Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #1145 | #1098(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Sep 21, 2026 | May 19, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 27 |
| Developer | product2info | OctoCodes |
FAQ
Flash Discounts 2.0 and Octo Flash Sales: common questions
- Is Flash Discounts 2.0 or Octo Flash Sales cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Flash Discounts 2.0 and $2.99/month for Octo Flash Sales. 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?
- Flash Discounts 2.0 lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Discount codes, Limited time offers. Octo Flash Sales lists 6 the others don’t mention, such as Cart discounts, Checkout discounts, Custom discounts, Editor tool. 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.