Flashy: Flash Sale Scheduler vs ZenDiscount

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 Flashy lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $19.99/month for Flashy and $9/month for ZenDiscount.
  • Flashy lists 5 features ZenDiscount’s listing doesn’t mention, including Automations, Bulk editing, Fixed pricing.

Head to head

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Pitch
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Categories
  • Discounts
  • Discounts
Languages
  • English
  • Italian
  • Chinese (Simplified)
  • Chinese (Traditional)
  • Czech
  • +15 more
Launched
Sep 2, 2026
Jan 30, 2026
Built for Shopify
Not badged
Not badged
Reviews per month
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Detected stores
0active installs
0active installs
Most common store size
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Top countries
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Free options
Free planFree trial
Free planFree trial
Monthly range
From $0 to $99/month
From $9 to $19/month
Plans
FreeFree
Starter$19.99/month
Growth$49/month
Pro$99/month
Starter$0/month + usage
  • · 3 scheduled campaigns per month
  • · All or selected catalogs
  • · Automatic price rollback
  • · CSV campaign exports
  • · Optional EU Price Transparency
  • · Product and query targeting
Growth$9/month + usage
7-day free trial
  • · Advanced rounding strategies
  • · Campaign status and failure email alerts
  • · Everything in Starter
  • · Optional EU Price Transparency
  • · Unlimited scheduled campaigns
  • · Verified email recipients
Advanced$19/month + usage
7-day free trial
  • · Everything in Growth
  • · Optional EU Price Transparency
  • · REST API campaign management
  • · Webhook notifications
Coverage
7 of 7 features100%
2 of 7 features29%
Unique strengths
  • Automations
  • Bulk editing
  • Fixed pricing
  • Limited time offers
  • +1 more
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Discounts
100%7/7
29%2/7
Discount types
100%3/3
33%1/3
Managing discounts
100%4/4
25%1/4
520onlybothonly
FlashyZenDiscount7 features listed across both App Store listings

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How it sells itself

Flashy runs time-boxed sales by changing real catalog prices, then restoring the originals automatically. Target products, variants, or collections with percentage or fixed-price rules. Create drafts, schedule start and end times, or activate a campaign now. Follow apply and restore status without blocking your Admin work. You can also update Market catalog price lists for international sales.

ZenDiscount schedules percentage discount campaigns and restores prices automatically when they end. Target products or matching variants, preview affected prices, and run each campaign across every catalog or selected market catalogs. Control rounding, compare-at prices, and temporary tags, with CSV audit exports for every campaign.

Key points
  • Schedule sale prices with automatic start, end, and restore
  • Target products, variants, or collections in one campaign
  • Use percentage discounts or set fixed sale prices
  • Track applying, active, restoring, and price history states
  • Schedule discount campaigns with automatic start and end times
  • Target discounts to specific variants or query-based selections
  • Apply discounts to selected markets instead of the entire store
  • Optionally set compare-at prices to show original pricing
Screenshots
Flashy schedules sales and restores catalog prices
Create campaign with schedule, targets, and price rulesSelect base catalog and Market price sourcesEdit campaign targets with percentage or fixed rules
Run discount campaigns when you want them to start and end
Optionally show original prices with compare-at valuesApply discounts globally or only to selected catalogsTarget specific variants or entire selections with full control

All the numbers

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Adoption

MeasureFlashyZenDiscount
Detected storesNot publishedNot published
Net store change, 28 days0estimated0estimated
Stores added, 28 daysNot enough dataNot enough data
Big-brand shareNot enough dataNot enough data
Top store categoriesNot publishedNot published
Top store countriesNot publishedNot published

Reviews

MeasureFlashyZenDiscount
App Store ratingNot publishedNot published
App Store reviewsNot publishedNot published
New reviews, 28 daysNot enough dataNot enough data
Reviewers a year or more inNot enough dataNot enough data

Pricing

MeasureFlashyZenDiscount
Free planYesNot listed
Lowest paid monthly plan$19.99/month$9/month(ahead)
Longest free trialNot listed7 days
Plans listed43

Listing

MeasureFlashyZenDiscount
Shopify category rank#912in Discounts#846(ahead)in Discounts
Shopify App ChartsNot on this week’s chartsNot on this week’s charts
Built for ShopifyNoNo
LaunchedSep 2, 2026Jan 30, 2026
Languages1English19Italian, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional)
DeveloperShopfabrik Berlin GmbHBitmix

FAQ

Flashy and ZenDiscount: common questions

Is Flashy or ZenDiscount cheaper?
Only Flashy lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $19.99/month for Flashy and $9/month for ZenDiscount. 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?
Flashy lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Automations, Bulk editing, Fixed pricing, Limited time offers. 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.