Forestock ‑ Inventory Forecast vs Inventory Guard ‑ Forecast

Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 14, 2026 for Forestock, Oct 13, 2026 for Inventory Guard.

The short answer

  • Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $14.99/month for Forestock and $19.90/month for Inventory Guard.
  • Inventory Guard lists 4 features Forestock’s listing doesn’t mention, including Auto-restock, Inventory tracking, Replenishment reminders.

Head to head

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Pitch
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Categories
  • Inventory optimization
  • Inventory optimization
Languages
  • English
  • English
Launched
May 5, 2026
Jul 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 $14.99/month
From $0 to $49.90/month
Plans
Free TierFree
Unlimited$14.99/month
FreeFree
  • · Demand forecasts
  • · Health check
  • · Reorder points
  • · Up to 250 products
Starter$19.90/month
7-day free trial
  • · Everything in Free
  • · Up to 8,000 products
Pro$49.90/month
7-day free trial
  • · Everything in Starter
  • · Up to 10,000 products
Coverage
3 of 7 features43%
7 of 7 features100%
Unique strengths
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  • Auto-restock
  • Inventory tracking
  • Replenishment reminders
  • Stock replenishment
Inventory optimization
43%3/7
100%7/7
Inventory management
40%2/5
100%5/5
Notifications and analytics
50%1/2
100%2/2
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ForestockInventory Guard7 features listed across both App Store listings

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How it sells itself

Forestock helps merchants adjust inventory with demand forecasts and product-level reorder suggestions. It connects Shopify product, inventory, and order data to show current stock, highlight low-confidence items, and surface products that may need attention first. Merchants can review recommendations, adjust forecast horizon, and keep purchasing decisions grounded in recent sales and stock trends.

Stocky is no longer available after August 31, 2026. Inventory Guard picks up the part most merchants used it for: knowing when to reorder. It turns your real order history into a demand forecast per product, using sales trends and weekday patterns. Each reorder point covers demand over the supplier lead time, plus safety stock for your demand swings.

Key points
  • Product-level demand forecasting
  • Reorder suggestions with confidence signals
  • Shopify-aware inventory and order tracking
  • Prioritized products that need attention first
  • Demand forecast per product, built from your real order history
  • Reorder points that account for supplier lead time and demand swings
  • Products ranked by urgency with a plain-language reorder plan
Screenshots
Home page
Recommandations pageReview product reorder quantitiesSettings page
Health check flagging critical stock and lead-time issues
Inventory Guard dashboard ranking products by reorder urgencyProduct sales history with a 14-day demand forecast chart

All the numbers

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Adoption

MeasureForestockInventory Guard
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

MeasureForestockInventory Guard
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

MeasureForestockInventory Guard
Free planYesYes
Lowest paid monthly plan$14.99/month(ahead)$19.90/month
Longest free trialNot listed7 days
Plans listed23

Listing

MeasureForestockInventory Guard
Shopify category rank#680in Inventory optimization#548(ahead)in Inventory optimization
Shopify App ChartsNot on this week’s chartsNot on this week’s charts
Built for ShopifyNoNo
LaunchedMay 5, 2026Jul 30, 2026
Languages1English1English
DeveloperForestockaddson

FAQ

Forestock and Inventory Guard: common questions

Is Forestock or Inventory Guard cheaper?
Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $14.99/month for Forestock and $19.90/month for Inventory Guard. 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?
Inventory Guard lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Auto-restock, Inventory tracking, Replenishment reminders, Stock replenishment. 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 14, 2026 for Forestock, Oct 13, 2026 for Inventory Guard; 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 14, 2026 for Forestock, Oct 13, 2026 for Inventory Guard. 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.