Hide Out of Stock ‑ Auto Hide vs SmartStock: Sold out variants
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 Hide Out of Stock, Oct 13, 2026 for SmartStock.
The short answer
- Only Hide Out of Stock lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Hide Out of Stock and $3.99/month for SmartStock.
Head to head
Free
- · Auto-hide out-of-stock products
- · Auto-restore when back in stock
- · Daily safety sync for accuracy
- · Keeps storefront clean & tidy
- · Monitors up to 100 products
- · No coding or setup needed
Starter
- · 7-day free trial included
- · Auto hide & restore sold-out variants
- · Everything in Free, plus
- · Filter by specific collections
- · Hide products with no photos
- · Monitors up to 1,000 products
Pro
- · 7-day free trial included
- · Automatic cleanup of unused redirects
- · Everything in Starter, plus
- · Monitors up to 15,000 products
- · Redirect hidden product URLs (avoid 404)
Unlimited
- · 7-day free trial included
- · Everything in Pro, plus:
- · No product limit, for big catalogs
Basic
- · Automatic grey overlay
- · Filter-aware detection
- · Fixed sold-out badge
- · Works with all OS 2.0 themes
Advanced
- · Customize badge text, color & position
- · Hide sold-out variants on product page
- · Live badge preview
- · Overlay opacity & grayscale control
- · Sort sold-out products to bottom of page
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureWhen a product sells out, leaving it visible frustrates shoppers and makes a store look neglected. Hide Out of Stock watches your inventory in real time, automatically sets out-of-stock products to draft so they disappear from the storefront, then restores them the moment stock returns.
SmartStock detects which products are out of stock for the variant a shopper has filtered on. Those products automatically get a grey overlay and a sold-out badge. No code needed, no theme editing. Shoppers see exactly which products match their chosen size, color, or variant. No more clicking on products only to find out they can't order. Less frustration, more conversions.
- Automatically hides products when they sell out, and restores them on restock
- Hides individual sold-out variants so shoppers only see what they can buy
- Hides products that have no image, useful while you're still adding photos
- Redirects hidden product links to a related collection instead of a 404 page
- Automatic grey overlay on out-of-stock variant product cards
- Customizable sold-out badge with text, color, and position options
- Filter-aware: only marks products out of stock for the active filter
- Sort sold-out variant products to the bottom of collection pages
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 |  Hide Out of Stock |  SmartStock |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Hide Out of Stock | SmartStock |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Hide Out of Stock | SmartStock |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.99/month | $3.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Hide Out of Stock | SmartStock |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #132(ahead) | #306 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | May 18, 2026 | May 28, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 9 |
| Developer | cartworks.io | JdeB Web Solutions |
FAQ
Hide Out of Stock and SmartStock: common questions
- Is Hide Out of Stock or SmartStock cheaper?
- Only Hide Out of Stock lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Hide Out of Stock and $3.99/month for SmartStock. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- 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 Hide Out of Stock, Oct 13, 2026 for SmartStock; 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 Hide Out of Stock, Oct 13, 2026 for SmartStock. 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.