Inventory IQ vs Expirly: Batch & Expiry Sales
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 Inventory IQ, Oct 18, 2026 for Expirly.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for Inventory IQ and $5/month for Expirly.
- Inventory IQ lists 9 features Expirly’s listing doesn’t mention, including Forecasting, Inventory planning, Inventory sync.
Head to head
free
- · Dead stock report with capital tied up
- · Per-vendor supplier lead times
- · Reorder quantities and order-by dates
- · Stockout date forecast for every SKU
- · Up to 10 tracked SKUs
- · Weekly email digest
Growth
- · Everything in Free
- · Forecasts re-tuned nightly to your store
- · Purchase order CSV export per vendor
- · Slack digest for your team
- · Up to 500 tracked SKUs
Pro
- · Everything in Growth
- · Priority sync — your data goes first
- · Stock views per location
- · Unlimited tracked SKUs
Free
- · 1 active batch
- · Expiry dashboard with at-risk value
- · Flash sales and storefront badge
- · Recall lookup and CSV export
- · Weekly expiry digest by email
Pro
- · Custom alert rules and recipients
- · Daily expiry digests
- · Everything in Free
- · Quiet hours for notifications
- · Unlimited batches
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureInventory IQ answers one question: what do you need to reorder, how much, and by when. It syncs your catalogue and sales history, then forecasts when each SKU will run out based on your sales velocity, trends, and weekly patterns. Every forecast explains its reasoning in plain language and adjusts to your supplier lead times.
Merchants selling cosmetics, food, beverages, and supplements lose money when stock expires unsold. Expirly records batch numbers and expiry dates against your products and variants, then shows what is at risk and what it is worth. When a batch nears expiry, Expirly recommends a discount and schedules a flash sale, escalating it as the date approaches. An optional storefront badge shows shoppers the countdown.
- Stockout date forecast for every SKU by analysing order history.
- Suggested reorder quantities and order-by dates & sync with orders and inventory
- Per-vendor supplier lead times and safety stock levels & Stocks per location.
- Dead stock report with capital tied up
- Record batch numbers, manufacturing dates, and expiry dates per variant
- Schedule flash sales that discount deeper as the expiry date gets closer
- Show a live countdown badge on product pages during a sale
- Get email digests of what is expiring, daily or weekly
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 |  Inventory IQ |  Expirly |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Inventory IQ | Expirly |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 1 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Inventory IQ | Expirly |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $19/month | $5/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 3 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Inventory IQ | Expirly |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #638 | #186(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jul 17, 2026 | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Miniscript Labs | Devwed |
FAQ
Inventory IQ and Expirly: common questions
- Is Inventory IQ or Expirly cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for Inventory IQ and $5/month for Expirly. 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 IQ lists 9 the others don’t mention, such as Forecasting, Inventory planning, Inventory sync, Low stock alerts. Expirly lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Email notifications, Expiry dates, Import and export. 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 Inventory IQ, Oct 18, 2026 for Expirly; 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 Inventory IQ, Oct 18, 2026 for Expirly. 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.