Inventory Now vs StockFlow: Inventory & POs
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026 for Inventory Now, Oct 22, 2026 for StockFlow.
The short answer
- Only StockFlow lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $29/month for Inventory Now and $19/month for StockFlow.
- StockFlow lists 14 features Inventory Now’s listing doesn’t mention, including Automated alerts, Bulk, Custom.
Head to head
Professional Plan
- · Expense Tracking
- · Nearly unlimited 'Smart Scans'.
- · Sync between all company devices
- · Team accounts and permission levels
Starter
- · 1 user, 1 warehouse
- · 25 items
- · Barcode & QR code scanning
- · Bills of materials & manufacturing
- · CSV import & export
- · Low stock alerts
Pro
- · 2 warehouses
- · 2,000 items
- · 5 users
- · All modules incl. Production & Assets
- · Pick lists, stock counts & suppliers
- · QR code label creation
Business
- · 5 warehouses
- · 5,000 items
- · 8 users
- · Everything in Pro
- · Priority support
Enterprise
- · 10,000 items
- · 15 users
- · 15 warehouses
- · Dedicated customer success manager
- · Everything in Business
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureInventory Now puts your inventory in your pocket. Walk your stock room or storage unit with your phone, scan barcodes to find items instantly, and check stock from anywhere instead of from behind a browser. Your counts stay in sync with your store automatically, and low-stock and out-of-stock alerts tell you what needs attention before customers find out for you.
Moving off Stocky? StockFlow covers purchase orders, stock counts, low-stock alerts and multi-location inventory for Shopify stores. Out of stock on bestsellers, overstocked on the rest? StockFlow gives small and growing Shopify stores one simple place to manage purchase orders, receive stock by barcode scan, count inventory from your phone and get alerts before you run out, synced across every location.
- Scan barcodes to find, check, and count items right from your phone.
- Low-stock and out-of-stock alerts before you oversell.
- Works offline — count in the stockroom, sync when you're back.
- Sync Shopify products and stock levels across locations
- Scan barcodes to receive, count and move stock from your phone
- Track stock across multiple warehouses, shops and storage locations
- Build finished products from components with bills of materials
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 Now |  StockFlow |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Now | StockFlow |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Inventory Now | StockFlow |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $29/month | $19/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 1 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Inventory Now | StockFlow |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #496 | #585 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Aug 19, 2026 | Sep 23, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 4 |
| Developer | iParty Mobile | Stockflow |
FAQ
Inventory Now and StockFlow: common questions
- Is Inventory Now or StockFlow cheaper?
- Only StockFlow lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $29/month for Inventory Now and $19/month for StockFlow. 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?
- StockFlow lists 14 the others don’t mention, such as Automated alerts, Bulk, Custom, Custom notifications. 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 for Inventory Now, Oct 22, 2026 for StockFlow; 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 for Inventory Now, Oct 22, 2026 for StockFlow. 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.