Expirly: Batch & Expiry Sales vs MakerStocks
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 18, 2026 for Expirly, Nov 3, 2026 for MakerStocks.
The short answer
- Only Expirly lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $5/month for Expirly and $29/month for MakerStocks.
- MakerStocks lists 9 features Expirly’s listing doesn’t mention, including Custom reports, Inventory sync, Low stock alerts.
Head to head
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
Starter
Pro
Business
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureMerchants 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.
MakerStocks is for merchants who manufacture what they sell. You record each raw material with what you paid, its alert threshold and expiry date, then build a recipe for every product. Planning a production run reserves the materials, so they cannot be counted twice or sold by mistake. Closing the run deducts them, creates a batch for the finished product and sends the new quantity back to your store.
- 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
- Track raw materials, batches and expiry dates alongside finished products
- Build recipes and bills of materials that value every unit you make
- Reserve materials for a production run so stock cannot be sold twice
- Get alerted before a material drops below its threshold or expires
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 |  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 | Expirly | |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 1 | 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 | Expirly | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $5/month(ahead) | $29/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Expirly | |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #186 | Not enough data |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Sep 1, 2026 | Nov 3, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 2 |
| Developer | Devwed | MackerStocks |
FAQ
Expirly and MakerStocks: common questions
- Is Expirly or MakerStocks cheaper?
- Only Expirly lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $5/month for Expirly and $29/month for MakerStocks. 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?
- Expirly lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Analytics, Email notifications, Import and export, Insights. MakerStocks lists 9 the others don’t mention, such as Custom reports, Inventory sync, Low stock alerts, Multi-location. 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 18, 2026 for Expirly, Nov 3, 2026 for MakerStocks; 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 18, 2026 for Expirly, Nov 3, 2026 for MakerStocks. 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.