Invocast Inventory Forecasting vs StockCue: Inventory Planner
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 Invocast Inventory Forecasting, Nov 8, 2026 for StockCue.
The short answer
- Only StockCue lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $29/month for Invocast Inventory Forecasting and $19/month for StockCue.
- StockCue lists 9 features Invocast Inventory Forecasting’s listing doesn’t mention, including Barcodes, Email notifications, Import and export.
Head to head
Invocast Pro
Free
- · Bundle-aware forecasting
- · Demand forecasting with seasonality
- · In-app low-stock alerts
- · Sales velocity and reorder points
- · Track up to 50 SKUs
Starter
- · Ask questions of your reports
- · Barcode labels and bin locations
- · Buying planner with MOQ and case-pack
- · Everything in Free
- · Purchase orders: PDF + email to supplier
- · Receiving, full or partial, synced
Growth
- · CSV exports: alerts and suppliers
- · Everything in Starter
- · Explainable forecast: why this qty
- · Inventory audit log export
- · Inventory reconciliation
- · Scan-to-receive on mobile
Scale
- · ABC analysis, incl. margin-weighted
- · Automated PO drafts on a schedule
- · Everything in Growth
- · Priority support
- · Slack alerts
- · Stock transfers between locations
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureInvocast forecasts exactly when each product will run out, so you reorder before it's too late. See your entire inventory health at a glance with red, yellow, and green alerts. Set your suppliers' MOQs once; Invocast applies them automatically after that. No complex setup, no enterprise learning curve — built for small, single-location Shopify stores.
StockCue tells you what to reorder, how much, and when. It reads 24 months of order history, blends recent and baseline velocity, drops outliers, and applies your store's own seasonal curve to the month you're buying for. Alerts reach you in-app, by email, in Slack, or via Shopify Flow. The buying planner groups buys by supplier, applies MOQ and case-pack rounding, and drafts POs to send and receive against.
- Forecasts stockouts using real sales data and supplier lead times
- Red, yellow, green lights show which products need attention now
- Set up in minutes — no complex config, no enterprise tools
- Group by supplier, auto-applies MOQs — one click, right quantity
- Low-stock and reorder-point alerts before items run out
- Demand forecasting for what to reorder and when
- Purchase orders you can email to suppliers as a PDF and track
- Receive incoming stock against open purchase orders
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 |  Invocast Inventory Forecasting |  StockCue |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Invocast Inventory Forecasting | StockCue |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Invocast Inventory Forecasting | StockCue |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $29/month | $19/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 1 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Invocast Inventory Forecasting | StockCue |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #655 | #128(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | May 7, 2026 | Aug 21, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Invocast | DevMerx |
FAQ
Invocast Inventory Forecasting and StockCue: common questions
- Is Invocast Inventory Forecasting or StockCue cheaper?
- Only StockCue lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $29/month for Invocast Inventory Forecasting and $19/month for StockCue. 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?
- Invocast Inventory Forecasting lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Analytics dashboard, Bulk processing, Forecasting, Historical analysis. StockCue lists 9 the others don’t mention, such as Barcodes, Email notifications, Import and export, Inventory tracking. 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 Invocast Inventory Forecasting, Nov 8, 2026 for StockCue; 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 Invocast Inventory Forecasting, Nov 8, 2026 for StockCue. 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.