JD Auto Schedule Sales & Drops vs Pilot Scheduled Discounts
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 23, 2026 for JD Auto Schedule Sales & Drops, Oct 13, 2026 for Pilot Scheduled Discounts.
The short answer
- Only JD Auto Schedule Sales & Drops lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for JD Auto Schedule Sales & Drops and $9/month for Pilot Scheduled Discounts.
- JD Auto Schedule Sales & Drops lists 9 features Pilot Scheduled Discounts’s listing doesn’t mention, including Automations, Bulk edit, Bulk editing.
Head to head
Schedule sales, product availability, discounts & daily deal
Momentum
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Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Entry
- · Schedule product publishing & tags
- · Schedule sales, discounts & promotions
- · Schedule up to 10 products at a time
- · Shopify Flow triggers
- · Undo any past run
Pro
- · Countdown timers
- · Email notifications
- · Free plan features +
- · Product drops
- · Repeating schedules
- · Schedule tag changes
Plus
- · CSV Import - Bulk upload schedules
- · Discount warnings
- · Price floor protection
- · Pro plan features +
- · Reorder products in collections
Standard
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureAuto Schedule has run merchants' timed changes since 2019 — prices, BFCM discounts, publishing, tags, banners, theme blocks and countdown timers. Run product drops: items stay visible but locked behind a Coming soon button then unlock at the exact drop moment — purchases are blocked at checkout until then. Set price floors with email alerts, schedule live or snapshot collections, and revert any run in one click.
Schedule discounts based on specific days and time ranges without manual updates. The app applies discount rules automatically, helping merchants run weekend sales, night promotions, and recurring campaigns. It reduces repetitive work, prevents missed or late promotions, and keeps discounts consistent across all scheduled events.
- Schedule time limited products and releases
- Sales, discounts, daily deals & promotions
- Flexible repeating schedules
- Schedule tags being added or removed from products
- Schedule discounts for specific days and time ranges
- Run recurring promotions like weekends and happy hours
- Automatically apply and stop discounts based on schedule
- Create multiple discount rules for different campaigns
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 |  JD Auto Schedule Sales & Drops |  Pilot Scheduled Discounts |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | JD Auto Schedule Sales & Drops | Pilot Scheduled Discounts |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.6 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 45 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 1 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | JD Auto Schedule Sales & Drops | Pilot Scheduled Discounts |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.99/month | $9/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 3 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | JD Auto Schedule Sales & Drops | Pilot Scheduled Discounts |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #107 | #124 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | No |
| Launched | Apr 17, 2019 | May 7, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | JD Ecommerce | Devilime Studio |
FAQ
JD Auto Schedule Sales & Drops and Pilot Scheduled Discounts: common questions
- Is JD Auto Schedule Sales & Drops or Pilot Scheduled Discounts cheaper?
- Only JD Auto Schedule Sales & Drops lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for JD Auto Schedule Sales & Drops and $9/month for Pilot Scheduled Discounts. 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?
- JD Auto Schedule Sales & Drops lists 9 the others don’t mention, such as Automations, Bulk edit, Bulk editing, Flat discounts. 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 23, 2026 for JD Auto Schedule Sales & Drops, Oct 13, 2026 for Pilot Scheduled Discounts; 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 23, 2026 for JD Auto Schedule Sales & Drops, Oct 13, 2026 for Pilot Scheduled Discounts. 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.