Restock Forecast vs merchy
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026.
The short answer
- Only Restock Forecast lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for Restock Forecast and $20/month for merchy.
- Restock Forecast lists 3 features merchy’s listing doesn’t mention, including Analytics, Insights, Inventory planning.
Head to head
Free
- · A record of every stock change
- · Excel and CSV import and export
- · Forecast for 50 products
- · Stockout dates and order quantities
- · Weekly, daily or monthly email alert
Lite
- · Alerts to 2 more people as well as you
- · Instant alerts, not just scheduled
- · Slack as well as email
- · Unlimited products
- · Your own reorder point per product
Standard
- · Alerts to as many people as you need
- · Everything in Lite
- · Muted products keep their real numbers
- · Silence a whole collection at once
- · Silence products you never reorder
Pro
- · Email or PDF the order to a supplier
- · Everything in Standard
- · Freight and duty spread across items
- · Purchase orders from the reorder list
- · Receive stock back into Shopify
- · Stock counts with a barcode scanner
Basic
- · Inventory forecasting & planning
- · KPIs Dashboard
- · Purchase Orders
- · weekly Email Report
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureA Stocky alternative for the whole reorder loop. It emails you when something needs ordering before a delivery could arrive, and stays quiet when nothing does. Moving from Stocky? Bring in your purchase order export: suppliers, costs and real lead times come with you, free on every plan. Raise purchase orders, add freight and duty, email them to suppliers, and receive stock back into Shopify.
Merchy helps merchants manage inventory by providing clear insights based on their store data. It analyzes products and sales to show how quickly items are selling and how long current stock will last. The app calculates coverage days for each product, helping merchants understand when stock may run out. It also suggests restock quantities based on recent sales performance, allowing planning of purchase decisions.
- Stockout dates for every product, based on your real sales velocity
- Reorder quantities that account for supplier lead time and stock cover
- Urgency ranking that puts today's purchase decisions at the top
- Inventory coverage tracking
- Restock recommendations
- Product performance insights
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 |  Restock Forecast |  merchy |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Restock Forecast | merchy |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Restock Forecast | merchy |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $4.99/month(ahead) | $20/month |
| Longest free trial | 30 days | 30 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | Restock Forecast | merchy |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #349 | #344(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Aug 5, 2026 | Apr 27, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | lala.com | Duck-Casting |
FAQ
Restock Forecast and merchy: common questions
- Is Restock Forecast or merchy cheaper?
- Only Restock Forecast lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for Restock Forecast and $20/month for merchy. 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?
- Restock Forecast lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Analytics, Insights, Inventory planning. merchy lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Low stock alerts. 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; 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. 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.