Restock Forecast vs StockKoala

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

  • Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for Restock Forecast and $39.99/month for StockKoala.
  • StockKoala lists 11 features Restock Forecast’s listing doesn’t mention, including Barcodes, Custom reports, Expiry dates.

Head to head

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Pitch
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Categories
  • Inventory optimization
  • Inventory optimization
Languages
  • English
  • English
Launched
Aug 5, 2026
May 11, 2026
Built for Shopify
Not badged
Not badged
Reviews per month
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Detected stores
0active installs
0active installs
Most common store size
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Top countries
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Free options
Free planFree trial
Free planFree trial
Monthly range
From $0 to $19.99/month
From $0 to $119.99/month
Plans
FreeFree
  • · 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$4.99/month
  • · 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$9.99/month
  • · 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$19.99/month
30-day free trial
  • · 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
StarterFree
  • · Barcode scanning & inventory counts
  • · Low stock dashboard & alerts
  • · Packaging supplies tracking
Growth$39.99/month
14-day free trial
  • · Batch & expiry tracking
  • · Employee badge login
  • · Team messaging
Pro$69.99/month
14-day free trial
  • · Product configuration
  • · Purchase orders with PDF
  • · Supplier management
Business$119.99/month
14-day free trial
  • · Anomaly alerts on inventory movement
  • · Demand forecasting & velocity
  • · Health score, margin & shrinkage reports
Coverage
5 of 16 features31%
15 of 16 features94%
Unique strengths
  • Stock replenishment
  • Barcodes
  • Custom reports
  • Expiry dates
  • Import and export
  • +7 more
Inventory optimization
31%5/16
94%15/16
Inventory management
27%3/11
91%10/11
Notifications and analytics
40%2/5
100%5/5
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Restock ForecastStockKoala16 features listed across both App Store listings

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How it sells itself

A 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.

StockKoala is an all-in-one inventory management app that automates your entire workflow and lets you watch your team progress through each task. The app learns from your sales history to forecast demand, tells you when to order, creates POs your team can work from, receives inventory at your warehouse, and auto-completes POs when everything arrives.

Key points
  • 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
  • Barcode scanning with employee badge sign-in and low stock alerts
  • Purchase orders with PDF export, receiving workflow, and receipt uploads
  • Batch and expiry tracking with automatic FIFO deduction on fulfillment
  • Sales velocity forecasting with seasonal adjustments and reorder points
Screenshots
Lower-urgency products with reorder quantities and totals
Urgency tiles and products ranked by stockout riskReorder counts update after changing the lead time inputFour urgency tiles ranking products by how soon they run out
Purchase order management showing active orders
Product health scorecard showing shrinkage trackingOrder page showing products available to orderStockKoala inventory management dashboard.

All the numbers

Every figure, side by side

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Adoption

MeasureRestock ForecastStockKoala
Detected storesNot publishedNot published
Net store change, 28 days0estimated0estimated
Stores added, 28 daysNot enough dataNot enough data
Big-brand shareNot enough dataNot enough data
Top store categoriesNot publishedNot published
Top store countriesNot publishedNot published

Reviews

MeasureRestock ForecastStockKoala
App Store ratingNot publishedNot published
App Store reviewsNot publishedNot published
New reviews, 28 daysNot enough dataNot enough data
Reviewers a year or more inNot enough dataNot enough data

Pricing

MeasureRestock ForecastStockKoala
Free planYesYes
Lowest paid monthly plan$4.99/month(ahead)$39.99/month
Longest free trial30 days14 days
Plans listed44

Listing

MeasureRestock ForecastStockKoala
Shopify category rank#349(ahead)in Inventory optimization#392in Inventory optimization
Shopify App ChartsNot on this week’s chartsNot on this week’s charts
Built for ShopifyNoNo
LaunchedAug 5, 2026May 11, 2026
Languages1English1English
Developerlala.comChinChile Productions LLC

FAQ

Restock Forecast and StockKoala: common questions

Is Restock Forecast or StockKoala cheaper?
Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for Restock Forecast and $39.99/month for StockKoala. 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 1 the others don’t mention, such as Stock replenishment. StockKoala lists 11 the others don’t mention, such as Barcodes, Custom reports, Expiry dates, Import and export. 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.