Makeready: Made to Order vs Materials Inventory
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 25, 2026 for Makeready, Oct 22, 2026 for Materials Inventory.
The short answer
- Materials Inventory lists 11 features Makeready’s listing doesn’t mention, including Email notifications, Inventory planning, Inventory sync.
Head to head
Materials & Products Inventory - For makers and manufacturers
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Hobby
- · 500 Orders (/month)
- · 500 Raw Materials
- · Product Bundles
- · Update of Shopify Inventory
Business
- · 1500 Raw Materials
- · 2000 Orders (/month)
- · All Hobby Features
- · Components
- · Custom Products
- · Dynamic Inventory Alerts
Business Pro
- · 2500 Raw Materials
- · 5000 Orders(/month)
- · 6 Inventory Locations
- · All Business Features
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureMakeready helps makers and made-to-order shops turn orders into production jobs. It keeps customer options, raw materials, stock, stages, and due dates together so teams know what to make and when. Product recipes work out the material use, production time, and cost of each order, whether the item is personalized or made in batches.
Easily manage raw materials & products inventory. Let the app set your products' inventory based on your raw materials' inventory. Keep them in sync at all times and in real-time. Track your raw materials costs and your products profitability. Create purchase orders & order the right amount of materials at the right time. Stop overselling and stop being out of stock.
- Automatically calculate material needs and stock use per made-to-order sale
- Set realistic due dates from your own production lead times
- Flag orders that are short on materials before you start making them
- Track every open job and its deadline on one production dashboard
- Stop overselling: The app updates your Shopify inventory in real-time
- Plan ahead: Know your real-time inventory of bundles, products & raw materials
- Easy to use: Intuitive & easy to use so you can focus on your business
- Informative: Costs & profits per product. Full history of inventory movements
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 |  Makeready |  Materials Inventory |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Makeready | Materials Inventory |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 54 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Makeready | Materials Inventory |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | $39/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 7 days |
| Plans listed | Not published | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Makeready | Materials Inventory |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #279 | #23 |
| Shopify App Charts | #17 on Pricing moves in Workflow automation | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jul 27, 2026 | Jan 19, 2021 |
| Languages | 2 | 1 |
| Developer | Readyhaus | Materials Inventory |
FAQ
Makeready and Materials Inventory: common questions
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Makeready lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Inventory levels, Order fulfillment, Order processing, Order tags. Materials Inventory lists 11 the others don’t mention, such as Email notifications, Inventory planning, Inventory sync, 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 25, 2026 for Makeready, Oct 22, 2026 for Materials Inventory; 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 25, 2026 for Makeready, Oct 22, 2026 for Materials Inventory. 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.