Maxed Marketing vs MerchantFlow: Profit Analytics
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 Maxed Marketing, Oct 29, 2026 for MerchantFlow.
The short answer
- Paid plans start at $135/month for Maxed Marketing and $49/month for MerchantFlow.
- MerchantFlow lists 7 features Maxed Marketing’s listing doesn’t mention, including Benchmarking, Cohort analysis, Loyalty analysis.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Core
- · 1 user
- · 50 Ask Max chats / mo
- · All Maxed playbooks
- · MCP access — all tools
- · Track up to 6 topics
- · Up to 5 platform connections
Connected
- · 200 Ask Max chats / mo
- · All Maxed playbooks
- · All platform connections (currently 9)
- · MCP access — all tools
- · Track up to 12 topics
- · Up to 5 users
Expert Access
- · All Maxed playbooks
- · All platform connections (currently 9)
- · MCP access — all tools
- · Track up to 30 topics
- · Unlimited Ask Max · fair use
- · Up to 12 users
Starter
- · 1,000 orders/mo + 90-day history
- · All 4 ad platforms
- · Auto COGS sync from Shopify
- · Claude + ChatGPT MCP - 90-day history
- · Daily email summary+ 3PL integration
- · Editable North Star: 8 detailed KPIs
Pro
- · 1 store + 3 team seats
- · 5,000 orders/mo + priority support
- · Anomaly alerts
- · Claude + ChatGPT MCP - 12-month history
- · Custom + scheduled reports (weekly)
- · Everything in Starter, plus:
Plus
- · 25,000 orders/mo + unlimited history
- · 5 stores, 10 team seats
- · Claude + ChatGPT MCP - unlimited history
- · Everything in Pro, plus:
- · Flow AI assistant - 2M tokens/mo
- · North Star: up to 16 detailed KPIs
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureMerchants run ads across Google, Meta, and other platforms, but each one takes credit for the same sale. Maxed connects directly to your Shopify store and compares actual order revenue against what every ad platform claims. It calculates your true customer acquisition cost using real new-customer data from Shopify, not platform estimates.
MerchantFlow shows Shopify operators their real profit per product and across the whole store. Connect Google, Meta, TikTok, and Snapchat ads so total ad spend pulls from each platform and blended ROAS reflects every dollar spent, including Performance Max. Manage COGS in bulk or sync from Shopify inventory costs. Reconcile against your bank balance to catch untracked expenses.
- True CAC calculated from your actual Shopify new customer orders
- Blended ROAS that compares real store revenue against total ad spend
- Cross-platform dashboard unifying Google, Meta, GA4, and Shopify data
- Live P&L dashboard combining Shopify revenue, COGS and all ad platforms.
- Product-level profit tracking with COGS and ad spend attribution.
- Connect Claude, Cursor and other AI tools via MCP for live store insights.
- Bank balance reconciliation to catch untracked expenses.
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 |  Maxed Marketing |  MerchantFlow |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Maxed Marketing | MerchantFlow |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 5 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Maxed Marketing | MerchantFlow |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $135/month | $49/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Maxed Marketing | MerchantFlow |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #605 | #231(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | May 20, 2026 | May 6, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Amplify 11 | MerchantFlow |
FAQ
Maxed Marketing and MerchantFlow: common questions
- Is Maxed Marketing or MerchantFlow cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $135/month for Maxed Marketing and $49/month for MerchantFlow. 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?
- Maxed Marketing lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Activity tracking, Checkout analytics, Event tracking. MerchantFlow lists 7 the others don’t mention, such as Benchmarking, Cohort analysis, Loyalty analysis, Marketing attribution. 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 Maxed Marketing, Oct 29, 2026 for MerchantFlow; 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 Maxed Marketing, Oct 29, 2026 for MerchantFlow. 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.