Metafield Expiry Scheduler vs Metascheduler: Rollouts Plus
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 Metafield Expiry Scheduler, Nov 4, 2026 for Metascheduler.
The short answer
- Only Metascheduler lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for Metafield Expiry Scheduler and $5/month for Metascheduler.
- Metafield Expiry Scheduler lists 2 features Metascheduler’s listing doesn’t mention, including Conditional logic, Custom triggers.
Head to head
Basic
- · Auto actions on date/datetime fields
- · Changes within 60 min of expiry
- · Execution history (last 30 days)
- · Preview affected items before run
- · Unpublish, Draft, or Archive
Free Forever
- · 1 active schedule
- · Products, menus, pages and metaobjects
- · Shopify Flow triggers
- · Start and end with a rollout
- · Up to 10 items per change
Extra
- · 10 active schedules
- · Everything in Free
- · Flow actions to start and end schedules
- · Repeating schedules
- · Schedule prices and store policies
- · Up to 250 items per change
Unlimited
- · Everything in Extra
- · Unlimited active schedules
- · Unlimited items per change
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureSome products should stop showing on a set date: seasonal items, limited-time drops, flash sales, event products, and food past its best-before date. Removing them by hand is easy to forget. Metafield Expiry schedules it for you: add a date or date-time metafield to a product, choose to unpublish, set to draft, or archive, and the app checks hourly and acts when the date passes.
Rollouts schedules themes, checkout, discounts and catalogs. Metascheduler schedules the rest: variant prices, product status and sales channels, tags, menus, pages, blog posts, policies, metaobjects and metafields. Make a change at a set time, for a window, on repeat, or with one of your rollouts, so it starts when the rollout starts and is undone when it ends.
- Auto-unpublish (Online Store) or draft/archive when metafield date/time passes
- Use existing metafields set via Bulk Editor, CSV import, or other tools
- No Shopify Flow workflow required
- View an activity log of products updated by the app
- Schedule Metaobject rollouts without manual publishing
- One-off and recurring schedules with minute-level precision
- View and manage every scheduled change in one place
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 |  Metafield Expiry Scheduler |  Metascheduler |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Metafield Expiry Scheduler | Metascheduler |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | Not published |
| App Store reviews | Not published | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Metafield Expiry Scheduler | Metascheduler |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $4.99/month(ahead) | $5/month |
| Longest free trial | 30 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 1 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Metafield Expiry Scheduler | Metascheduler |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #564 | #204(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | #18 on Pricing moves in Workflow automation |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Mar 12, 2026 | May 6, 2026 |
| Languages | 12 | 1 |
| Developer | simple-extensions | Jaydon Taylor - Partner |
FAQ
Metafield Expiry Scheduler and Metascheduler: common questions
- Is Metafield Expiry Scheduler or Metascheduler cheaper?
- Only Metascheduler lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for Metafield Expiry Scheduler and $5/month for Metascheduler. 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?
- Metafield Expiry Scheduler lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Conditional logic, Custom triggers. Metascheduler lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Custom workflows, Templates. 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 Metafield Expiry Scheduler, Nov 4, 2026 for Metascheduler; 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 Metafield Expiry Scheduler, Nov 4, 2026 for Metascheduler. 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.