Metascheduler: Rollouts Plus vs Theme Scheduler ‑ Valet
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 4, 2026 for Metascheduler, Oct 13, 2026 for Theme Scheduler.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $5/month for Metascheduler and $9.99/month for Theme Scheduler.
- Metascheduler lists 2 features Theme Scheduler’s listing doesn’t mention, including Custom workflows, Templates.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
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
Free
- · 1 Scheduling Job every month
Pro
- · Priority Support
- · Unlimited Delete Jobs
- · Unlimited Theme Publishing
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureRollouts 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.
Introducing Valet, the app that streamlines theme management for busy merchants. With Valet, you can schedule themes to go live at a specific time, keeping your website looking fresh and up-to-date. But that's not all – Valet also automatically deletes any unwanted themes, ensuring that you always have a minimal number of themes cluttering up your online store dashboard.
- Schedule Metaobject rollouts without manual publishing
- One-off and recurring schedules with minute-level precision
- View and manage every scheduled change in one place
- Schedules theme on time for a sale, event
- Auto deletes unwanted themes
- Have multiple jobs running at the same time
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 |  Metascheduler |  Theme Scheduler |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Metascheduler | Theme Scheduler |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 4.9 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 20 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Metascheduler | Theme Scheduler |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $5/month(ahead) | $9.99/month |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 3 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Metascheduler | Theme Scheduler |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #204 | #70(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | #18 on Pricing moves in Workflow automation | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | May 6, 2026 | Apr 19, 2023 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Jaydon Taylor - Partner | Astral |
FAQ
Metascheduler and Theme Scheduler: common questions
- Is Metascheduler or Theme Scheduler cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $5/month for Metascheduler and $9.99/month for Theme Scheduler. 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?
- 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 Nov 4, 2026 for Metascheduler, Oct 13, 2026 for Theme Scheduler; 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 Nov 4, 2026 for Metascheduler, Oct 13, 2026 for Theme Scheduler. 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.