Profit Calculator vs ProfitPulse
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 14, 2026.
The short answer
- Paid plans start at $3.99/month for Profit Calculator and $19/month for ProfitPulse.
- Profit Calculator lists 7 features ProfitPulse’s listing doesn’t mention, including Accounts receivable, Billing and invoicing, Cash flow.
Head to head
Profit Calculator
- · Operating costs & true net profit
- · Per-order profit & product margins
- · Product costs — manual, CSV, or import
- · Real-time profit & margin dashboard
- · Reports: PDF, Excel + scheduled email
- · Shipping cost rules + return tracking
Pro
- · Ad spend from 5 platforms
- · COGS tracking + CSV import
- · Channel attribution
- · Customer lifetime profit
- · Email profit digests
- · Returns and refund analytics
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureMany merchants track revenue but not their real profit. Profit Calculator calculates net profit and margins for every order, product, and day by subtracting product costs, payment fees, shipping, refunds, ad spend, and operating costs from your sales. Add your costs once and profit updates automatically as new orders come in.
Most store owners track revenue but not true profit. ProfitPulse solves this by combining order data with every cost that eats into your margins: cost of goods, shipping, transaction fees, ad spend, and operating expenses. You see exactly which products, channels, and customers are profitable and which are losing money. Costs sync automatically from Shopify and your ad platforms, or you can import them via CSV.
- Real net profit and margins for today and any custom date range
- Profit and margins broken down by order and by product
- Product costs via manual entry, CSV import, or Shopify sync
- Ad spend, shipping, and operating costs included in true net profit
- True profit dashboard combining COGS, shipping, fees, and expenses
- COGS tracking with CSV bulk import and Shopify metafield sync
- Ad spend sync from Meta, Google, TikTok, Snapchat, and AppLovin
- Product and channel profitability ranking with margin insights
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 |  Profit Calculator |  ProfitPulse |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Profit Calculator | ProfitPulse |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Profit Calculator | ProfitPulse |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $3.99/month(ahead) | $19/month |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 1 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | Profit Calculator | ProfitPulse |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #340 | Not enough data |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jun 10, 2026 | May 15, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Soarware Labs | JRL Software |
FAQ
Profit Calculator and ProfitPulse: common questions
- Is Profit Calculator or ProfitPulse cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $3.99/month for Profit Calculator and $19/month for ProfitPulse. 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?
- Profit Calculator lists 7 the others don’t mention, such as Accounts receivable, Billing and invoicing, Cash flow, Custom reports. ProfitPulse lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Multi-channel, Transactions. 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; 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. 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.