StockCue: Inventory Planner vs StockAhead
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026 for StockCue, Oct 14, 2026 for StockAhead.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for StockCue and $19/month for StockAhead.
- StockCue lists 10 features StockAhead’s listing doesn’t mention, including Analytics, Barcodes, Insights.
Head to head
Free
- · Bundle-aware forecasting
- · Demand forecasting with seasonality
- · In-app low-stock alerts
- · Sales velocity and reorder points
- · Track up to 50 SKUs
Starter
- · Ask questions of your reports
- · Barcode labels and bin locations
- · Buying planner with MOQ and case-pack
- · Everything in Free
- · Purchase orders: PDF + email to supplier
- · Receiving, full or partial, synced
Growth
- · CSV exports: alerts and suppliers
- · Everything in Starter
- · Explainable forecast: why this qty
- · Inventory audit log export
- · Inventory reconciliation
- · Scan-to-receive on mobile
Scale
- · ABC analysis, incl. margin-weighted
- · Automated PO drafts on a schedule
- · Everything in Growth
- · Priority support
- · Slack alerts
- · Stock transfers between locations
Free
Starter
Growth
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureStockCue tells you what to reorder, how much, and when. It reads 24 months of order history, blends recent and baseline velocity, drops outliers, and applies your store's own seasonal curve to the month you're buying for. Alerts reach you in-app, by email, in Slack, or via Shopify Flow. The buying planner groups buys by supplier, applies MOQ and case-pack rounding, and drafts POs to send and receive against.
Stockahead tells you what to reorder, how much, and when - before you run out. Every recommendation shows the math: demand, trend, seasonality, safety stock and reorder point per SKU. Get a daily email digest when SKUs go critical. Generate purchase orders by supplier in one click, email the PDF to your supplier, and receive stock back into Shopify when it arrives. Migrating from Stocky?
- Low-stock and reorder-point alerts before items run out
- Demand forecasting for what to reorder and when
- Purchase orders you can email to suppliers as a PDF and track
- Receive incoming stock against open purchase orders
- Explainable demand forecasts per SKU - trend, seasonality, safety stock
- Reorder alerts with projected stockout dates and daily email digest
- One-click purchase orders by supplier, with PDF and email sending
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 |  StockCue |  StockAhead |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | StockCue | StockAhead |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 1 | 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 | StockCue | StockAhead |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $19/month | $19/month |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | StockCue | StockAhead |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #127(ahead) | #625 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Aug 21, 2026 | Jun 12, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | DevMerx | MIDIA SIMPLES |
FAQ
StockCue and StockAhead: common questions
- Is StockCue or StockAhead cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for StockCue and $19/month for StockAhead. 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?
- StockCue lists 10 the others don’t mention, such as Analytics, Barcodes, Insights, 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 13, 2026 for StockCue, Oct 14, 2026 for StockAhead; 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 13, 2026 for StockCue, Oct 14, 2026 for StockAhead. 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.