Restock & Inventory Manager vs Shelflife: low stock forecasts
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for Restock & Inventory Manager and $35/month for Shelflife.
- Shelflife lists 4 features Restock & Inventory Manager’s listing doesn’t mention, including Expiry dates, Inventory sync, Multi-location.
Head to head
Free
- · CSV Export
- · Custom reorder points
- · Days-of-stock remaining
- · Low-stock email alerts
- · Sales velocity + trend charts
- · Suggested reorder quantity
Growth
- · Dead-stock detector ($ in slow movers)
- · Everything in Free included
- · Per-product inventory value
- · Purchase order generation (CSV & PDF)
- · Real-time low-stock alerts
- · Up to 1,000 SKUs tracked
Pro
- · Email POs to suppliers
- · Everything in Growth included
- · Priority email support
- · Stocky settings import
- · Supplier directory
- · Unlimited SKUs tracked
Free
- · 1 alert email address
- · Automatic inventory sync
- · Critical stockout alerts
- · Customer support
- · Low stock dashboard
- · Purchase order management
Growth
- · Custom safety stock levels
- · Custom stockout thresholds
- · Manual inventory sync
- · Priority customer support
- · Purchase order delivery reminders
- · Unlimited suppliers
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureRestock & Inventory Manager helps you stop guessing when to reorder. It tracks sales for every product and calculates a rolling sales velocity to predict the date each item will run out of stock. Clear status badges show what is healthy, on watch, due to reorder, or stocked out. When stock runs low, the app emails you so you can act before you lose a sale.
Your top-sellers are your biggest risk. They sell out fastest, ads run, customers click, revenue is gone. Shelflife forecasts when stock will run out, across every location, so you reorder in time. Top features are: sales-based forecasts showing days of stock remaining for every variant, email alerts when a variant enters at-risk territory, POs tracking in one place, an at-risk dash so you know what to act on first,…
- Forecast stockout dates from your real sales history and velocity.
- Low stock and reorder email alerts, daily or in real time.
- Purchase orders generated from your reorder list, with CSV and PDF.
- Email purchase orders to suppliers and track their lead times.
- Proven sales forecasting that shows exactly when each variant will sell out.
- Reliable email alerts before stockouts hit. Configurable and efficient.
- Every at-risk product in one effortless dashboard, sorted by urgency.
- Painless purchase order tracking — know what's ordered and when it arrives
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 |  Restock & Inventory Manager |  Shelflife |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Restock & Inventory Manager | Shelflife |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Restock & Inventory Manager | Shelflife |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $19/month(ahead) | $35/month |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 3 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Restock & Inventory Manager | Shelflife |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | Not enough data | 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 8, 2026 | Jun 1, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Kyvera Labs | msfts |
FAQ
Restock & Inventory Manager and Shelflife: common questions
- Is Restock & Inventory Manager or Shelflife cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for Restock & Inventory Manager and $35/month for Shelflife. 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?
- Restock & Inventory Manager lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Analytics, Inventory tracking, Real-time updates. Shelflife lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Expiry dates, Inventory sync, Multi-location, Threshold alerts. 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; 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. 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.