ScarcityIQ vs Urgency! Low stock counter
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 ScarcityIQ, Oct 13, 2026 for Urgency! Low stock counter.
The short answer
- Only Urgency! Low stock counter lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $14.99/month for ScarcityIQ and $7/month for Urgency! Low stock counter.
- Urgency! Low stock counter lists 2 features ScarcityIQ’s listing doesn’t mention, including Inventory tracking, Low stock alerts.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
ScarcityIQ
FREE
- · Setup help & chat support
- · Show counter for all products
- · Upto 1,000 product page views
PRO
- · Premium animations & presets
- · Priority setup help & chat support
- · Show counter on all or specific products/collections
- · Unlimited page views
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureScarcityIQ detects when your inventory crosses a low-stock threshold and alerts opted-in shoppers—once per threshold crossing, not on every inventory movement. Shoppers sign up directly from your product page via a lightweight widget. When stock drops below your threshold, they receive a personalized email alert. You get a real-time dashboard with alert activity, conversion tracking, and shopper insights.
Create urgency with your buyers and encourage them to quickly checkout by showing a live inventory counter alert on your product pages automatically based on your set inventory threshold. Creating scarcity within your visitors can improve sales & conversions. Easy way to hurrify visitors and improve your conversion rate.
- Crossing detection — alerts fire once when stock drops below your threshold
- Storefront widget with email capture, no theme editing required
- Real-time dashboard with alert activity, conversions, and live feed
- Show customers the live product inventory levels, rushing them to buy now
- Build social proof, scarcity, and urgency to prompt quick purchases
- Fully customizable with animation options to match your store's style and brand
- Display alerts for all/specifc products/collections & based on inventory levels
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 |  ScarcityIQ |  Urgency! Low stock counter |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ScarcityIQ | Urgency! Low stock counter |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 2.5 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 8 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | ScarcityIQ | Urgency! Low stock counter |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $14.99/month | $7/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 90 days | 3 days |
| Plans listed | 1 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | ScarcityIQ | Urgency! Low stock counter |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #362 | #194 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | May 28, 2026 | Jul 29, 2024 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Connie Dev Studio | Ubiq Apps Pvt. Ltd. |
FAQ
ScarcityIQ and Urgency! Low stock counter: common questions
- Is ScarcityIQ or Urgency! Low stock counter cheaper?
- Only Urgency! Low stock counter lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $14.99/month for ScarcityIQ and $7/month for Urgency! Low stock counter. 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?
- Urgency! Low stock counter lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Inventory tracking, Low stock 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 14, 2026 for ScarcityIQ, Oct 13, 2026 for Urgency! Low stock counter; 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 ScarcityIQ, Oct 13, 2026 for Urgency! Low stock counter. 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.