Shelflife: low stock forecasts 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 Shelflife, Oct 14, 2026 for StockAhead.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $35/month for Shelflife and $19/month for StockAhead.
- Shelflife lists 8 features StockAhead’s listing doesn’t mention, including Expiry dates, Inventory sync, Multi-location.
Head to head
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
Free
Starter
Growth
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureYour 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,…
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?
- 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
- 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 |  Shelflife |  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 | Shelflife | StockAhead |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Shelflife | StockAhead |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $35/month | $19/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Shelflife | StockAhead |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | Not enough data | #625 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jun 1, 2026 | Jun 12, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | msfts | MIDIA SIMPLES |
FAQ
Shelflife and StockAhead: common questions
- Is Shelflife or StockAhead cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $35/month for Shelflife 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?
- Shelflife lists 8 the others don’t mention, such as Expiry dates, Inventory sync, Multi-location, Replenishment reminders. StockAhead lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Import and export, Out of stock notifications. 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 Shelflife, 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 Shelflife, 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.