Simple Inventory vs Trueshelf: Inventory Checks
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 Simple Inventory, Nov 3, 2026 for Trueshelf.
The short answer
- Trueshelf lists 2 features Simple Inventory’s listing doesn’t mention, including Insights, Multi-location.
Head to head
Pro
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureSimple Inventory shows your product stock in one dashboard so you can monitor variants, find low-stock items, and correct available quantities by location without opening each product page. Search by title or SKU, filter by status, and keep inventory accurate from a single screen after install.
Trueshelf lists the products and inventory that do not add up. It changes nothing; you decide what to fix. It finds negative quantities, locations where on hand does not equal available + committed + unusable, items set to keep selling at zero, and an empty location while another holds the stock. Not a low-stock alert: it checks that your records agree with themselves.
- View inventory across products and variants
- Highlight low-stock items at a glance
- Search by title or SKU and filter status Inventory dashboard with product and st
- Finds negative stock and quantities that do not add up at each location
- Flags items still set to sell at zero, before they turn into oversold orders
- Read-only: never changes your store and never reads orders or customers
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 |  Simple Inventory | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Simple Inventory | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Simple Inventory | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $50/month | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 1 | Not published |
Listing
| Measure | Simple Inventory | |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #302 | Not enough data |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Sep 2, 2026 | Nov 2, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 2 |
| Developer | SimpleInventoryTech | Pigeonworks LLC |
FAQ
Simple Inventory and Trueshelf: common questions
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Simple Inventory lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Threshold alerts. Trueshelf lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Insights, Multi-location. 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 Simple Inventory, Nov 3, 2026 for Trueshelf; 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 Simple Inventory, Nov 3, 2026 for Trueshelf. 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.