Simple Profit vs SimplyCost ‑ Profit Analytics
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 Profit, Nov 7, 2026 for SimplyCost.
The short answer
- Only Simple Profit lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $19.99/month for Simple Profit and $9.99/month for SimplyCost.
- SimplyCost lists 22 features Simple Profit’s listing doesn’t mention, including Analytics dashboard, COGS tracking, Data export.
Head to head
Track Costs, Profit, Expenses & more.
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · Less than 10 products
- · Margin calculated on every order
- · Profit margin trend over time
- · Purchase orders synced with product unit
- · Real margin per SKU
Basic
- · Between 11 and 50 products
- · Margin calculated on every order
- · Profit margin trend over time
- · Purchase orders synced with product unit
- · Real margin per SKU
Basic +
- · Between 51 and 150 products
- · Margin calculated on every order
- · Profit margin trend over time
- · Purchase orders synced with product unit
- · Real margin per SKU
Pro
- · Automatic low-margin alerts
- · Margin calculated on every order
- · More than 151 products
- · Profit margin trend over time
- · Purchase orders synced with product unit
- · Real margin per SKU
Starter
- · Ads integrations
- · Custom expenses and expense categories
- · Handling costs
- · Processing & transaction fees
- · Profit Dashboard
- · Profit Reports and P&L statement
Pro
- · Ads integrations
- · Custom expenses and expense categories
- · Handling costs
- · Processing & transaction fees
- · Profit Dashboard
- · Profit Reports and P&L statement
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureSimple Profit lets you enter your purchase orders to automatically calculate your margins — by product or by order. Costs sync directly to your product listings, so you always know which products are profitable, even as costs change. All the power of an ERP, without the complexity or the price tag.
SimplyCost tracks your store’s profit automatically, so you can stop keeping spreadsheets. It brings together your sales, product costs, ad spend, payment fees, shipping and handling costs and your own expenses. See your profit on a dashboard, in reports, or as a profit and loss statement by month, quarter or year that you can compare with a past period and print.
- Real profit margin calculated on every order
- Profitability reports by product or order
- Purchase orders with automatic COGS allocation for shipping and customs
- Month by month margin trend chart to track profitability over time
- Connect and pull advertising spend from major Ad platforms.
- Add custom one-off expenses or recurring expenses.
- Setup processing fees rate for each payment gateway.
- Setup Shopify transaction fees if your stores are not using Shopify Payments.
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 Profit |  SimplyCost |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Profit | SimplyCost |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 4.8 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 71 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Simple Profit | SimplyCost |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $19.99/month | $9.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Simple Profit | SimplyCost |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #161 | #489 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jun 17, 2026 | Dec 2, 2016 |
| Languages | 2 | 1 |
| Developer | Unmind | Zapfor Apps |
FAQ
Simple Profit and SimplyCost: common questions
- Is Simple Profit or SimplyCost cheaper?
- Only Simple Profit lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $19.99/month for Simple Profit and $9.99/month for SimplyCost. 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?
- Simple Profit lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Cost management, Profit tracking, Purchase orders, Real-time sync. SimplyCost lists 22 the others don’t mention, such as Analytics dashboard, COGS tracking, Data export, Expense 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 Simple Profit, Nov 7, 2026 for SimplyCost; 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 Profit, Nov 7, 2026 for SimplyCost. 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.