Simple Purchase Orders vs Stock Buddy: Purchase Orders
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 Simple Purchase Orders, Nov 9, 2026 for Stock Buddy.
The short answer
- Only Stock Buddy lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Simple Purchase Orders and $12/month for Stock Buddy.
- Simple Purchase Orders lists 7 features Stock Buddy’s listing doesn’t mention, including Inventory sync, Low stock alerts, Multi-channel.
Head to head
Monthly
- · Founder pricing - locked forever
- · Receiving, transfers and stocktakes
- · Unlimited POs, suppliers and products
Free
- · 2 stocktakes a month
- · One location
- · PDF purchase orders for suppliers
- · Phone stocktakes with team counting
- · Receive stock by scanning barcodes
- · Reorder from low stock or recent sales
One Location
- · Everything in Free
- · For stores with one location
- · Unlimited purchase orders
- · Unlimited stocktakes
Many Locations
- · Every location in your store
- · Everything in Free
- · Unlimited purchase orders
- · Unlimited stocktakes
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureSimple Purchase Orders keeps your restocking under control. See what's running low, create a purchase order in one click, email or print it, and receive stock - your inventory updates automatically. Count your shelves with barcode-friendly stocktakes, move stock between locations, and import your suppliers from a Stocky CSV export in minutes.
Stock Buddy does the jobs Stocky did. Import your Stocky suppliers and purchase orders, then carry on. Run stocktakes with any phone camera, with several staff counting at once, and review the differences before they update Shopify. Create POs that remember each supplier's cost, send them to suppliers as a PDF, and receive in full or in part by scanning. Spread shipping and duty across a PO.
- Low stock dashboard with configurable threshold
- One-click purchase orders from the low stock list
- Receive deliveries and sync inventory to Shopify automatically
- Stocktakes with barcode scanner support
- Barcode stocktakes on any phone, with your team counting at the same time.
- Purchase orders that remember each supplier's cost, sent as a PDF.
- Receive in full or in part by scanning, and stock updates in Shopify.
- Reorder suggestions from low stock or recent sales, made into a PO in one click.
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 Purchase Orders | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Purchase Orders | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Purchase Orders | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.99/month(ahead) | $12/month |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | 30 days |
| Plans listed | 1 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Simple Purchase Orders | |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #572 | Not enough data |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jul 24, 2026 | Nov 9, 2026 |
| Languages | 2 | 1 |
| Developer | Eneko Fernández | Made By Buddy |
FAQ
Simple Purchase Orders and Stock Buddy: common questions
- Is Simple Purchase Orders or Stock Buddy cheaper?
- Only Stock Buddy lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Simple Purchase Orders and $12/month for Stock Buddy. 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 Purchase Orders lists 7 the others don’t mention, such as Inventory sync, Low stock alerts, Multi-channel, Out of stock notifications. Stock Buddy lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Barcodes, Insights. 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 Simple Purchase Orders, Nov 9, 2026 for Stock Buddy; 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 Simple Purchase Orders, Nov 9, 2026 for Stock Buddy. 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.