Stock Buddy: Purchase Orders vs Stocky
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 9, 2026 for Stock Buddy, Oct 23, 2026 for Stocky.
The short answer
- Only Stock Buddy lists a free plan.
- Stock Buddy lists 6 features Stocky’s listing doesn’t mention, including Barcodes, Import and export, Inventory planning.
Head to head
Inventory Management for Shopify POS Pro
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
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
Free
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureStock 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.
Effective inventory management is a strategic advantage to your brick and mortar retail business. Selling out of in-demand products can be harmful to your sales—but keeping too much inventory on hand can drain your resources. Leverage Stocky by Shopify to optimize your inventory decisions.
- 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.
- Create and manage purchase orders and communicate with suppliers.
- Conduct stocktakes by counting or scanning stock on hand and make adjustments.
- Use in-depth reporting to make good inventory decisions through stock analytics.
- Review and receive incoming inventory in Shopify POS.
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 |  Stocky | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Stocky | |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 3.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 210 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Stocky | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $12/month | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | 30 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 3 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | Stocky | |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Nov 9, 2026 | Mar 12, 2015 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Made By Buddy | Shopify |
FAQ
Stock Buddy and Stocky: common questions
- Is Stock Buddy or Stocky cheaper?
- Only Stock Buddy lists a free plan. 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?
- Stock Buddy lists 6 the others don’t mention, such as Barcodes, Import and export, Inventory planning, Multi-location. Stocky lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Backorders, Custom reports, Low stock alerts, Stock transfer. 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 Nov 9, 2026 for Stock Buddy, Oct 23, 2026 for Stocky; 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 Nov 9, 2026 for Stock Buddy, Oct 23, 2026 for Stocky. 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.