Stock Buddy: Purchase Orders vs Stockyard ‑ Purchase Orders
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 13, 2026 for Stockyard.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $12/month for Stock Buddy and $14.99/month for Stockyard.
- Stock Buddy lists 5 features Stockyard’s listing doesn’t mention, including Barcodes, Inventory tracking, Multi-location.
Head to head
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
- · 3 purchase orders a month, every feature
Standard
- · Create and receive purchase orders
- · Dead stock and cost variance reports
- · Drag-and-drop CSV import
- · Inventory updates written to Shopify
- · Reorder points and low-stock alerts
- · Supplier records and contacts
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.
Stockyard covers what your Shopify purchasing setup is missing: reorder suggestions, supplier lead times, and a lasting purchase order history. Set reorder points and get an email before items run out, with a prefilled draft PO. Track what each supplier charges over time and catch quiet increases. Find already-tracked products that haven't sold in the last 60 days. Supplier records and partial receiving included.
- 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.
- Reorder point alerts by email before items run out
- Prefilled draft purchase orders created from low-stock alerts
- Import suppliers and purchase order history from Stocky CSV files
- Supplier records with payment terms, lead times, and contacts
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 |  Stockyard | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Stockyard | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Stockyard | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $12/month(ahead) | $14.99/month |
| Longest free trial | 30 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Stockyard | |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | Not enough data | #596 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Nov 9, 2026 | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Made By Buddy | Stelar Digital LLC |
FAQ
Stock Buddy and Stockyard: common questions
- Is Stock Buddy or Stockyard cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $12/month for Stock Buddy and $14.99/month for Stockyard. 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 5 the others don’t mention, such as Barcodes, Inventory tracking, Multi-location, Scanners. Stockyard lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Auto-restock, Email notifications, Low stock alerts. 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 13, 2026 for Stockyard; 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 13, 2026 for Stockyard. 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.