What happened to Stocky
Stocky by Shopify was Shopify's own inventory management app, included with a Shopify POS Pro subscription (merchants who installed it before May 4, 2020 kept it free of the POS Pro requirement). It handled stock level tracking, demand forecasting, purchase order creation, stocktakes/ inventory counts, stock transfers between locations, and reporting.
Shopify delisted Stocky from the App Store on February 2, 2026, and has said it will no longer be available after August 31, 2026. Shopify is directing existing Stocky users to its built-in Inventory management features in the admin, with Sidekick for AI-assisted forecasting and reorder suggestions.
If you never had POS Pro, Stocky was never an option for you in the first place - that's the gap Restock is built for.
Restock vs. Stocky
| Requirement | Stocky | Restock |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify POS Pro subscription | Required | Not required |
| Availability | Discontinued Aug 31, 2026 | Live |
| Demand forecasting | Yes | Yes (LightGBM, average fallback for new stores) |
| Reorder recommendations | Yes | Yes, sorted by urgency |
| Purchase order creation and management | Yes | No (alerts only) |
| Stocktakes / stock counts | Yes | No |
| Multi-location stock transfers | Yes | No |
| Weekly email digest + urgent alerts | In-app reports | Yes |
| Free tier | No (bundled with paid POS Pro) | Yes (top 2 products, or full coverage at 2 SKUs or fewer) |
| Paid plan | Included in POS Pro | $19/mo, unlimited products |
What Restock deliberately doesn't do
Stocky covered a broader set of retail-operations tasks than Restock does, on purpose. Restock does not create or send purchase orders, does not do stocktakes/inventory counts, and does not manage stock transfers between locations. It has one job: reading your order history and telling you what to reorder, how much, and when. If you need those broader operations features, Shopify's own built-in inventory management (or a dedicated purchase-order app) covers ground Restock isn't trying to.
Why merchants moving off Stocky look at Restock
- No POS Pro required. Works from your order history alone, whether you sell online, in person, or both.
- Forecasting is the whole point. A machine-learning model trained on your store's own sales history drives every recommendation, with a simple-average fallback for stores that don't have enough history yet.
- Proactive, not just a dashboard. A weekly email digest plus same-day alerts when something turns urgent, and an unconditional low-stock alert that fires even before the forecast has enough data.
- Free tier that's actually free. Top 2 products by revenue and urgency at no cost, or full coverage if your store has 2 products or fewer - no bundled subscription required to get started.
Compare pricing - Free or $19/mo, billed through Shopify.
FAQ
Is Stocky really shutting down?
Yes. Shopify delisted Stocky from the App Store on February 2, 2026, and has stated it will no longer be available after August 31, 2026. Shopify is directing merchants to its built-in Inventory management features (with Sidekick for forecasting) instead.
Did Stocky require Shopify POS Pro?
Yes, Stocky was included with a Shopify POS Pro subscription. Merchants who installed it before May 4, 2020 kept it at no extra cost. Restock has no POS requirement of any kind - it works from your order history alone, whether you sell online, in person, or both.
Is Stocky free?
Stocky itself has no separate price, but it only comes with a Shopify POS Pro subscription, which carries its own monthly cost. Restock has a genuinely free tier: forecasts and alerts for your top 2 products by revenue and urgency, or full coverage if your store has 2 products or fewer.
Does Restock do everything Stocky did?
No, and it's not trying to. Stocky also handled purchase order creation and management, stocktakes/inventory counts, and stock transfers between locations. Restock deliberately doesn't - it focuses on one job: telling you what to reorder, how much, and when. If you need purchase-order management, look at Shopify's own inventory tools or a dedicated PO app alongside Restock.
Can I use Restock alongside Shopify's built-in inventory tools?
Yes. Restock only reads order, product, and inventory data - it doesn't touch Shopify's native inventory management, POS, or Sidekick features, so there's no conflict running both.
What does Restock actually do?
Restock reads your store's order history and forecasts demand per product variant using a machine-learning model (LightGBM), with a simple-average fallback for stores that don't have enough order history yet. It surfaces a reorder table sorted by urgency, sends a weekly email digest, and sends same-day alerts the moment something becomes urgent - plus an unconditional low-stock alert that doesn't depend on the forecast at all.