Shopify is sunsetting Stocky, leaving merchants who relied on it for inventory planning looking for a replacement. Stockwik does what Stocky did — and the parts it didn't: sharper demand forecasting, multi-location transfers, dead-stock reporting, and a complete purchase-order workflow.
What's happening to Stocky? Shopify is sunsetting the Stocky app on August 31, 2026. If you've used Stocky for demand forecasting, stock transfers, or purchase orders, you'll need a new home for that work before then. Stockwik is built specifically for merchants making this move.
Recency-weighted velocity and seasonality detection — not a flat average. You reorder based on what's selling now, catching trends earlier.
Vendor-grouped purchase orders with pack-size rounding, receiving, and cost tracking — the buying side, handled end to end.
Plan across more than one location and move stock where it's needed — balance inventory between sites instead of over-ordering for one and starving another.
The capabilities that matter most when you're deciding what to reorder.
| Capability | Stockwik | Stocky |
|---|---|---|
| Works on any Shopify plan (no POS Pro) | Yes | Requires POS Pro |
| Recency-weighted demand forecasting | Yes | Basic |
| Seasonality & trend detection | Yes | No |
| Automatic reorder points & order-up-to levels | Yes | Limited |
| Per-product lead time & safety stock | Yes | Limited |
| Vendor-grouped purchase orders | Yes | Yes |
| Pack-size & MOQ rounding | Yes | Partial |
| Receiving & cost tracking | Yes | Yes |
| Writes received stock back to Shopify | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-location transfers | Yes | Removed in 2025 |
| Dead stock & overstock reports | Yes | No |
| Actively developed & supported | Yes | Winding down |
Shutdown date (Aug 31, 2026) and POS Pro requirement are confirmed via Shopify; per-feature ratings reflect general capability comparisons.
Add Stockwik from the Shopify App Store. It connects to the same store data Stocky used — products, variants, inventory, and sales history.
Set supplier lead times, pack sizes, and safety-stock targets. If you tracked these in Stocky or a spreadsheet, you'll recognize every field.
Generate a reorder plan and compare it against your gut. Most merchants trust it by their first real purchase order.
Shopify is sunsetting Stocky on August 31, 2026 — after that date the app and its APIs stop working, with read-only access for a limited time to help you transition. Stocky was already removed from the Shopify App Store on February 2, 2026, so no new installs are possible. Plan your move with a buffer before the deadline rather than waiting for the cutoff.
You'll have read-only access for a limited time after August 31, 2026, but your history won't automatically move into Shopify — so export what you want to keep before then. You can export most data (historical purchase orders, inventory reports), but supplier data can't be exported from Stocky, so document your vendor details, lead times, and order minimums manually. Stockwik builds its forecasts fresh from your Shopify sales history, so you don't need to import Stocky's data to get an accurate plan.
Stocky was free because it was bundled with Shopify POS Pro. Most dedicated inventory-planning apps, including Stockwik, are paid — but Stockwik is free to install with a 14-day trial, so you can run a full reorder plan before paying. The aim is to do meaningfully more than Stocky did, not match a $0 price.
The biggest differences are sharper, recency-weighted demand forecasting with seasonality detection, automatic reorder points tuned by your own lead times and safety stock, multi-location transfers, and dead-stock and overstock reporting — areas where Stocky was basic or absent. The purchase-order workflow you relied on in Stocky is all here too.
No — and this is a key difference. Stocky was only available to merchants on Shopify POS Pro (around $89/month per location), so online-only stores couldn't use it without paying for point-of-sale features they didn't need. Stockwik works on any Shopify plan and connects directly to your products, variants, locations, and sales history, whether or not you use Shopify POS.
Most merchants are up and running in an afternoon. Install Stockwik, set your supplier lead times and safety-stock targets, and generate your first reorder plan. If you tracked those settings in Stocky or a spreadsheet, you'll recognize every field.
Don't wait for the shutdown
Install today, migrate at your own pace, and keep your buying on track through the transition.
