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SKU Generator, print retail barcode labels, custom product label printing and duplicate protection.
| Metric | Shopify Inbox | SKUGen SKU & Barcode Generator |
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| Rating | 4.5 ★ | 4.5 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 5.8k | 64 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free to install |
| Built for Shopify | — | ★ Yes |
| Pricing tiers | — | 4 tiers |
| Listed features | 4 | 5 |
Shopify Inbox and SKUGen SKU & Barcode Generator each lead on different measured dimensions — pick by the one that matters most to you.
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Read each app's audit: Shopify Inbox audit • SKUGen SKU & Barcode Generator audit
| Field | Shopify Inbox | SKUGen SKU & Barcode Generator |
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| Listing audit | 85/100 listing audit | 94/100 listing audit |
| Screenshots | images | images |
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| Featured placements | 4 | — |
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| Languages | 21 supported | 5 supported |
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| Listed since | Aug 2019 | Jul 2019 |
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| Keyword | Shopify Inbox | SKUGen SKU & Barcode Generator |
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| chat | #2 | Not ranked |
| email chat | #3 | Not ranked |
| chatbox | #5 | Not ranked |
| barcode and label generator | Not ranked | #8 |
| retail barcode labels | Not ranked | #9 |
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| Signal | Shopify Inbox | SKUGen SKU & Barcode Generator |
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| Average rating | 4.5 ★ (5.8k) | 4.5 ★ (64) |
Very Disappointing Update – Not User Friendly The latest Shopify Inbox update is a major step backward. It feels completely unintuitive and has removed the basic navigation and menu options that made the app useful. There is no proper navigation, no easy menu for finding instant answers, and basic functionalities are u
App is good, but I can't wrap my head around why such forward thinking company as Shopify don't have an API, don't allow to respond by email. I want to use my agent to manage my customer service not yours. This is multichannel world and I do have my own trained agent and I don't need yours.
Good getting better
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Both Shopify Inbox and SKUGen SKU & Barcode Generator offer a free plan. Shopify Inbox lists no paid plan with a published price; SKUGen SKU & Barcode Generator lists no paid plan with a published price. Prices are as listed on the Shopify App Store; check what each tier includes in the Pricing section above.
Shopify Inbox (4.5★, 5,820 reviews) and SKUGen SKU & Barcode Generator (4.5★, 64 reviews) are essentially tied on rating. Look at review velocity and individual reviewer quotes — both visible on each app's detail page — to differentiate.
AppRanks cannot separate these two on rating — both sit at 4.5★. Shopify Inbox does carry the larger published review base (5,820 vs 64). Read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly; Shopify Inbox has more published reviews to read for user-reported install experience (5,820 vs 64).
AppRanks cannot say which fits a larger or smaller operation — there is no store-size measurement in the Shopify App Store data. What it can show: Shopify Inbox has 5,820 published reviews; SKUGen SKU & Barcode Generator has 64 published reviews. Compare plan limits and pricing tiers against your own volume.
Migration support varies by app and category. Shopify Inbox and SKUGen SKU & Barcode Generator both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from SKUGen SKU & Barcode Generator" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.