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Send Email/SMS alerts for back in stock products. Create preorder/restock lists to drive revenue.
| Metric | Low Stock: Inventory Counter | Swym Back in Stock Alerts |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | ★ 5.0 ★ | 4.5 ★ |
| Total reviews | 1 | ★ 446 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free trial available |
| Pricing tiers | — | 3 tiers |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Languages | 1 supported | 1 supported |
Low Stock and Swym Back in Stock Alerts each lead on different measured dimensions — pick by the one that matters most to you.
Built only from the Shopify App Store listing data shown on this page. AppRanks does not accept payment to influence comparisons. Read the methodology
Read each app's audit: Low Stock: Inventory Counter audit • Swym Back in Stock Alerts audit
| Field | Low Stock | Swym Back in Stock Alerts |
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| Tagline | ||
| Listing audit | 84/100 listing audit | 90/100 listing audit |
| Screenshots | images | images |
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| Listed since | Jul 2025 | Oct 2016 |
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| Keyword | Low Stock | Swym Back in Stock Alerts |
|---|---|---|
| low stock alerts and counters | #21 | Not ranked |
| your email list | Not ranked | #22 |
| email list with | Not ranked | #24 |
| Not ranked | #228 | |
| shopify flow | #235 | Not ranked |
Low Stock: Inventory Counter is cheaper to start with — it offers a free plan and Swym Back in Stock Alerts doesn't list one. Prices are as listed on the Shopify App Store; check what each tier includes in the Pricing section above.
Low Stock: Inventory Counter has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 1 reviews) compared to Swym Back in Stock Alerts (4.5★ from 446 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
Low Stock: Inventory Counter holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.5★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — 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; Swym Back in Stock Alerts has more published reviews to read for user-reported install experience (446 vs 1).
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: Low Stock: Inventory Counter has 1 published reviews; Swym Back in Stock Alerts has 446 published reviews. Compare plan limits and pricing tiers against your own volume.
Migration support varies by app and category. Low Stock: Inventory Counter and Swym Back in Stock Alerts 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 Low Stock: Inventory Counter" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.