Shopify is retiring Stocky on August 31, 2026
A Stocky alternative that keeps telling you
what to reorder
Stocky — the inventory management app bundled with Shopify POS Pro — retires on August 31, 2026.
Shopify’s built-in inventory tools now create and receive purchase orders, Flow can send low-stock
alerts, and Sidekick can suggest and draft orders. UreyukiBox adds a repeatable operating layer:
stored reorder policies, supplier-specific lead times and MOQs, automatic alerts, and POs you can email.
There is a free plan, and you are never charged on it. See what Free covers →
- Demand forecasting and replenishment
- Reorder points and low stock alerts
- Purchase orders and supplier management
- Stocky migration by API copy or standalone CSV import
Built in Japan, and it speaks English
The interface, the App Store listing and support are available in English. Alerts and supplier emails use English for stores outside Japan and Japanese for stores in Japan. The migration tools and the CSV import work on any Shopify store. Purchase orders follow your store too: totals are in your store’s currency, with editable purchase-tax presets for 53 countries. The US, Canada, Brazil, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Malaysia start with no tax line because one national rate would be misleading.
We built for the Japanese market first because that is where we know the ground. The engine underneath was never language-specific, so the English interface shipped in July 2026 — every screen, plus purchase order PDFs, barcode labels and CSV exports.
How it works
The reorder loop, kept turning
While this loop keeps turning, stockouts and overstock stay rare. UreyukiBox takes on two of the four steps: the warning, and the purchase order.
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01 Stock runs down as it sells
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02 Warned before it runs out
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03 Purchase order in one click
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04 Delivery brings stock back
UreyukiBox handles 02 and 03 — you review the suggestion and send it.
Pricing
What the free plan actually covers
Free has no time limit — stay on it and you are never charged. Migrating off Stocky, drafting purchase orders and receiving stock all sit inside the free plan.
Included on Free
- Product, inventory and order sync from Shopify (read-only — syncing never rewrites your stock)
- Stocky migration: the API copy, the CSV imports and the Order limits paste
- Purchase orders exported as PDF or CSV (you type the quantities)
- Receiving, including partial receipts, with the received quantity optionally written back to Shopify
- Stock adjustments with reason codes
- Dashboard with top sellers and stock visibility
Where Free stops
- Up to 100 products and 1 location (sync keeps running past that, but the feature screens then need an upgrade)
- Sales history goes back 7 days (30 days on Pro and above)
- Reorder points, drafted order quantities, stocktakes and email low-stock alerts start on Starter
- Emailing a purchase order to the supplier also starts on Starter (PDF and CSV export are free)
- LINE and Slack alerts, inventory analytics, landed cost and reports start on Pro
- Transfers between locations are Business
Paid plans come with a 14-day free trial per store, and you can cancel back to Free at any time.
What you get back after Stocky
A Shopify inventory management app covering demand forecasting, replenishment, purchase orders, multi-location stock control, landed cost and reporting. Everything runs inside the Shopify admin, and syncing never rewrites your stock.
Calendar-aware forecasting without a year of history
Seasonal timing comes from your store’s country calendar: Thanksgiving and Black Friday, Christmas, Boxing Day, Mothering Sunday, the French soldes, Japanese gift seasons — 51 country calendars in total. The calendar does not need a year of history, but quantities still use evidence from your store’s sales; where there is no basis, the app produces no number.
Reorder points that actually fire
Set a reorder point per variant — or let it be derived from your own sales pace, lead time, safety stock and target service level — and get a low stock alert by email, Slack or LINE before you run out.
Order quantities, not just alerts
Draft purchase orders arrive with a quantity already filled in: target stock level minus what you have, minus what is already inbound, minus what you have already ordered inside the app. No double ordering.
Supplier records Stocky users expect
Supplier-specific lead times, minimum order quantities, cost prices and several suppliers per SKU. Shopify can store supplier details and custom metafields, but those reference fields do not feed its purchase-order calculations; UreyukiBox uses them in reorder points and drafted quantities.
Purchase orders out of the app
Export a PO as PDF or CSV, or email it straight to the supplier. Mark it as ordered, then receive part or all of it — and optionally push the received quantity back to Shopify inventory. The document follows your store: totals are in your store’s currency, with editable purchase-tax presets for 53 countries. The US, Canada, Brazil, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Malaysia start with no tax line because one national rate would be misleading.
Warehouse operations
Stock adjustments with reason codes, stocktakes and cycle counts, barcode scanning and barcode label printing — all writing back to Shopify only when you act. Transfers between locations require Business.
Inventory analytics and bundles
Stock valuation, ABC classification, dead stock, a cash-flow calendar projecting when each draft order gets paid for, and a bill of materials showing how many kits you can assemble.
Landed cost and profit reporting
Allocate freight, duties and clearing fees across a receipt — by quantity or by value — to get a true landed cost per item. Margin and per-supplier performance come as on-screen reports and CSV exports (Pro plan and above).
Moving off Stocky
The Stocky API has a hard August 31 deadline. Shopify says export-only read access will remain for at least 90 days, but it is safer to keep an independent copy now.
- 1 Now and during read-only access
Save independent Stocky exports
Export Low Stock, every retained stocktake, the PO list plus individual POs, adjustments, Stock on hand, available Transfers, Average cost and other reports independently of API copy. Copy Vendor Order limits and Statistics tables as well.
- 2 Available today
Install UreyukiBox and sync
The app has been live on the Shopify App Store since July 30, 2026. It reads your products, inventory and order history from Shopify — syncing is read-only.
- 3 Before August 31, 2026
Copy your Stocky data
Open Stocky migration and paste a Stocky API key. UreyukiBox retains suppliers, every PO/adjustment line, purchase tax types and API payloads, then reconstructs product-supplier candidates from PO history. Sales-purpose tax rows are excluded. Shopify confirms every Stocky API stops on August 31.
- 4 From September 1, 2026
Import Stocky CSVs and browse saved data
From September 1, open the standalone Stocky CSV import route from the same Stocky migration entry. It uploads saved Stocky CSVs without requiring API copy. Order limits (MOQ) and Statistics are supported as pasted screen tables, while screen-only information can be attached as evidence. Stocky Data organizes purchase orders, suppliers, stocktakes, adjustments, replenishment settings, and saved reports/source files by data type, then provides browse, search, details and CSV/PDF export. Replenishment settings are current operational values and may include changes made after import.
For the detail, read the Stocky migration guide .
Guides and documents
Everything about how UreyukiBox works, as PDFs you can read any time — whether you are still deciding or already running it. The app interface and support are available in English and Japanese.
Start guide
Start here after installing — setup through to your first purchase order.
Download the PDF →Product guide
One document covering what the app does and how it is used.
Download the PDF →Operation manual
A screen-by-screen reference, for looking things up while you work.
Download the PDF →One-page overview
The essentials of UreyukiBox on a single page.
Download the PDF →Comparison
How it compares with other inventory and purchasing apps.
Download the PDF →How it works
Diagrams of the flow from sync through ordering to alerts.
Download the PDF →Roadmap
What ships today, plus future candidates with no delivery commitment.
Download the PDF →Guides and comparisons
Practical guides on the Stocky shutdown and exporting your data, plus honest comparisons — Stocky vs Shopify’s native purchase orders, and how UreyukiBox differs.
Stocky alternatives: 14 apps compared
Price at feature parity, reviews, cold-start evidence, POS and migration path — including where ours loses.
Stocky shutdown checklist
What needs the August 31 API deadline, what remains read-only afterwards, and what to preserve first.
How to export your Stocky data
The exact screens — including the Low Stock report, where your reorder points and lead times actually are.
What happens to your data on August 31
Data by data: what stays in Shopify, what is not moved automatically, and how the read-only window works.
Stocky vs Shopify’s native purchase orders
What the free built-in feature covers, and the gap it leaves.
Stocky vs UreyukiBox
An honest feature-by-feature comparison, including where Stocky is still ahead.
In the media
Articles about UreyukiBox published by external media. These are written in Japanese.
Tsun Inc. August 4, 2026
UreyukiBox: streamlining purchasing and reordering on Shopify (Japanese)
A guest article on the Japanese e-commerce media Tsun: preparing for the Stocky shutdown, how reorder points work, and the flow from purchase orders through receiving and stocktakes.
Read the article →Tsun Inc. August 4, 2026
82 Shopify apps for Japanese stores (Japanese)
A roundup of Shopify apps that support Japanese stores. UreyukiBox is featured in the inventory management section.
Read the article →Not installing today?
Stocky keeps working until August 31, 2026, so there is no need to switch right now. We will email you the install link and the terms of the 3-months-free campaign.
Frequently asked questions
Q.Is UreyukiBox a replacement for Stocky?
Yes. Stocky migration is the single entry point. Through August 31, 2026, its API-copy route retains suppliers, every PO/adjustment line, purchase tax types and API payloads, then reconstructs product-supplier candidates from PO history. From September 1, its standalone Stocky CSV import route accepts Low Stock, stocktake, PO, adjustment, inventory, available-transfer, cost and other Stocky CSVs without requiring an API copy. Order limits (MOQ) and Statistics are supported as pasted screen tables, and screen-only information can be retained as evidence. Stocky Data organizes purchase orders, suppliers, stocktakes, adjustments, replenishment settings, and saved reports/source files by data type, with browse, search and CSV/PDF export. Replenishment settings are current operational values and may include changes made after import.
Q.What can I do on the free plan?
Free has no time limit, and you are never charged while you stay on it. It covers product, inventory and order sync from Shopify (read-only), the Stocky migration (API copy, CSV imports and the Order limits paste), purchase orders exported as PDF or CSV, receiving including part-shipments, stock adjustments with reason codes, and the dashboard. The limits are 100 products and 1 location, with 7 days of sales history (30 days on Pro and above). Reorder points, drafted order quantities, stocktakes, email low-stock alerts and emailing a purchase order to the supplier start on Starter; LINE and Slack alerts, inventory analytics, landed cost and reports start on Pro; transfers between locations require Business.
Q.Is the app available in English?
Yes. The interface is in English when your Shopify admin is set to English, and support is available in English. Anything we generate for a store outside Japan — reorder alerts by email, Slack or LINE, the purchase orders you email to suppliers, and migration messages — comes in English too. The Stocky migration and the CSV import work on any Shopify store regardless of its language or country. Purchase orders follow your store as well: totals are in your store’s currency, with editable purchase-tax presets for 53 countries. The US, Canada, Brazil, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Malaysia start with no tax line because one national rate would be misleading.
Q.What exactly should I export from Stocky before it shuts down?
Export low_stock_csv.csv; one download_csv.csv per stocktake; the Purchase Orders parent list plus each individual PO’s normal CSV; adjustment CSVs; Stock on hand, available Transfers, Average cost and other reports. Copy each Vendor → Order limits table and Statistics tables. Suppliers have no dedicated Stocky CSV export, so retain them through the API before August 31. Shopify says Stocky will remain read-only for export for at least 90 days, but its history is not moved into Shopify.
Q.How do I get my Stocky data into UreyukiBox?
Open Stocky migration. Before August 31, its API-copy route accepts a Stocky API key and retains suppliers, full PO/adjustment records, purchase tax types and API payloads; sales-purpose tax rows are excluded. From September 1, open the standalone Stocky CSV import route in the same entry for Low Stock, stocktakes, PO parent/individual files, adjustments, inventory, available-transfer, cost and other reports. This route does not require an API copy or API key. Paste Order limits (MOQ) and Statistics screen tables in their supported importers, and attach evidence or a manual note for screen-only information. Stocky Data organizes the result by data type and supports browse, search and CSV/PDF export. Migration runs on the free plan; current-product tax assignments are not changed automatically.
Q.Can I migrate supplier notes and purchase-order notes?
If Stocky returns a note column through the API or a CSV, UreyukiBox retains it in the API payload or source file. Stocky does not provide a verified dedicated API or CSV route that returns every note for every store. For notes, comments or attachments that exist only on screen, add a sourced manual note in Stocky Data and attach a screenshot or file as evidence when needed.
Q.How is this different from the purchase-order features built into Shopify?
Shopify’s native inventory tools are free: they create and receive purchase orders, manage suppliers, use Flow for low-stock alerts, and Sidekick can recommend items and draft an order from sales data. UreyukiBox is for merchants who need the policy to be persistent and automatic: reorder points calculated from lead time and safety stock, supplier-specific MOQs and lead times that feed the quantity, scheduled email/Slack/LINE alerts, and purchase orders emailed directly to suppliers.
Q.What does it cost?
Four tiers including a free one: Free (free), Starter (¥2,980/mo), Pro (¥5,980/mo), Business (¥12,800/mo). Billing goes through Shopify: stores billed in Japanese yen pay the yen price, and stores billed in any other currency pay the US-dollar price shown in the app (Starter $19, Pro $39, Business $83). The standard paid-plan trial is 14 days total per store; changing plans or resubscribing uses only the days left. Stores installed by August 31, 2026 can claim the 90-day launch offer on a paid plan by emailing their myshopify.com domain (partner-referral installs are excluded).
Q.Does it write to my Shopify inventory?
Syncing is read-only — the app never rewrites your stock on its own. Quantities change only when you carry out one of four actions yourself: receiving a purchase order, making a stock adjustment, applying a stocktake, or moving stock between locations. If you already receive stock elsewhere, you can turn the receiving write-back off so quantities are not counted twice.
Q.Does the forecast include sales from channels other than Shopify?
No. Forecasting and reorder points currently read your Shopify sales only. If you also sell on other marketplaces, the suggested quantities will understate total demand for those products — override their reorder points manually to allow for the other channels. External-channel sales import is not supported, and no delivery date is promised.
Q.Does it work with Shopify POS?
No. UreyukiBox currently runs inside the Shopify admin, with no POS screen, and no delivery date is promised. The floor workflows a POS surface would expose — stocktakes, receiving, stock adjustments and barcode scanning — already exist in the admin app today.