Leaving Stocky
A Candles Stocky alternative that plans what to reorder
Shopify is retiring Stocky on August 31, 2026. For a candles store, the useful question is not where to record stock, which Shopify's admin already covers, but how to know what to reorder, how much, and when. Replinish reads your Shopify sales history and forecasts demand per product, so the reorder list builds itself from data you already have.
What a candles planner must do
Candles are a comfort buy with strong seasonal peaks, so you want to be stocked before the rush, not during it. Replinish reads your sales history and sets reorder points that rise and fall with demand. The right tool takes that picture and turns it into a concrete next order: what to buy, in what quantity, and by when, with your supplier's lead time and any minimum order quantity applied.
Stocky vs Shopify vs Replinish
After Stocky closes on August 31, 2026, Shopify's admin covers the operational half of inventory (tracking, transfers, adjustments, basic purchase orders, low stock alerts). The planning half, forecasting, reorder points, lead times, and suggested quantities, is where a dedicated app fits.
| Capability | Stocky (until August 31, 2026) | Replinish | Shopify admin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Track stock levels and locations | Yes | Reads from Shopify | Yes |
| Stock transfers and adjustments | Removed in 2025 | No, stays in Shopify | Yes |
| Record a purchase order | Yes | Yes, grouped by supplier | Basic |
| Supplier lead times | Yes | Yes, per supplier | No |
| Demand forecasting | Removed in 2025 | Yes, per product | No |
| Automatic reorder points | Removed in 2025 | Yes, with safety stock | Manual thresholds only |
| Suggested order quantities | No | Yes, with the maths shown | No |
| Overstock and dead stock reporting | Partial | Yes | No |
| Cost | Free with POS Pro | $29 or $79 a month | Included |
Candles Stocky alternative: questions
How does Replinish help a Candles store decide what to reorder?
In candles, scents behave like separate products, so a per-variant reorder point beats one number per range. Replinish reads your catalogue, stock levels and up to 365 days of Shopify sales history, then works out how fast each product sells. From that it sets a reorder point per product and suggests an order quantity, with the four inputs behind every number shown so you can check it.
My Candles suppliers have long or seasonal lead times. Can Replinish handle that?
Yes. Replinish stores a lead time per supplier and uses it to time each reorder so stock arrives before you run out. The sales rate behind it is weighted toward recent weeks, so it follows your demand as it moves, and because scents behave like separate products, so a per-variant reorder point beats one number per range, you can adjust any lead time or safety cushion and watch the suggestion change.
Is Replinish safe to connect to my Candles Shopify store?
Yes. Replinish is read-only: it reads your products, stock and orders through the Shopify Admin API and never writes them back. Your catalogue, inventory levels and customers in Shopify are never changed by Replinish.
What does Replinish cost for a Candles store?
Replinish is Flow at $29 a month or Swell at $79 a month, both with a 14-day free trial and no annual contract. Billing runs through Shopify and appears on your existing invoice.
Bring your reorder list to life
Connect Shopify and see forecast-driven reorder points for your candles catalogue on the first day. 14 days free, no contract, reads only.
Launching on the Shopify App Store shortly. Tell us your store and we'll let you know when you can install it. Plans are billed by Shopify, and you pick one in your Shopify admin after installing.