Forthcast Inventory Management

Shopify inventory optimization app by Forthcast·Know what to reorder, how much, and when. AI demand forecasting and reorder alerts for every SKU.

Snapshot

5.00(2 reviews)#138of 438 inInventory optimization

Ongoing.AI tracks Forthcast Inventory Management daily — category rank, keyword positions in App Store search, install footprint, listing changes, and reviewer sentiment — back to when we first observed the listing.

CategoriesInventory optimizationStock alerts

Rating

5.00

2 reviews

Pricing

From $19/mo

free_trial

Built for Shopify

No

Years live

1

launched Mar 4, 2025

Last updated

Jul 3, 2026

Shopify listing

Category rank over time

Where Forthcast Inventory Management sits day-by-day in Inventory optimization.

Position across the Inventory optimization page, snapshot daily. Lower is better — the Y axis is inverted so the strongest ranks sit at the top of the chart. Open the full Inventory optimization leaderboard →

#70#71#72#73#74Jun 6Jun 6Jun 6Jun 6Jun 7Forthcast Inventory Management · #73
Best position observed: #71. Forthcast Inventory Management slipped 2 positions over the window.

Catalog position

Where Forthcast Inventory Management sits in the App Store.

Rank and percentile inside the Inventory optimization category — the competitive shape of the niche around this app.

Rank in Inventory optimization

#138

of 438 active apps

Review count percentile

67th

vs category siblings

Rating percentile

78th

vs category siblings

Years on App Store

1

since 2025

Listing change cadence

What Forthcast Inventory Management has changed lately.

Every pricing tweak, tagline refresh, and Shopify-side listing ping. Captured from Ongoing.AI’s per-scrape diff log — the cadence and the content of changes, in one strip.

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Shopify Lastmod · Jul 4

2026-07-02 → 2026-07-03

Shopify Lastmod · Jul 3

2026-06-30 → 2026-07-02

Shopify Lastmod · Jul 1

2026-06-28 → 2026-06-30

PricingIdentity & listingCadence

Reviews

What merchants are saying

5.00(2 reviews)
  • 100%positive4
  • 0%neutral0
  • 0%negative0

Top themes

    What merchants praise

    “We’ve tested several Shopify apps to improve our repeat purchase flow, but this one stands out because of how well the reorder cycle is actually implemented.”
    Finole – Ägyptische Baumwolle Bettwäsche · 5★ · 2026-04-21

    Plans

    Forthcast Inventory Management pricing tiers.

    Basic Plan

    $19.99/month

    • AI demand forecasts per SKU
    • Smart reorder point alerts
    • Lost sales & stockout tracking
    • Demand spike & anomaly detection
    • Bundle & kit inventory support
    • Forecast accuracy reporting
    • Safety stock optimization
    • Email alerts for low stock

    Capabilities

    What Forthcast Inventory Management can do.

    The 28 capabilities Forthcast Inventory Management lists across each of its 2 categories, in Shopify’s own taxonomy. Pulled directly from the App Store listing.

    Inventory optimization

    Inventory management

    11
    • Inventory tracking
    • Inventory sync
    • Forecasting
    • Multi-location
    • Real-time updates
    • SKUs
    • Stock replenishment
    • Stock transfer
    • Inventory planning
    • AI optimization
    • Multi-channel

    Order management

    1
    • Purchase orders

    Notifications and analytics

    7
    • Replenishment reminders
    • Low stock alerts
    • Out of stock notifications
    • Threshold alerts
    • Insights
    • Email notifications
    • Analytics

    Stock alerts

    Notifications

    4
    • Auto-alerts
    • Low stock
    • Email
    • Out of stock

    Analytics and reporting

    5
    • Customer demand
    • Inventory reports
    • Performance reports
    • Sales forecasting
    • Inventory tracking

    FAQ

    Forthcast Inventory Management — frequently asked questions.

    What is Forthcast Inventory Management on Shopify?
    Forthcast Inventory Management is a Shopify app in the Inventory optimization category. Forthcast is inventory management and AI demand forecasting that tells you what to reorder, how much, and when. It learns each SKU's sales history and seasonality to forecast demand, with reorder points, safety stock, and replenishment suggestions. Get reorder alerts before you run out, track revenue lost to past stockouts, and catch demand spikes and anomalies automatically. Manage stock across locations with bundle and kit support and forecast-accuracy reports, syncs in real time in Shopify. It averages 5.00 out of 5 across 2 merchant reviews on the Shopify App Store.
    How much does Forthcast Inventory Management cost?
    Forthcast Inventory Management has a single paid plan at $19/month on the Shopify App Store.
    Is Forthcast Inventory Management free?
    No, Forthcast Inventory Management is a paid Shopify app. Plans start at $19/month on the Shopify App Store.
    When was Forthcast Inventory Management launched?
    Forthcast Inventory Management launched on March 4, 2025 — over 1 year on the Shopify App Store. In that time it has gathered 2 merchant reviews.
    Is Forthcast Inventory Management Built for Shopify?
    Forthcast Inventory Management does not currently carry Shopify's Built for Shopify badge. The badge is awarded to apps that meet Shopify's published standards for performance, ease of use, and merchant value — many high-quality apps operate without it.
    What are the best Forthcast Inventory Management alternatives?
    Merchants commonly compare Forthcast Inventory Management with Back In Stock,Notify Me, Notify! Back in Stock|PreOrder, Preorder, Back In Stock, and Preorder Now Presale Timesact. Each alternative covers a similar use case but differs on pricing model, integration depth, and the specific themes merchants praise in reviews — see the alternatives section above for a side-by-side.

    Alternatives

    Apps merchants pick instead.

    DEVSQUAT SOLUTIONS

    Back In Stock,Notify Me: Kbite

    5.00★3,684

    Known for: pricing

    Notify Me!

    Notify! Back in Stock|PreOrder

    4.90★3,345

    Artos Software

    Preorder, Back In Stock ‑ STOQ

    5.00★3,341

    Kairock Partners SRL

    Preorder Now Presale Timesact

    4.90★1,901
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    Methodology

    Where the numbers come from.

    Ratings, review counts, pricing tiers, “Built for Shopify”, launch date, and category memberships come from the live Shopify App Store listing — refreshed daily by Ongoing.AI’s crawler. The review-count trajectory is the diff between today’s snapshot and snapshots from 7 and 28 days ago. Topic counts and sentiment come from the review corpus, topic-tagged with Claude. Install footprint is observed via Ongoing.AI’s tech-detection pass against actively-tracked Shopify storefronts. Catalog position is computed at snapshot time against every active app sharing the primary category. Snapshot generated .

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