Substitutions

Shopify inventory optimization app by automate this·Stockouts cost you orders you never see. Substitutions ships your backup after checkout.

Snapshot

5.00(1 reviews)#150of 438 inInventory optimization

Ongoing.AI tracks Substitutions 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 optimization

Rating

5.00

1 reviews

Pricing

From $14/mo

freemium

Built for Shopify

No

Years live

1

launched Nov 18, 2024

Last updated

Jun 30, 2026

Shopify listing

Recent activity

Review trajectory.

Daily review count and rating drift. The blue line is cumulative review count; the dashed amber overlay is the rating on the right axis. Boring is good — sudden swings stand out against an otherwise stable curve.

New reviews

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28-day Δ

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Rating change

7-day Δ

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28-day Δ

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2.001.501.000.500.005.003.752.501.250.00May 28Jun 2Jun 7Jun 12Jun 17Total reviewsRating (0–5)
Substitutions added 0 reviews over the last 28 days.

Catalog position

Where Substitutions 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

#150

of 438 active apps

Review count percentile

57th

vs category siblings

Rating percentile

78th

vs category siblings

Years on App Store

1

since 2024

Listing change cadence

What Substitutions 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.

Listing changes · last 21 days+19shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-10 → 2026-06-14works_with: none → Shopify Adminshopify_lastmod: 2026-06-14 → 2026-06-16shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-16 → 2026-06-17shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-17 → 2026-06-20shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-20 → 2026-06-21shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-21 → 2026-06-29shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-29 → 2026-06-30Jun 13, 26Jun 23, 26Jul 4, 26

Shopify Lastmod · Jul 1

2026-06-29 → 2026-06-30

Shopify Lastmod · Jun 30

2026-06-21 → 2026-06-29

Shopify Lastmod · Jun 22

2026-06-20 → 2026-06-21

PricingIdentity & listingCadence

Reviews

What merchants are saying

5.00(1 reviews)
  • 100%positive1
  • 0%neutral0
  • 0%negative0

Top themes

    What merchants praise

    “Works exactly as expected. Developer support is above and beyond, new updates per our specs were created quickly and correctly. Would definitely recommend!”
    CorneaCare · 5★ · 2026-06-17

    Plans

    Substitutions pricing tiers.

    Free

    Free

    • 2 substitution rules
    • 75 substituted orders
    • 3 variants per substitution rule
    • 30-day history
    • 48-hr email support

    Starter

    $14.99/month

    • 6 substitution rules
    • 350 substituted orders
    • 5 variants per substitution rule
    • 30-day history
    • 48-hr email support

    Growth

    $49.99/month

    • 15 substitution rules
    • 1,000 substituted orders
    • 10 variants per substitution rule
    • 90-day history
    • 24-hr priority support
    • Bundle substitutions
    • Quantity substitutions

    Scale

    $249.99/month

    • Unlimited substitution rules
    • Unlimited substituted orders
    • Unlimited variants per substitution rule
    • 90-day history
    • 24-hr priority support + Dedicated AM
    • Bundle substitutions
    • Quantity substitutions
    • Uptime SLA: 99.9% with credits

    Capabilities

    What Substitutions can do.

    The 11 capabilities Substitutions lists across its category, in Shopify’s own taxonomy. Pulled directly from the App Store listing.

    Inventory management

    7
    • Inventory tracking
    • Auto-restock
    • Multi-location
    • Real-time updates
    • SKUs
    • Stock transfer
    • Workflow automation

    Order management

    2
    • Bulk processing
    • Auto-processing

    Notifications and analytics

    2
    • Low stock alerts
    • Insights

    FAQ

    Substitutions — frequently asked questions.

    What is Substitutions on Shopify?
    Substitutions is a Shopify app in the Inventory optimization category. When a variant goes out of stock, Shopify blocks the purchase — you lose the sale and never see it. With Substitutions, you pre-approve a backup per product. The app keeps the original sellable, then swaps in your backup at fulfillment. Customers pay their original cart price. When backups run out, the variant returns to out-of-stock and stops accepting orders. Built for CPG, subscription boxes, and B2B brands with substitute SKU agreements. It averages 5.00 out of 5 across 1 merchant reviews on the Shopify App Store.
    How much does Substitutions cost?
    Substitutions offers a free plan and 3 paid plans starting at $14/month and going up to $249.99/month. The free plan includes 2 substitution rules, 75 substituted orders, 3 variants per substitution rule, and 30-day history. The paid plans unlock advanced features beyond what's available on the free tier.
    Is Substitutions free?
    Yes — Substitutions offers a free plan alongside paid options. The free plan includes 2 substitution rules, 75 substituted orders, and 3 variants per substitution rule. Paid plans start at $14/month for advanced features.
    When was Substitutions launched?
    Substitutions launched on November 18, 2024 — over 1 year on the Shopify App Store. In that time it has gathered 1 merchant reviews.
    Is Substitutions Built for Shopify?
    Substitutions 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 Substitutions alternatives?
    Merchants commonly compare Substitutions with Etsy Integration by QuickSync, Inventory Management, 506 EasyScan SKU & Barcode, and Bundles.app. 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.

    R. I. T. N. S.

    Etsy Integration by QuickSync

    4.90★1,806

    Known for: customer-support

    Assisty

    Inventory Management ‑ Assisty

    4.80★345

    506

    506 EasyScan SKU & Barcode

    5.00★330

    Gazebo

    Bundles.app ‑ Inventory Sync

    4.90★308
    Browse more inAll Inventory optimization apps

    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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