Stocky Delisted from App Store: Can't Reinstall? Here's Your Emergency Plan

If you have tried to install Stocky recently and found it missing from the Shopify App Store, you are not imagining things. Shopify has delisted Stocky as part of the lead-up to its full shutdown on August 31, 2026. The app is no longer available for new installations, and if you previously uninstalled it, you cannot get it back.

This article is for merchants who have lost access to Stocky and need to act quickly. If you still have Stocky installed, read our comprehensive Stocky Shutdown Checklist instead. It covers the full migration plan including data export and alternative evaluation.

Why Stocky Was Delisted

Shopify removed Stocky from the App Store as part of the sunset process. The reasoning is straightforward: since the app is being permanently shut down on August 31, 2026, Shopify does not want new merchants onboarding to a product with a fixed end-of-life date. Delisting prevents new installs while allowing existing users to continue using the app until the shutdown date.

Key facts about the delisting:

Existing installs still work. If Stocky is currently installed on your store, it will continue to function until August 31, 2026.
Uninstalling is irreversible. If you remove Stocky from your store, you cannot reinstall it. The App Store listing no longer exists.
No direct install link works. Even if you have a direct URL to the Stocky App Store page, the install button is gone.
Shopify Support cannot reinstall it for you. This has been confirmed by multiple merchants who have contacted support.

If You Still Have Stocky Installed

If Stocky is currently on your store, your immediate priority should be data preservation, not panic. You have until August 31 to use the app and export your data. However, do not take this for granted.

Do not uninstall Stocky. There is no reason to remove it before the shutdown date, and doing so means losing access to your data and workflows months early.

Export your data now. Even though you have months remaining, export everything today. Hardware failures, accidental uninstalls, or Shopify changes could cut your access short. Export purchase orders, supplier lists, cost data, and stocktake history. Our full migration checklist has step-by-step export instructions.

If You Have Lost Access to Stocky

If you have already uninstalled Stocky or if it was removed from your store for any reason, here is your emergency plan.

Step 1: Confirm You Cannot Reinstall

Before assuming the worst, verify:

Search for “Stocky” in the Shopify App Store from your admin dashboard.
Check your Apps page in Shopify Admin to see if Stocky appears in your installed apps list.
Contact Shopify Support and ask specifically whether Stocky can be restored to your account.

If all three confirm that Stocky is gone from your store, proceed to the next steps.

Step 2: Recover What Data You Can from Shopify Admin

Even without Stocky, some of your data lives in Shopify itself.

Inventory Levels and Cost Per Item

Your current inventory quantities and the “cost per item” field in Shopify are independent of Stocky. These values live in Shopify’s product database and are accessible from Products > All Products in your admin. You can export your full product catalog as a CSV, which includes the Variant Inventory Qty and Variant Cost columns.

To export:

Go to Products > All Products in Shopify Admin.
Click Export.
Choose All products and CSV for Excel, Numbers, or other spreadsheet programs.
The export will be emailed to you.

This gives you current inventory levels and whatever cost value was last synced to Shopify’s native cost field.

Important caveat: Shopify’s “cost per item” is a static field. If Stocky was calculating a weighted average cost that differed from this field, that calculated value is likely lost unless you exported it from Stocky directly or it was written back to Shopify’s cost field.

Inventory Adjustment History

Shopify keeps a log of inventory adjustments. You can view these by going to a specific product variant and clicking on the inventory quantity to see the adjustment history. This is tedious to review at scale, but the data is there for individual variants.

Transfer History

If you used Shopify’s transfer feature (which is separate from Stocky’s PO system), those records are preserved in Products > Transfers in your admin.

Step 3: Check for External Records

Think about where copies of your Stocky data might exist outside the app:

Email: If you emailed POs to suppliers through Stocky, those POs are in your sent mail.
Accounting software: If you synced Stocky with QuickBooks, Xero, or another accounting tool, your cost and COGS data may be preserved there.
Spreadsheets: If you or your team ever exported Stocky reports, check shared drives, Downloads folders, and cloud storage.
Supplier records: Your suppliers have copies of every PO you sent them. Request copies if needed.

Step 4: Reconstruct Critical Data

If you cannot recover your historical data, focus on reconstructing what matters most for ongoing operations:

Supplier List

Rebuild your supplier database manually. You likely know your suppliers. Create a spreadsheet with supplier name, contact information, payment terms, lead times, and the products you order from each. This takes time but is not complex.

Current Costs

Use the most recent invoices from your suppliers to establish current per-unit costs. Enter these into Shopify’s native “cost per item” field for each variant. This will not give you historical weighted averages, but it establishes a baseline going forward.

Reorder Points

If you relied on Stocky’s replenishment suggestions, you need to establish reorder points manually. Review your sales history in Shopify (available under Analytics > Reports) to understand your sales velocity for each product. Multiply your daily sales rate by your supplier’s lead time, then add a safety buffer. That is your reorder point.

Step 5: Adopt a Replacement App Immediately

Without Stocky, you are operating without purchase orders, without automated cost tracking, and without structured stocktake workflows. This is not sustainable for any merchant with more than a handful of SKUs.

Do not wait for the August 31 shutdown date to find a replacement. You have already lost your tool. The gaps in your workflow exist right now.

When evaluating replacements, prioritize:

Data import capability: Can the app import your recovered CSV data (product costs, supplier list)?
Shopify-native integration: The app should read and write directly to Shopify’s inventory and product data.
POS hardware support: If you used Stocky’s barcode scanning features, you need an app that works with your existing scanners.
Quick setup: You need to be operational fast, not spend weeks configuring an enterprise system.

Stokka was built specifically as a Stocky replacement and supports importing Stocky CSV exports. If you are evaluating options, it is worth including in your shortlist.

Prevent This from Happening to Your Team

If you manage multiple Shopify stores or work with clients, take these precautions now:

Audit all stores for Stocky installations. Confirm which stores still have it.
Lock down app permissions so that staff cannot accidentally uninstall Stocky.
Run data exports immediately on every store that has Stocky installed.
Begin alternative evaluation now, not in the summer.

The Bigger Picture

Losing access to Stocky before the shutdown date is frustrating, but it is also a signal. The app is going away regardless. Merchants who still have it installed are in a slightly better position only because they have more time to export data and run parallel systems during a transition.

The end result is the same for everyone: by September 1, 2026, you need a replacement for Stocky’s core functionality. Starting that process today, whether you have Stocky or not, puts you in the best possible position.

For the full migration timeline, data export instructions, and alternative evaluation framework, see our complete Stocky Shutdown Checklist.