Simple Product Price Scheduler is a focused app for one job: scheduling product price changes. If a store also needs to schedule when a product publishes, when tags change, or when a sales channel is active, that means adding a second app or doing those changes by hand. Maestro Products Scheduler covers price scheduling plus those other actions in one app.
Key takeaways
- Simple Product Price Scheduler focuses on price scheduling, with rules by product, collection or CSV.
- Maestro Products Scheduler schedules price, publishing status, tags, sales channels and content.
- Both apps offer a free trial and are Built for Shopify.
Why merchants look for a broader scheduler
Price-only scope
A price scheduler doesn't publish a product or change its tags on the same schedule.
Separate launch steps
Publishing, pricing and tagging a launch often need to happen together, not in separate apps.
One tool, one timeline
Managing every scheduled change in one place is easier to review before a launch.
What Maestro gives you instead
| Maestro Products Scheduler | Simple Product Price Scheduler | |
|---|---|---|
| Schedule price changes | Yes | Yes |
| Schedule publish, draft, archive | Yes (Draft Helper) | No |
| Schedule tags | Yes (Tags Scheduling) | Yes (add/remove tags) |
| Schedule sales channels and content | Yes | No |
| Collection-based rules | Via schedules | Yes, plus CSV upload rules |
| Rollback | Yes | Yes |
| Shopify Flow integration | Not listed | Yes |
| Starting price | $4.99/month, up to 10 updates in batches of 50 | $1.99/month, up to 10 products |
| Free trial | 3 days | 7 days |
Details are based on the public Shopify App Store listings at the time of writing.
How to plan the switch
- List your recurring schedulesNote every price, publish, tag or channel change you schedule regularly.
- Install MaestroStart the free trial from the Shopify App Store.
- Recreate price schedulesSet up your price increases, decreases or fixed prices in Maestro.
- Add the schedules Simple Product Price Scheduler can't doUse the Draft Helper for publish, draft and archive, and Tags Scheduling for tags.
- Review the timelineCheck every upcoming schedule in one place before your next launch.
New to Maestro? Read the full getting started guide.
When Simple Product Price Scheduler may still fit
If price scheduling with collection and CSV-based rules is the only requirement, and product counts stay under its plan limits, Simple Product Price Scheduler remains a low-cost, focused option at $1.99/month for small catalogs, per its listing.
Pricing
| Plan | Demo | Advanced |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99/month | $9.49/month |
| Free trial | 3 days | 3 days |
| Scheduled product updates | 10 | Unlimited |
| Batch size per schedule | Up to 50 products | No product limit |
| Scheduling actions | Basic actions | All actions |
Prices and limits are taken from the Shopify App Store listing at the time of writing. Check the listing for current plans.
Frequently asked questions
Does Maestro do more than schedule prices?
Yes. Maestro also schedules product publishing, draft and archive status, tags, sales channels and content, in addition to price changes.
Is Maestro more expensive than Simple Product Price Scheduler?
Simple Product Price Scheduler starts at $1.99/month for up to 10 products. Maestro starts at $4.99/month for 10 scheduled updates in batches up to 50 products, based on their App Store listings.
Can I try Maestro before paying?
Yes. Both Maestro plans include a 3-day free trial.