Accurate inventory all year — not one painful annual count
Launch counts per store, seeded from your catalog with category, location, and brand filters, or as free-form area counts. Associates scan to count; approved results write back to Shopify. Blind mode hides expected quantities, and counts can recur on a schedule with a count calendar.
One giant annual count is the worst way to stay accurate
When inventory accuracy hinges on a single dreaded count each year, the shelf and Shopify drift apart for eleven months at a time. Counters who can see the expected number tend to match it. And the longer the gap between counts, the more small errors compound into availability you can't trust.
The dreaded annual count
A once-a-year, all-hands count is disruptive, expensive, and out of date almost as soon as it's finished.
Counters who can see the answer
When the expected quantity is visible, it's tempting to fudge the count to match — so real discrepancies never surface.
Drift between counts
Between counts, what's on the shelf and what's in Shopify quietly diverge, and stale numbers become someone else's problem.
Everything a count needs, on the floor
Catalog-seeded counts
Launch counts per store, seeded straight from your catalog, then scope them with category, location, and brand filters. When it doesn't map to the catalog, run a free-form area count instead.
Scan-to-count on mobile
Associates walk the floor and scan to count from any iOS or Android device — entering what they actually see, one item at a time, without paper or a desktop.
Approval gate to Shopify
Every count passes through an approval step before anything changes. Once approved, variances write back to Shopify so on-hand matches the shelf.
Blind mode
Hide expected quantities from the counter so they record honest numbers. Genuine discrepancies surface instead of being counted away to match the system.
Every approved count keeps Shopify in step with the shelf
AisleOptix pulls expected quantities from Shopify to seed each count and, once a count is approved, writes its variances back — so on-hand levels reflect what associates actually found. The floor and the platform stay in agreement without a separate reconciliation.
See it in actionBlind counts and recurring schedules make accuracy routine
Accuracy isn't a project you finish once a year — it's a habit you keep. AisleOptix lets you schedule counts to recur on a cadence, hides expected quantities so the numbers stay honest, and gives every store its own plan. Small, regular counts replace the one painful count nobody looks forward to.
Recurring schedules & calendar
Set counts to repeat daily, weekly, or monthly, and see what's coming up on a count calendar so nothing slips.
Blind mode for honest numbers
Hiding the expected quantity means associates record what they see, and real variances surface instead of being matched away.
Per-store scheduling
Each location runs its own cadence and calendar, so busy stores count more often and every store stays on its own rhythm.
Cycle counting questions
What is blind counting and why does it matter?
In blind mode, AisleOptix hides the expected quantity from the person doing the count. Associates enter what they actually see on the shelf instead of a number nudged toward the system total. The result is honest data — genuine discrepancies surface instead of being quietly counted away.
How are cycle counts seeded and scoped?
Launch a count per store, seeded directly from your catalog, then narrow it with category, location, and brand filters so you only count what you mean to. When a count doesn't map neatly to the catalog, run it as a free-form area count instead and capture whatever is on the shelf.
Do count results update Shopify?
Yes. Counts move through an approval gate first — nothing changes your system of record automatically. Once a count is approved, its variances write back to Shopify so on-hand quantities match what associates found on the shelf.
Can counts recur on a schedule?
They can. Set a count to recur daily, weekly, or monthly, and AisleOptix keeps the cadence going per store. A count calendar shows what's scheduled and when, so accuracy becomes a routine habit instead of a once-a-year scramble.
Ready to make inventory accuracy a habit?
See a walkthrough of blind counts, recurring schedules, and Shopify write-back tailored to your stores.