Store Watcher
Chrome extension · works with Shopify stores

See what any store really sells. Know when it changes.

A Shopify product tracker for Chrome. Browse any store’s full catalog, export Shopify products to CSV, WooCommerce or Excel, and track competitor prices, stock-outs and new products. All from real store data, in your browser.

Add to ChromeSee featuresFree to start. No account, no credit card.
  • Real store data
  • No affiliate redirects
  • Data stays on your device
  • No site access at install
Store Watcher side panel showing a demo store’s catalog: 48 products with prices, stock and best-selling ranks
Three demo stores compared side by side: product count, variants per product, median and entry prices
Features

Everything a store publishes, made useful

Store Watcher reads the public catalog every Shopify storefront serves, then gives you ways to browse, export, compare and track it.

Inspect

Inspect any store in one click

Product count, collections, currency, theme and version, price range, newest products, and the apps and tracking pixels the page loads.

  • Full catalog in a side panel: every product and variant
  • Search, filters, and the store’s own “Best selling” order
  • Languages: read the catalog in French, German and more
Store Watcher popup for a demo store: product count, collections, theme, price range and newest products
Export

Export to wherever you work

A Shopify product CSV built on Shopify’s official 61-column template, plus WooCommerce, Excel and plain CSV, JSON, and every product image at full size in one ZIP.

  • Imports as draft by default
  • Excel with real money, date and percent cells
  • Pro: barcodes and tax codes, read politely with progress and cancel
Export dialog with Shopify CSV, Excel, Spreadsheet CSV, WooCommerce, JSON and Images formats
Watch

Get told when competitors move

Background checks catch price drops and increases, sales, sold-out and back-in-stock variants, new and removed products.

  • Instant alerts or one daily digest
  • “Alert me” when a size is back or a price hits your target
  • Changes feed with per-variant price sparklines (Pro)
Changes feed with a change activity chart and back-in-stock, sold-out and price-drop rows
Compare

Compare stores, honestly

Put the store you’re on next to the stores you watch: prices, discounts, stock and assortment from real reads.

  • Partial reads are labelled, never extrapolated
  • Same-product overlap between two stores
  • “Since your last visit” shows what changed since you last looked
Since your last visit banner: new products, price drops and items back in stock since the last read
Audit

Audit any catalog

Find missing images and alt text, thin descriptions, long or duplicate titles, duplicate SKUs and images, and more. Click a check to see the products.

  • Severity-weighted health score
  • Export the findings as CSV
  • Payment options the storefront shows, with sources
Catalog audit for a demo store: a health score and checks for missing images, alt text, descriptions and duplicate SKUs
Why it’s different

Built on real store data

Every number in Store Watcher comes straight from the store, your shopping links stay untouched, and your research stays in your browser. Here’s how that compares.

“Typical spy tools” describes common practices in the category, not any one product.
What you getTypical spy toolsStore Watcher
Where the numbers come fromOften modelled estimates, shown as if measuredThe store itself: prices, stock flags, launch dates and its own best-selling order
Shopping linksSometimes redirected through affiliate programsNever touched. No affiliate links, no ads
Website accessOften “read and change all your data on all websites” from installNone at install. Chrome asks for one store’s site when you watch it
Where your research goesAccount required; searches and lists stored on vendor serversNo account. Watchlist, history and settings stay in your browser
Analytics and trackingCommonNone, in the extension or on this site
When data is incompleteRarely saidLabelled: partial reads, plan limits and store blocks are shown

Minimal permissions

Site access is optional and asked in context: a store when you watch it, Shopify’s image server only while you export images.

Polite to stores

Reads are paced and back off when a store asks. Hourly checks read one page at a time.

Yours to delete

Delete everything from Settings in one click, or uninstall: the data lives only in your browser.

Pricing

Free for everyday research. Pro when you track seriously.

Free

$0

The full catalog browser, Insights, audit, exports of up to 250 products, and 2 watched stores with daily checks.

Pro Most value

$14.99 / month

or $119 a year (≈ $9.92/month, save 34%). Unlimited exports, 50 stores, hourly checks, price history and more.

Placeholder Prices aren’t final yet.

Optional subscription, sold by Orbiting Solutions (not Google) via Dodo Payments. Cancel any time. Terms of sale and refunds.

Limits as built into the extension today.
FeatureFreePro
Catalog browser, search, filters, best-selling sort✓✓
Insights charts, catalog audit, payment signals, apps & pixels✓✓
Store languages, since your last visit, command palette✓✓
Exports: Shopify CSV, WooCommerce, Excel, CSV, JSON, images ZIP250 products · 10 a dayUnlimited
Detailed export fields (barcode, tax code, weight unit…)—✓
Watched stores × products per store2 × 1,00050 × 25,000
Background check frequencyDailyHourly, 6, 12 or 24 h
Product alerts (back in stock, price target)3Unlimited
Compare stores side by side2Up to 5
Saved views3Unlimited
Change feed history7 daysFull history
Per-variant price history and price sparklines—✓
Tags, bulk add, daily digest, change CSV, backup & restore✓✓
FAQ

Questions, answered

Does Store Watcher show a store’s sales or revenue?

Store Watcher shows what the store itself publishes: products, prices, stock flags (in stock or sold out), launch dates and its own best-selling order. Revenue, orders and traffic aren’t public, so tools that show them are estimating.

Which stores does it work with?

Shopify storefronts that serve their public catalog, which is almost all of them. Password-protected stores can’t be read. Headless stores (custom front ends) work when the store’s Shopify domain can be found. Some stores rate-limit automated reads; Store Watcher backs off and tells you.

Is any of my data sent to you?

No. There is no Store Watcher server. The extension talks only to the stores you open or watch, to Shopify’s image server when you export images, and to the license provider when you activate Pro. See the privacy policy.

Why does Chrome ask for access when I watch a store?

Background checks need to read that one store’s catalog while you’re not on its page. Chrome asks for that site only, and the permission is removed when you stop watching the store. There’s no website access at install.

Can I import the export into my own store?

Yes. The Shopify CSV follows Shopify’s official product template, and products import as drafts by default. Only import products, descriptions and images you have the right to use.

Is Store Watcher made by Shopify?

No. It works with Shopify stores but isn’t affiliated with or endorsed by Shopify Inc.

How do I cancel Pro?

From the customer portal linked in the extension’s Settings → Plan, once Pro is available. Free keeps working without a license.

How do I delete my data?

Settings → Data → Delete everything, or remove the extension. Everything is stored in your browser only.

More answers and support →

Start with the store you’re looking at.

Install, open any Shopify store, click the icon.