A user wants to create color-matched bundles (e.g., Neon Green case + Neon Green wrist strap) where customers cannot mix variants. The free Shopify Bundles app only supports mix-and-match style bundles, allowing customers to select any combination (Pink case + Green strap), which doesn’t meet the requirement.
Key limitation identified:
The native Shopify Bundles app cannot lock variants together into fixed preset combinations.
Proposed solutions:
Create each color bundle as a standalone product with linked inventory
Use the Combined Listings app to display fixed bundles as variants (tested successfully but incompatible with user’s Warehouse theme)
Try paid bundle apps like Profit Bundles & Mystery Boxes, which support fixed variant combinations
Use Easify Inventory Sync to link matching case/strap pairs as bundle SKUs with automatic inventory tracking
Alternative: Manage inventory through POS system (Lightspeed) with linked products, though this requires staff training for fulfillment
Status: The discussion remains open with multiple third-party app recommendations provided. The user is exploring paid alternatives after the free native solution proved insufficient.
Summarized with AI on October 25.
AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
Hi, I have started exploring the Shopify Bundle App.
What we have are a Variant Product Neon Phone cases. & a different Variant Product Neon Wrist Straps.
My idea thought with the Bundle App I could Select 2 SKU. so when sells it has a fixed price & shows 2 items on packing list and subtracts inventory from both skus.
What i was wanting to do is create a Bundle with variants
Neon Green (case and Wrist Strap)
Neon Pink (Case and Wrist Strap)
But what i end up with is,
Pick one case (Pink or Green)
Pink one wrist strap (Pink or Green)
Which means a customer can buy Pink case and Green Wriststrap which i don’t want to offer in bundle.
If it can’t be done with shopify bundle free app. Then i have an alternative way with paid apps or doing from our POS. But would rather try and get it done this way as preferred way been an online only offer.
I normally set up bundle products with 2 or more SKUs without any issues. Could you please share a screenshot of how you’re setting up the bundle product? That way, I can better understand the setup and help you with the issue.
The free Shopify Bundles app only supports mix-and-match style bundles, which is why customers can choose any combination of case + strap. It doesn’t currently let you lock variants together into fixed “pre-set” bundles like Green case + Green strap only.
If you need strict pairs, you’d have to either:
Create each bundle as its own standalone product (with inventory linked to the original SKUs), or
Use a paid bundle app that supports “fixed bundles” rather than mix & match.
So unfortunately the native Bundles app won’t cover your use case out of the box.
Apologies for the misunderstanding earlier! For your request, you should create fixed bundles and pair it with the Combined Listings app. This way, you can display bundles just like variants, allowing customers to choose the pre-selected options
Let me know if you need any further assistance with setting this up!
The combined listings app says not compatible with my store (warehouse template). but I have tested on another store, and this is exactly what i was after.
I might Explore one of the other 3rd Party apps, Or resort to controlling the Inventory movements with out POS (lightspeed) with linked products, and then shopify just see as a variant product. Which may cause minor issue with fulfillment, which can be resolved with staff training.
Thank you for sharing your detailed use case. I completely understand what you’re looking to achieve. You can try out the Profit Bundles & Mystery Boxes app.
With Profit Bundles & Mystery Boxes app, you’ll be able to create fixed variant combinations as bundles. For example:
Neon Green Bundle = Green Case + Green Wrist Strap
Neon Pink Bundle = Pink Case + Pink Wrist Strap
This way, the customer can only purchase the predefined bundle combinations you’ve set, rather than mixing different variants. The app will also ensure that the inventory is deducted correctly from both SKUs.
The app comes with a great free welcome plan, which allows you to create unlimited bundles and test how the app processes these bundles without any paywall or cost. Once you are convinced, you can then move to a paid plan as needed.
It looks like you want fixed bundles where both items must match in color and inventory stays synced. The Shopify Bundles app can’t do that, but Easify Inventory Sync can help — it lets you link the case and strap as one bundle SKU while keeping stock updated for both products automatically. Here’s how it works:
1. Create your product with 2 variants: Neon Green, Neon Pink
2. Set Up Bundle Groups: Use the app to create Bundle groups that connect your variants with your original individual products (Case, Strap). Here’s how to set up a bundle group for your product:
Master Product: Neon Green
Component Product: Case - Neon Green with the Quantity per Bundle set to 1
Component Product: Strap - Neon Green with the Quantity per Bundle set to 1
Then do the same with Neon Pink
3. How It Works:
The inventory for your color variants will be automatically calculated based on the individual product’s inventory (case and strap)
When 1 Neon Green variant is purchased, the inventory of Case, Strap - Neon Green will be reduced by 1, total is 2. The app will then recalculate the available quantities for your variants based on the updated case, strap inventory, ensuring accurate inventory tracking.
This app is straightforward, and I believe it will work well for you. Reach out to Easify if you need any assistance!
Hi there James @jamest5764 I think you can give our app, the bundler: product bundles app to create some bundles with variants on there. There’s a free plan so you can test it out without any cost to be on the safe side!
