AD Google Analytics 4 vs SS: Customer Gender Detector
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 14, 2026 for AD Google Analytics 4, Oct 19, 2026 for SS.
The short answer
- Paid plans start at $2.95/month for AD Google Analytics 4 and $10/month for SS.
- AD Google Analytics 4 lists 8 features SS’s listing doesn’t mention, including Activity tracking, Analytics dashboard, Custom reports.
Head to head
Advanced features of Google Analytics 4 for your store
Detect the gender of your customers
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
PRO
Basic
- · 15,000 customers/month
- · Adds gender tag & metafield to customers
- · Gender percentage
- · OId & new customers
- · Region aware
- · Spreadsheet export
Plus
- · 100,000 customers/month
- · Basic plan features
- · Customize gender tags, eg, use hombre
Premium
- · 500,000 customers/month
- · Customize gender tags, eg, use hombre
- · Plus plan features
Unlimited
- · Customize gender tags, eg, use hombre
- · Premium plan features
- · Unlimited customers
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureAD Google Analytics 4 to Advanced features of Google Analytics 4 for your store with customizable options. Having a correctly configured Google Analytics account for your Shopify store means that you can have confidence in the reports and numbers inside Google Analytics.
Gender is one of the foundational variables for defining and analyzing customer cohorts, enabling more targeted email and marketing strategies that can drive higher engagement and increased sales. Customer Gender Detector creates Shopify Segments for each gender and adds the gender to existing & future customers as a tag and metafield.
- GA4 property enables more robust cross-device and cross-platform tracking.
- Accurate reporting on unique users across platforms.
- No limits on the volume of data you can send.
- Automatic tracking for certain types of events.
- Detect the gender of current and future customers by their name and region
- Gender is added to customer records in Shopify as a tag & metafield
- Export customer gender and probability to a spreadsheet
- Automatically import new customers and detect their genders
All the numbers
Every figure, side by side
A green dot marks the app ahead on a measured figure. Estimates, gaps and apps that leave no storefront trace never take the lead.
Adoption
| Measure |  AD Google Analytics 4 |  SS |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Not published | Not published |
| Top store countries | Not published | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | AD Google Analytics 4 | SS |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 2 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0(ahead) | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | AD Google Analytics 4 | SS |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $2.95/month(ahead) | $10/month |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 30 days |
| Plans listed | 1 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | AD Google Analytics 4 | SS |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #725 | #675(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jan 7, 2021 | Nov 9, 2015 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | AD digitech | ScreenStaring |
FAQ
AD Google Analytics 4 and SS: common questions
- Is AD Google Analytics 4 or SS cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $2.95/month for AD Google Analytics 4 and $10/month for SS. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- AD Google Analytics 4 lists 8 the others don’t mention, such as Activity tracking, Analytics dashboard, Custom reports, Event tracking. SS lists 6 the others don’t mention, such as Cohort analysis, Data export, Lifetime value (LTV), Loyalty analysis. A feature missing from a listing may still be supported; this compares what each App Store listing says.
- Where does this comparison’s data come from?
- Shoplist crawls Shopify storefronts to detect which apps each store runs, and reads each app’s Shopify App Store listing for reviews, pricing, features and integrations. Store counts are as of Oct 14, 2026 for AD Google Analytics 4, Oct 19, 2026 for SS; estimated figures are labeled.
How Shoplist compares apps
Store counts come from Shoplist’s crawl of Shopify storefronts, which detects the apps each store runs; they are as of Oct 14, 2026 for AD Google Analytics 4, Oct 19, 2026 for SS. Reviews, ratings, plans, features and integrations come from each app’s Shopify App Store listing. 28-day figures are labeled when estimated, and a figure that is missing or estimated never decides who leads. Read the methodology.