Advanced Shipping Rates vs ShipIQ ‑ Smart Shipping Rules
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 23, 2026 for Advanced Shipping Rates, Oct 13, 2026 for ShipIQ.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: Advanced Shipping Rates 3.2 from 3 reviews and ShipIQ 5.0 from 1 reviews.
- Paid plans start at $12/month for Advanced Shipping Rates and $9/month for ShipIQ.
- ShipIQ lists 10 features Advanced Shipping Rates’s listing doesn’t mention, including Custom rules, Customer-based, Delivery date.
Head to head
Shipment Rate by State, City, ZipCode, Price or Weight
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
BASIC
- · Fallback shipping rate
- · Rates by weight, quantity or cart value
- · Unlimited shipping rates
- · Unlimited zip codes, cities & countries
- · Zip code ranges & wildcards
ADVANCED
- · Everything in Basic
- · Excluded shipping areas
- · Free shipping products
- · Scheduled free shipping
ENTERPRISE
- · CSV import & export
- · Delivery dates on Order status page
- · Delivery dates on Thank you page
- · Everything in Advanced
- · Free for development stores
- · Product & cart page shipping calculator
Premium
- · 24/7 Email/Chat Support / Request A Call
- · 7 Shipping Logic Sets for Any Need
- · Assign Products, Collections, Vendors
- · Guided Activation Wizard Included
- · Per-item/Flat-rate, Quantity Based Logic
- · Unlimited Regular/Blended Shipping Rules
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureSet the exact shipping price for every order. Create unlimited rates for postal codes (with wildcards and ranges), cities, states or countries, and price them by weight, item quantity, cart value or a flat rate. Add free shipping over a minimum spend, schedule it for sales, and choose products that always ship free or never do. A fallback rate keeps checkout working when no rate matches.
ShipIQ gives you complete control over Shopify checkout shipping rates. Create unlimited rules using 7 rate behaviors: flat rate, per-item, weight-based tiers, zip code zones, cart value thresholds, quantity pricing, and free shipping. Target specific products, collections, vendors, or destinations. Rules are evaluated by priority-first match wins.
- Specify the shipping zones by city, state, zip/postal code, and country.
- Calculate rates based on the cart’s weight, total price, and quantity of items.
- Offer free shipping on minimum spend and add specific dates.
- Specify free shipping products.
- Priority-based shipping rules for predictable checkout behavior
- Flat rate shipping threshold rules
- Built-in fallback rate to prevent blocked checkouts
- Shipping rule tester explaining why a rate is shown
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 |  Advanced Shipping Rates |  ShipIQ |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Advanced Shipping Rates | ShipIQ |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 3.2 ★ | 5.0 ★(ahead) |
| App Store reviews | 3(ahead) | 1 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Advanced Shipping Rates | ShipIQ |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $12/month | $9/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | 30 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | Advanced Shipping Rates | ShipIQ |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #244(ahead) | #308 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Aug 11, 2021 | Jan 23, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | LogicEverest | Shipping Guru |
FAQ
Advanced Shipping Rates and ShipIQ: common questions
- Is Advanced Shipping Rates or ShipIQ cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $12/month for Advanced Shipping Rates and $9/month for ShipIQ. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- Which has better reviews, Advanced Shipping Rates or ShipIQ?
- On the Shopify App Store: Advanced Shipping Rates 3.2 from 3 reviews and ShipIQ 5.0 from 1 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Advanced Shipping Rates lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Address validation. ShipIQ lists 10 the others don’t mention, such as Custom rules, Customer-based, Delivery date, Delivery time. 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 23, 2026 for Advanced Shipping Rates, Oct 13, 2026 for ShipIQ; 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 23, 2026 for Advanced Shipping Rates, Oct 13, 2026 for ShipIQ. 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.