Unicorn Age Gate vs Tillward Age Verification
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026 for Unicorn Age Gate, Nov 1, 2026 for Tillward Age Verification.
The short answer
- Unicorn Age Gate lists 3 features Tillward Age Verification’s listing doesn’t mention, including Buttons, Checkboxes, Remember me.
Head to head
Prevent and prohibit underage visitors from viewing your store
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Pro
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureDo you sell age-restricted items? Do you stock cannabis products, alcohol or other adult paraphernalia? If you have these or similar producs on your store then an age gate is required in order to guarantee that you comply with both local and international laws.
Tillward Age Verification adds an age gate to your storefront. Ask for a yes or no, a birth year, a date of birth or a ticked box, and set the minimum age. Show the gate store-wide or on chosen collections, products or product tags. At checkout, those products stay blocked until the buyer has passed the gate. Set your own wording, logo, colors and layout. An audit log records each check and exports to CSV.
- Prevent and restrict underage users from entering or using your site
- Protect your business by keeping it compliant with your countries product laws
- Unique instant loading technique will not slow down your store
- Easy to customize with no manual theme or code editing required
- Customizable age gate popup: your logo, colors, text, and translations
- Target the whole store or only specific products, collections, and pages
- Custom declined screen with your own message and a try-again option
- Compliance dashboard with pass rate, verification counts, and audit log
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 |  Unicorn Age Gate |  Tillward Age Verification |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Unicorn Age Gate | Tillward Age Verification |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 3 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Unicorn Age Gate | Tillward Age Verification |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $2.99/month | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | 2 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 1 | Not published |
Listing
| Measure | Unicorn Age Gate | Tillward Age Verification |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #255(ahead) | #379 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jul 5, 2019 | Jul 8, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Unicorn Global | Tillward |
FAQ
Unicorn Age Gate and Tillward Age Verification: common questions
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Unicorn Age Gate lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Buttons, Checkboxes, Remember me. Tillward Age Verification lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Multi-language, Page restriction, Product targeting. 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 13, 2026 for Unicorn Age Gate, Nov 1, 2026 for Tillward Age Verification; 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 13, 2026 for Unicorn Age Gate, Nov 1, 2026 for Tillward Age Verification. 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.