Age Verification — Agefence vs ID and Age Verification ‑ EM
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 Age Verification, Oct 13, 2026 for ID and Age Verification.
The short answer
- Only ID and Age Verification lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $3.95/month for Age Verification and $50/month for ID and Age Verification.
- Age Verification lists 6 features ID and Age Verification’s listing doesn’t mention, including Banners, Consent pop-ups, Custom pop-ups.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Standard
- · Analytics and chart
- · Birth date verification
- · Complete popup customizations
- · Cover & Background image
- · Set consent expiration time
- · Show popup on specific pages
Free to install
- · Customizable age verification popup
- · Stop checkout button until age checked
- · Yes/No button, checkbox, birthdate entry
PLUS
- · 500 credits/m
- · AI detect fake ID
- · AI match ID with selfie
- · KYC/AML/Privacy compliant
- · Live selfie to verify if real person
- · Scan ID to verify age
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureAge verification popup helps your store prevent under age access by users with easy age consent and date of birth consent usually known as age verification. Keep your site secure and avoid compliance risks with Agefence
Verify customer age with ID scans and live selfies, reducing fraud and ensuring compliance. This protects businesses from scammers and prevents selling age-restricted products to minors. For merchants selling age-restricted products, this tool makes age verification simple and secure. It helps comply with laws and stops fraudulent transactions, protecting your business and reputation.
- Ensure compliance with Age verification popup
- Customize popup directly in your theme editor
- Fully responsive and supported wide range of screen resolution
- Smooth user experience across all devices
- Customize the age check popup to align with your brand’s look and feel.
- Allow customers to scan IDs and use AI to automatically detect fake IDs.
- Let customers take live selfies to confirm if they’re real people.
- AI matches ID with live selfies to reduce scam, fake age, ensure authenticity.
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 |  Age Verification |  ID and 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 | Age Verification | ID and Age Verification |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | Not published |
| App Store reviews | Not published | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Age Verification | ID and Age Verification |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $3.95/month(ahead) | $50/month |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 1 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Age Verification | ID and Age Verification |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | Not enough data | #306 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jun 13, 2024 | Aug 8, 2024 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Appiers | EngageMessage |
FAQ
Age Verification and ID and Age Verification: common questions
- Is Age Verification or ID and Age Verification cheaper?
- Only ID and Age Verification lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $3.95/month for Age Verification and $50/month for ID and Age Verification. 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?
- Age Verification lists 6 the others don’t mention, such as Banners, Consent pop-ups, Custom pop-ups, Terms and conditions. ID and Age Verification lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Accessibility, Buttons, Checkboxes, Templates. 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 Age Verification, Oct 13, 2026 for ID and 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 14, 2026 for Age Verification, Oct 13, 2026 for ID and 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.