Ancile vs Shield: Bots, COD & Ad Spend
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 2, 2026 for Ancile, Oct 14, 2026 for Shield.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $19.99/month for Ancile and $7.99/month for Shield.
- Shield lists 10 features Ancile’s listing doesn’t mention, including Auto-cancel, Blocklists, Bot detection.
Head to head
Free
- · 1 store
- · 10 blocked IPs
- · 7-day history
- · Critical alerts only
Plus
- · 100 blocked IPs
- · 3 stores
- · 30-day history
- · Critical, high and medium alerts
Pro
- · 1,000 blocked IPs
- · 10 stores
- · 90-day history
- · All alert severities
- · Integrations
Max
- · 10,000 blocked IPs
- · 365-day history
- · 999 stores
- · All alert severities
- · Integrations
Free
- · 25 OTP SMS a month (India)
- · 5,000 visit checks a month
- · All three modules
- · Up to 100 orders a month
Basic
- · 300 OTP SMS a month (India)
- · All three modules $21.99
- · Shown price is for one module
- · Two modules $14.99 to $19.49
- · Up to 1,000 orders a month
Grow
- · 1,500 OTP SMS a month (India)
- · All three modules $41.99
- · Shown price is for one module
- · Two modules $28.99 to $37.49
- · Up to 10,000 orders a month
Enterprise
- · All three modules
- · Custom contracts on request
- · Unlimited orders, SMS and visit checks
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureAncile scores order, checkout, customer, payment and theme activity into one security score. Twenty-one risk rules flag carding bursts, high-value carts from risky IPs, Tor and datacenter traffic and failed payments, and Shopify's own order risk rating and new disputes feed the score. Theme scans catch skimmers and rerun when theme files change. SSL and email DNS records (SPF, DKIM, DMARC) are checked for spoofing.
Shield puts the money first. Its dashboard shows the ad spend lost to bot clicks, the cash-on-delivery orders that were cancelled or came back, and the order value protected from fraud. Ad protection keeps bot visits out of the Meta, Google and TikTok pixels Shopify manages, so campaigns learn from real shoppers.
- Twenty-one risk rules score every order, cart and checkout in real time
- Adds Shopify's own fraud rating and every payment dispute to the same score
- Scans theme files for skimmers and rescans the moment the theme changes
- Blocks abusive IPs in one click, including repeat offenders
- Stop automated browsers and blocked buyers before they complete checkout
- Score every order 0–100 with clear, human-readable reasons
- Link orders from the same device, IP or address, even with new emails
- Hold risky orders automatically; optional cancel and refund
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 |  Shield | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Shield | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
FAQ
Ancile and Shield: common questions
- Is Ancile or Shield cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $19.99/month for Ancile and $7.99/month for Shield. 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?
- Ancile lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Store data. Shield lists 10 the others don’t mention, such as Auto-cancel, Blocklists, Bot detection, Bots. 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 Nov 2, 2026 for Ancile, Oct 14, 2026 for Shield; 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 Nov 2, 2026 for Ancile, Oct 14, 2026 for Shield. 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.