AVP ‑ Age Verification Popup vs Gatekeeper Age Gate
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 9, 2026 for AVP, Oct 13, 2026 for Gatekeeper Age Gate.
The short answer
- Only AVP lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $3.99/month for AVP and $9.99/month for Gatekeeper Age Gate.
- AVP lists 16 features Gatekeeper Age Gate’s listing doesn’t mention, including A/B testing, Accessibility, AI generation.
Head to head
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Australia
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free to install
- · Age Verification Popup: 1 popup
- · Free for all partner development stores
- · Test the app on development stores
BASIC
- · 1 Country and language-specific popups
- · Age Verification Popup: 1 popup
- · Fully customizable popup
- · Multiple templates
- · On specific pages, collections, product
- · Verified and unverified reports
PREMIUM
- · 20+ popup animations
- · Advanced option to add custom JavaScript
- · Birthday input customization
- · Checkout Page Age Restriction Banner
- · Everything in the basic plan
- · Terms & Condition: Product & Cart page
SHOPIFY PLUS
- · 20+ popup animations
- · ALL includes in BASIC & PREMIUM
- · Advanced option to add custom JavaScript
- · Age Verification Popup: Specific Target
- · Age Verification at Checkout
- · Terms & Condition: Checkout page
Pro
- · 90-day aggregate analytics
- · All four design templates
- · Full design customization
- · Precise targeting rules
- · Unlimited verifications
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureAVP - Age Verifier: Safeguard your Shopify store and maintain legal compliance & privacy with our fully customizable 18+, 21+ age verification popup - no coding required! Effortlessly set up age verification using the birth date option. Limit age or set age restrictions on accessing your store and age checkout.
Gatekeeper is an age verification app for merchants who sell age-restricted products like wine, spirits, tobacco, vape, and CBD. The gate runs entirely in the visitor's browser, which means dates of birth, IP addresses, and session data never reach our servers. Verified orders are tagged automatically in the merchant's admin, so the audit trail lives in Shopify where it belongs.
- Use the Age Verification Popup app to ensure 18+ legal compliance.
- Use the preset age popup templates or customize them with your store branding.
- TheAge Verification Popup app is fully functional and responsive on all devices.
- The Age Verification Popup is fully functional and responsive on all devices.
- Visitor data never leaves the browser. Nothing to leak, sell, or subpoena.
- Six polished templates fully customizable to look like part of your store.
- Control where the gate appears by URL, product, country, or crawler.
- Verified orders are tagged automatically in your Shopify admin.
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 |  AVP |  Gatekeeper Age Gate |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 458 | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | −7 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 9 | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | 5% | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Food, Beverages & Tobacco, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden | Not published |
| Top store countries | United States, United Kingdom, Australia | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | AVP | Gatekeeper Age Gate |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.8 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 160 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 1 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | 8% | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | AVP | Gatekeeper Age Gate |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $3.99/month(ahead) | $9.99/month |
| Longest free trial | 3 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | AVP | Gatekeeper Age Gate |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #42(ahead) | #475 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | No |
| Launched | Feb 15, 2023 | May 7, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Gm infotech inc | HoneyWired |
FAQ
AVP and Gatekeeper Age Gate: common questions
- Is AVP or Gatekeeper Age Gate cheaper?
- Only AVP lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $3.99/month for AVP and $9.99/month for Gatekeeper Age Gate. 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?
- AVP lists 16 the others don’t mention, such as A/B testing, Accessibility, AI generation, APIs and webhooks. Gatekeeper Age Gate lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Consent pop-ups, Widget position. 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 9, 2026 for AVP, Oct 13, 2026 for Gatekeeper Age Gate; 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 9, 2026 for AVP, Oct 13, 2026 for Gatekeeper Age Gate. 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.