AVP ‑ Age Verification Popup vs SmartPop
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 SmartPop.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: AVP 4.8 from 160 reviews and SmartPop 5.0 from 2 reviews.
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $3.99/month for AVP and $3.50/month for SmartPop.
- AVP lists 33 features SmartPop’s listing doesn’t mention, including A/B testing, Accessibility, Age verification.
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
Free Plan
- · 1 age verification popup
- · 1 generic popup
- · 1 layout
- · 24/7 support
- · Text, color & button styling
- · Yes/No or birthday age check
Basic Plan
- · 24/7 support
- · 3 generic popup
- · 5 layouts to choose
- · Cookie & display-frequency control
- · Everything in Free
- · Logo & background images
Premium Plan
- · 24/7 support
- · All 10 layouts
- · Back-in-stock email collection & export
- · Everything in Basic
- · Page, product, collection & tag targe
- · Popup translations (multi-language)
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.
SmartPop is the all-in-one pop-up app for Shopify. Protect age-restricted products with a compliant age gate — a Yes/No or birthday check that redirects or blocks under-age visitors. Launch promo and announcement pop-ups, and recover lost sales by collecting back-in-stock emails on sold-out products.
- 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.
- Legally compliant age gate — Yes/No or birthday check, redirect or block minors.
- Promo & announcement pop-ups with 10 polished, fully brandable layouts.
- Recover sales, collect back-in-stock emails on sold-out products, and export.
- Smart targeting by page, product, collection, or product tag — no code needed.
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 |  SmartPop |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | SmartPop |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.8 ★ | 5.0 ★(ahead) |
| App Store reviews | 160(ahead) | 2 |
| New reviews, 28 days | 1 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | 8% | Not enough data |
FAQ
AVP and SmartPop: common questions
- Is AVP or SmartPop cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $3.99/month for AVP and $3.50/month for SmartPop. 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, AVP or SmartPop?
- On the Shopify App Store: AVP 4.8 from 160 reviews and SmartPop 5.0 from 2 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- AVP lists 33 the others don’t mention, such as A/B testing, Accessibility, Age verification, AI generation. SmartPop lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Announcements, Consent pop-ups, Email pop-ups. 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 SmartPop; 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 SmartPop. 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.