BotScrub: Fake Account Cleanup vs Linesman: Bot & Card Blocker
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 4, 2026 for BotScrub, Nov 5, 2026 for Linesman.
The short answer
- Only BotScrub lists a free plan.
- Linesman lists 8 features BotScrub’s listing doesn’t mention, including App notifications, Blocklists, Email notifications.
Head to head
Free Scan
- · Monthly email bill savings estimate
- · Plain-English reasons for each flag
- · Scan your newest 1,000 customers
Cleanup
- · Everything in Free Scan
- · One-click undo for every batch
- · Sync to Klaviyo or Mailchimp
- · Tag and unsubscribe bots in bulk
Pro
- · Both Klaviyo and Mailchimp sync
- · CSV export of flagged accounts
- · Everything in Cleanup
- · Priority support
Free
- · Auto-clean new bot signups
- · Automatic Attack mode during attacks
- · Blocks bot checkouts and card testing
- · Bot Receipt: scan of the last 90 days
- · Bot cleanup in Klaviyo and Omnisend
- · Delete or tag bot customers in bulk
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureBotScrub reviews your newest customer accounts and flags fake customers and bot signups, such as links or gibberish in names, disposable emails, and bursts of similar fake accounts. Each flag shows plain-language reasons so you can review spam customers before you clean up. Tag and unsubscribe them from email and SMS, suppress them in Klaviyo, or archive them in Mailchimp.
Linesman stops bot checkouts and card testing at the payment step, then finds and deletes the fake customer accounts bots leave behind. You start in Watch mode: it records what it would block and checks it against your real orders first. The checkout guard covers Shop Pay and express checkout, returning customers always pass, and Attack mode tightens checks during an attack.
- Flags fake accounts and bot signups with clear reasons for each customer.
- Unsubscribes spam customers and syncs cleanup to Klaviyo and Mailchimp.
- One-click undo for every batch, and never deletes or touches buyers.
- Estimates Klaviyo and Mailchimp bill impact from flagged fake customers.
- Stops card testing at the payment step, including Shop Pay and express checkout.
- Watch mode shows what it would block before you turn blocking on
- Returning customers and your allow list always pass
- Attack mode tightens checks automatically during an attack, then relaxes
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 |  Linesman | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Linesman | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
BotScrub and Linesman: common questions
- Is BotScrub or Linesman cheaper?
- Only BotScrub lists a free plan. 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?
- Linesman lists 8 the others don’t mention, such as App notifications, Blocklists, Email notifications, Fraud filters. 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 4, 2026 for BotScrub, Nov 5, 2026 for Linesman; 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 4, 2026 for BotScrub, Nov 5, 2026 for Linesman. 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.