Captcha Guard vs CleanSignal: Fake Bot Cleanup
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026 for Captcha Guard, Oct 14, 2026 for CleanSignal.
The short answer
- Only Captcha Guard lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Captcha Guard and $29/month for CleanSignal.
- Captcha Guard lists 8 features CleanSignal’s listing doesn’t mention, including Blocklists, Custom alerts, Fraud filters.
Head to head
Free
- · Dashboard showing recent bot checkouts
- · Invisible bot check on every checkout
- · Suspicious orders tagged in your admin
Pro
- · Block bot checkouts, including Buy Now
- · Everything in Free
- · Protect forms with V3 Captcha
- · Switch back to monitoring any time
starter
- · Bot scan + damage report
- · Bulk tag & delete confirmed bots
- · Suppress bots in Klaviyo
- · Up to 5,000 customers
growth
- · Everything in Starter
- · Priority email support
- · Up to 15,000 customers
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureBots create fake orders, test stolen cards, and flood contact forms with spam. Captcha Guard checks whether a shopper is human before they reach checkout and stops the ones that fail. Real customers are verified in the background and are never asked to prove anything. Start in monitor mode, where suspicious orders are tagged but nobody is blocked, so you can see what the app catches before you turn blocking on.
CleanSignal scans your existing Shopify customer list to find bot-created fake accounts from spam signups, referral abuse, flash sales, and form attacks. Run a free scan for a damage report, then bulk-tag, delete, or suppress confirmed bots in one click. Connect Klaviyo to suppress the same profiles and cut your billable subscriber count.
- Real shoppers are never interrupted or asked to prove they are human.
- Bots cannot check out, including through express payments.
- Monitor mode tags suspicious orders without blocking a single customer.
- Contact forms, newsletter signups, and logins can be protected too.
- Free bot scan and damage report on your existing customer list
- Catches disposable email domains, gibberish bot identities, and signup bursts
- Bulk-tag, delete, or suppress confirmed bots — you review before acting
- Suppress bots in Klaviyo to cut your billable subscriber count
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 |  Captcha Guard |  CleanSignal |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Captcha Guard | CleanSignal |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 2 | 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 | Captcha Guard | CleanSignal |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.99/month(ahead) | $29/month |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 2 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Captcha Guard | CleanSignal |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #34 | Not enough data |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Sep 2, 2026 | Jun 4, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Coastal Division | Nexus Logic Systems |
FAQ
Captcha Guard and CleanSignal: common questions
- Is Captcha Guard or CleanSignal cheaper?
- Only Captcha Guard lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Captcha Guard and $29/month for CleanSignal. 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?
- Captcha Guard lists 8 the others don’t mention, such as Blocklists, Custom alerts, Fraud filters, Fraud notifications. CleanSignal lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Profiles, Risk reports, Tagging. 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 13, 2026 for Captcha Guard, Oct 14, 2026 for CleanSignal; 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 13, 2026 for Captcha Guard, Oct 14, 2026 for CleanSignal. 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.