CartShield: Discount Blocker vs CrispShift Discount Guard
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 12, 2026 for CartShield, Oct 13, 2026 for CrispShift Discount Guard.
The short answer
- Only CartShield lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for CartShield and $9/month for CrispShift Discount Guard.
- CrispShift Discount Guard lists 10 features CartShield’s listing doesn’t mention, including Automations, Campaigns, Custom discounts.
Head to head
Free
- · 1 blocking rule
- · 2 rule types only
- · Basic error messages
- · Block All & Specific Codes
- · Email support
- · Limited to 1 rule
Basc
- · 5 blocking rules
- · 5 rules max
- · 6 rule types
- · Priority support
- · Sale item blocking
- · Smart Discounts
Pro
- · All 9 rule types
- · Allow List (whitelist)
- · Customer tag blocking
- · Priority support
- · Priority-based evaluation
- · Product tag blocking
Lifetime
- · All future features
- · Early adopter price
- · Everything in Pro
- · One-time payment
- · Priority support forever
- · Smart Discounts
Starter
- · Basic campaign analytics
- · Basic discount campaign builder
- · Manual campaign status control
- · Product and collection targeting
- · Unlimited draft campaigns
- · Up to 5 active campaigns
Growth
- · Advanced analytics dashboard
- · Advanced targeting rules
- · Campaign priority rules
- · Discount abuse protection
- · Discount stacking protection
- · Protected revenue tracking
Scale
- · Advanced Shopify Function rules
- · Checkout validation protection
- · Duplicate discount blocking
- · Multi-market targeting
- · Protected orders analytics
- · Suspicious checkout detection
Enterprise
- · 250+ active campaigns
- · Checkout validation protection
- · Custom active campaign limits
- · Customer segment targeting
- · Dedicated discount engine architecture
- · Duplicate discount blocking
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureCartShield lets you control which discount codes are accepted at checkout and on products. Create rules to block all codes, specific codes, or codes based on products, collections, customer tags, or cart total. The Allow List lets you whitelist approved codes and block everything else. Smart Discounts apply discounts only to full-price items, skipping products already on sale.
CrispShift Discount Guard helps Shopify merchants create protected product, order, and shipping discount campaigns with advanced validation, eligibility rules, and protected revenue tracking. Control who can use discounts, when they apply, and prevent misuse, duplicate coupon stacking, suspicious checkout behavior, and unauthorized discount attempts.
- Block discount codes by product, collection, customer tag, or cart total
- Allow List: whitelist specific codes and block all others at checkout
- Smart Discounts: apply discounts only to full-price items, not sale items
- Custom error messages per rule shown instantly to customers at checkout
- Create product, order, and shipping discount campaigns
- Limit discounts by customer tags, countries, and order value
- Track blocked discount attempts and protected revenue
- Prevent duplicate coupon stacking and discount misuse
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 |  CrispShift Discount Guard | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | CrispShift Discount Guard | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Pricing
| Measure | CrispShift Discount Guard | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $4.99/month(ahead) | $9/month |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | CrispShift Discount Guard | |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | Not enough data | #1091 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Nov 12, 2026 | Jul 6, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Apps Developer | emdadul308 |
FAQ
CartShield and CrispShift Discount Guard: common questions
- Is CartShield or CrispShift Discount Guard cheaper?
- Only CartShield lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for CartShield and $9/month for CrispShift Discount Guard. 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?
- CartShield lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Coupons, Filtering, Targeting, Triggers and rules. CrispShift Discount Guard lists 10 the others don’t mention, such as Automations, Campaigns, Custom discounts, Fixed pricing. 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 12, 2026 for CartShield, Oct 13, 2026 for CrispShift Discount Guard; 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 12, 2026 for CartShield, Oct 13, 2026 for CrispShift Discount Guard. 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.