Catalog Guard: Content Lock vs Locksmith
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 24, 2026 for Catalog Guard, Nov 2, 2026 for Locksmith.
The short answer
- Only Catalog Guard lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.90/month for Catalog Guard and $12/month for Locksmith.
- Locksmith lists 4 features Catalog Guard’s listing doesn’t mention, including Custom fields, Custom rules, Email verification.
Head to head
Access control, for anything in your online store :)
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · 1 active rule
- · 5 protected resources
Starter
- · 10 active rules
- · 50 protected resources
Pro
- · Unlimited protected resources
- · Unlimited rules
Shopify Basic
- · Add locks and keys at no extra cost
- · All features included in every plan
- · No usage fees or hidden charges
- · Suggested price for Shopify Basic
Shopify Grow
- · Add locks and keys at no extra cost
- · All features included in every plan
- · No usage fees or hidden charges
- · Suggested price for Shopify Grow
Shopify Advanced
- · Add locks and keys at no extra cost
- · All features included in every plan
- · No usage fees or hidden charges
- · Suggested price for Shopify Advanced
Shopify Plus
- · Add locks and keys at no extra cost
- · All features included in every plan
- · No usage fees or hidden charges
- · Suggested price for Shopify Plus
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureCatalog Guard helps you run wholesale catalogs, VIP drops, private previews, and timed launches. Create rules for selected products, collections, or pages, then allow access by customer login, tags, password, secret link, or date window. Choose what visitors see when denied: locked content, a message, login prompt, password form, or redirect.
Password protect pages, hide prices and products, sell retail and wholesale from one store, run VIP drops, or build members-only areas. Locksmith locks any page, product, collection, blog, price, or your whole Online Store, then lets in only visitors who meet your conditions: customer tags, sign-in, email, passwords, secret links, location, purchases, Klaviyo or Mailchimp lists, dates, and more.
- Create access rules for products, collections, and pages
- Grant access by login, customer tags, password, secret link, or schedule
- Hide content or prices, or restrict product purchases
- Show a message, login prompt, password form, or redirect
- Hide products. Hide collections. Hide prices. Hide variant options. Hide pages.
- Reveal locked areas based on customer tags, passcodes, customer location, etc.
- We use simple concepts—locks and keys—so you can work easily and creatively.
- Locksmith is developer friendly: use Liquid or our API for custom functionality.
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 |  Catalog Guard |  Locksmith |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Catalog Guard | Locksmith |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 4.7 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 307 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 1 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Catalog Guard | Locksmith |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $4.90/month(ahead) | $12/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 15 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Catalog Guard | Locksmith |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #72 | #2(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | #5 on Featured by Shopify in Accounts and login |
| Built for Shopify | No | Yes |
| Launched | Sep 24, 2026 | Oct 29, 2014 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Aravak JDG | Lightward |
FAQ
Catalog Guard and Locksmith: common questions
- Is Catalog Guard or Locksmith cheaper?
- Only Catalog Guard lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.90/month for Catalog Guard and $12/month for Locksmith. 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?
- Locksmith lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Custom fields, Custom rules, Email verification, 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 24, 2026 for Catalog Guard, Nov 2, 2026 for Locksmith; 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 24, 2026 for Catalog Guard, Nov 2, 2026 for Locksmith. 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.