COD Guard: Risk Scanner vs CODCheck
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 COD Guard, Oct 14, 2026 for CODCheck.
The short answer
- Only CODCheck lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $6.99/month for COD Guard and $5/month for CODCheck.
- CODCheck lists 6 features COD Guard’s listing doesn’t mention, including App notifications, Auto-cancel, Order hold.
Head to head
Starter
- · Basic validation signals
- · Email alerts for flagged orders
- · Real-time risk scoring
Growth
- · Everything in Starter
- · Priority support
- · Unlimited orders
Free
- · Block & allow lists
- · Risk score on every COD order
- · Shared anti-fraud network
- · Up to 30 orders/month
Start
- · Block & allow lists
- · Hide COD at checkout for risky buyers
- · Risk score on every COD order
- · Up to 400 orders/month
Pro
- · Block & allow lists
- · Risk score on every COD order
- · Shared anti-fraud network
- · Up to 750 orders/month
Unlimited
- · Block & allow lists
- · Risk score on every COD order
- · Shared anti-fraud network
- · Unlimited orders
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureCOD Guard checks phone, email, and delivery-address details on cash-on-delivery orders as Shopify receives them. It assigns an explainable risk level and tags orders that may need review before shipping. Record delivery outcomes and see recent return history matched by phone within your store only. Successful deliveries can rehabilitate warnings, and history expires after 180 days.
Cash-on-delivery orders are easy to refuse, leaving merchants to cover return shipping on unsold goods. CODcheck reviews each COD order and gives it a risk score from the buyer's phone, email, order history, and refusal signals shared across the CODcheck merchant network.
- Automatic risk score on every cash-on-delivery order, before you fulfill it.
- Vietnamese phone, email, and address checks in one low, medium, or high verdict.
- Risky orders tagged in Shopify Admin so fulfilment can pause and review them.
- A risk breakdown per order showing exactly which detail looked wrong.
- Automatic fraud risk score for every cash-on-delivery order
- Real-time dashboard with verification analytics
- Shared merchant network that flags buyers who refuse deliveries
- Block and allow lists for phone numbers you control
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 |  COD Guard |  CODCheck |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | COD Guard | CODCheck |
|---|---|---|
| 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
COD Guard and CODCheck: common questions
- Is COD Guard or CODCheck cheaper?
- Only CODCheck lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $6.99/month for COD Guard and $5/month for CODCheck. 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?
- COD Guard lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Email notifications, High-risk alerts. CODCheck lists 6 the others don’t mention, such as App notifications, Auto-cancel, Order hold, Order validation. 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 COD Guard, Oct 14, 2026 for CODCheck; 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 COD Guard, Oct 14, 2026 for CODCheck. 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.