COD Guard: Risk Scanner vs CodShield ‑ COD Approval
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 CodShield.
The short answer
- Only CodShield lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $6.99/month for COD Guard and $9.99/month for CodShield.
- CodShield lists 10 features COD Guard’s listing doesn’t mention, including Auto-cancel, Automated workflows, Custom rules.
Head to head
Starter
- · Basic validation signals
- · Email alerts for flagged orders
- · Real-time risk scoring
Growth
- · Everything in Starter
- · Priority support
- · Unlimited orders
Pulse
- · 50 COD orders per month
- · Approval queue with risk scores (0-100)
- · Checkout hide or rename COD payment
- · Fulfillment holds until approved
- · Phone fraud blacklist (+40 risk)
- · Phone number format validation
Flow
- · 500 COD orders per month
- · Auto-cancel high-risk & no-reply orders
- · Automated WhatsApp follow-up reminders
- · Courier return (RTO) CSV history import
- · Everything in Pulse
- · Partial advance deposits + proof upload
Quantum
- · 2,000 COD orders per month
- · Advanced multi-courier RTO learning
- · Automated risk rule enforcement
- · Custom advance deposit payment templates
- · Everything in Flow
- · High-volume priority risk scoring queue
Infinity
- · Automated VIP Courier RTO analytics
- · Custom checkout validation rules
- · Dedicated VIP infrastructure queue
- · Everything in Quantum
- · Unlimited COD orders per month
- · Zero order caps & unlimited scaling
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.
CodShield cuts cash-on-delivery RTO losses by confirming intent before dispatch. Each COD order gets a risk score, WhatsApp YES/NO from your number, and Approve/Cancel in one Admin queue. Set COD by order value: allow, confirm, collect deposits with proof in Files, or hide COD at checkout. Import courier return CSVs to flag repeat problem numbers. See RTO Saved on your dashboard.
- 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.
- Review COD in one queue with risk scores, fulfillment holds, and deposit status.
- Customers confirm on WhatsApp; reply status updates in your Orders queue.
- Import courier return CSVs to score repeat problem phone numbers automatically.
- Tier COD by value at checkout: confirm, deposit, block COD, or add fee labels.
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 |  CodShield |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | CodShield |
|---|---|---|
| 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 CodShield: common questions
- Is COD Guard or CodShield cheaper?
- Only CodShield lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $6.99/month for COD Guard and $9.99/month for CodShield. 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 1 the others don’t mention, such as Email notifications. CodShield lists 10 the others don’t mention, such as Auto-cancel, Automated workflows, Custom rules, Fake accounts. 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 CodShield; 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 CodShield. 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.