COD Guard: Risk Scanner vs ApexGuard Fraud Prevention
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 ApexGuard Fraud Prevention.
The short answer
- Paid plans start at $6.99/month for COD Guard and $19/month for ApexGuard Fraud Prevention.
- ApexGuard Fraud Prevention lists 19 features COD Guard’s listing doesn’t mention, including AI-powered detection, App notifications, Auto-cancel.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Starter
- · Basic validation signals
- · Email alerts for flagged orders
- · Real-time risk scoring
Growth
- · Everything in Starter
- · Priority support
- · Unlimited orders
Basic
- · For Basic Plan Shopify Stores
- · Full features: Unlimited
- · No contract commitment, 0% Fees.
Professional
- · For Grow & Advanced Plan Shopify Stores
- · Full features: Unlimited
- · No contract commitment, 0% Fees.
Enterprise
- · For Plus Plan Shopify Stores
- · Full features: Unlimited
- · No contract commitment, 0% Fees.
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.
Most fraud apps give you a risk score, a guess. ApexGuard verifies. On orders Shopify flags, plus any orders you choose. It shows what's risky and what's safe, then verifies the buyer for a clear answer: genuine or not? The strongest check confirms a code from the customer's bank statement that only the true cardholder can give, with no friction, and it's only one of several verifications we offer.
- 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.
- Automatically flag risky orders before payment is captured
- Auto-cancel, hold, or approve orders based on your risk preferences
- Send verification emails by risk level, fully automated
- Automatically capture safe orders with no delays or friction
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 |  ApexGuard Fraud Prevention |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ApexGuard Fraud Prevention |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 6 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | COD Guard | ApexGuard Fraud Prevention |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $6.99/month(ahead) | $19/month |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | COD Guard | ApexGuard Fraud Prevention |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #259 | #98(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Aug 4, 2026 | Jun 25, 2025 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | ShopKit | AGX |
FAQ
COD Guard and ApexGuard Fraud Prevention: common questions
- Is COD Guard or ApexGuard Fraud Prevention cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $6.99/month for COD Guard and $19/month for ApexGuard Fraud Prevention. 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 COD validation. ApexGuard Fraud Prevention lists 19 the others don’t mention, such as AI-powered detection, App notifications, Auto-cancel, Automated workflows. 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 ApexGuard Fraud Prevention; 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 ApexGuard Fraud Prevention. 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.