COD Guard: Risk Scanner vs TrueCOD: Reduce RTO & Fraud
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 29, 2026 for TrueCOD.
The short answer
- Only TrueCOD lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $6.99/month for COD Guard and $5/month for TrueCOD.
- TrueCOD lists 8 features COD Guard’s listing doesn’t mention, including Automated workflows, Fake accounts, Fraud notifications.
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
Free
- · 10 email alerts per month
- · 50 COD orders analyzed per month
- · Blacklist and whitelist management
- · Bulk action
- · Full order history
- · Risk scoring and dashboard
Pro
- · Automation rules
- · Blacklist and whitelist management
- · Bulk action
- · Everything in Free, plus:
- · Priority support
- · Risk scoring and dashboard
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.
TrueCOD helps Shopify merchants identify and manage risky Cash on Delivery (COD) orders before fulfillment. The app analyzes each order using factors like phone number history, address quality, and past order behavior to generate a risk score from 0 to 100. Based on this score, merchants can quickly decide whether to accept, hold, or review an order. TrueCOD is designed for simplicity and control.
- 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.
- Real-time COD order risk scoring
- Detect repeated and suspicious orders
- Accept, Hold, or Reject orders instantly
- Set automation rules based on order risk score
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 |  TrueCOD |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | TrueCOD |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 1 |
| 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 TrueCOD: common questions
- Is COD Guard or TrueCOD cheaper?
- Only TrueCOD lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $6.99/month for COD Guard and $5/month for TrueCOD. 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 Blocklists, Email notifications. TrueCOD lists 8 the others don’t mention, such as Automated workflows, Fake accounts, Fraud notifications, Order hold. 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 29, 2026 for TrueCOD; 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 29, 2026 for TrueCOD. 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.