COD Shield: Refusal Blocker vs Shadow COD
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 14, 2026 for COD Shield, Oct 14, 2026 for Shadow COD.
The short answer
- Only COD Shield lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $12/month for COD Shield and $20/month for Shadow COD.
Head to head
Free
- · 30 days of reports
- · Hide COD above an order total
- · Up to 25 blocked buyers
Pro
- · Full report history
- · Hide COD for chosen provinces
- · Limit for new buyers' orders
- · Unlimited blocked buyers
Shadow COD Pro
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureRefused cash on delivery orders mean shipping both ways and stock held up for days. COD Shield lets you mark a refused COD order from the order page. The next time that buyer checks out, cash on delivery is not offered, and every other payment method still is. Buyers are recognised by customer account, phone number or delivery address, so a new email does not get around it.
Shadow COD protects COD revenue in two ways. It builds a per-store risk profile for each buyer based on their return history and hides COD at checkout only for confirmed returners — good and first-time buyers are never affected. It also asks every buyer placing a COD order to verify their phone via SMS OTP before checkout, stopping fake-number and address-not-found orders before they ship.
- Mark a refused COD order from the order page, with a reason and a note
- Hide COD for repeat refusers, matched by account, phone or address
- Hide COD above an order total, for big first orders, or for provinces
- See your refusal rate and the shipping lost to refusals each month
- Hides COD at checkout for buyers with a confirmed COD return history
- Learns automatically from your tagged returns — no buyer lists to maintain
- Risk dial (Conservative, Balanced, Observe) plus manual allow and block lists
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 |  Shadow COD | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Shadow COD | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Pricing
| Measure | Shadow COD | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $12/month(ahead) | $20/month |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | Shadow COD | |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | Not enough data | #97 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Nov 13, 2026 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Nexus Cloud Services | vaynoxstudio |
FAQ
COD Shield and Shadow COD: common questions
- Is COD Shield or Shadow COD cheaper?
- Only COD Shield lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $12/month for COD Shield and $20/month for Shadow COD. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- 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 Nov 14, 2026 for COD Shield, Oct 14, 2026 for Shadow COD; 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 Nov 14, 2026 for COD Shield, Oct 14, 2026 for Shadow COD. 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.