COD Shield ‑ RTO Prevention vs Reduce RTO
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026.
The short answer
- Only COD Shield lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $7/month for COD Shield and $100/month for Reduce RTO.
- COD Shield lists 3 features Reduce RTO’s listing doesn’t mention, including COD validation, Email notifications, Fraud notifications.
Head to head
Free
- · Order tagging in Shopify
- · Smart risk scoring
- · Up to 50 COD orders per month
Starter
- · All 8 risk signals
- · Auto-cancel high risk orders
- · Email support
- · Risk score dashboard
- · Up to 500 COD orders per month
Growth
- · Customer risk history
- · Everything in Starter plan
- · Monthly ROI savings report
- · Pincode risk map
- · Priority support
- · Up to 2000 COD orders per month
Scale
- · API access
- · Bulk CSV export
- · Dedicated support
- · Everything in Growth plan
- · Multi-store support
- · Unlimited COD orders per month
Pro Plan
- · Advanced Pincode Analytics
- · Automated Order Tagging
- · Custom Risk Thresholds
- · Customer History Tracking
- · Detailed Analytics Dashboard
- · Priority Email Support
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureCOD Shield scores every Cash on Delivery order using 8 smart risk signals before you ship. We never send OTP messages to your customers. Real customers shop without interruption while fake orders get automatically blocked. We check pincode RTO history, customer order history, address completeness, order quantity, and timing patterns. Each flagged order shows merchants exactly why it was risky.
Return to Origin (RTO) and fake COD orders consume your profit margins. Reduce RTO solves this by analyzing every order in real-time. Our advanced risk scoring reviews customer history, delivery success rates, and pincode performance to detect fraud before you ship. Automatically tag suspicious orders, identify disposable emails, and block bad buyers.
- Risk scoring on every COD order using 8 signals — no OTP needed
- Auto-cancel high risk orders before shipping to save money
- Full risk breakdown shows exactly why each order was flagged
- ROI report shows total savings from blocked orders
- AI order risk scoring to instantly detect fake and suspicious COD orders.
- Automatically tag risky orders using past history.
- Detect disposable emails, address mismatches, and abusive buyer return patterns.
- Customizable risk thresholds and scoring rules to match your specific needs.
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 Shield |  Reduce RTO |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Shield | Reduce RTO |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Pricing
| Measure | COD Shield | Reduce RTO |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $7/month(ahead) | $100/month |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | 3 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | COD Shield | Reduce RTO |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #220 | #220 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jun 2, 2026 | May 5, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Kenil Shah | Shivatyam |
FAQ
COD Shield and Reduce RTO: common questions
- Is COD Shield or Reduce RTO cheaper?
- Only COD Shield lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $7/month for COD Shield and $100/month for Reduce RTO. 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 Shield lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as COD validation, Email notifications, Fraud notifications. Reduce RTO lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as AI-powered detection, 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; 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. 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.