SMART Shipping Rates & Rules vs PickupLock
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 8, 2026 for SMART Shipping Rates & Rules, Nov 1, 2026 for PickupLock.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: SMART Shipping Rates & Rules 5.0 from 508 reviews and PickupLock 5.0 from 2 reviews.
- Paid plans start at $9.99/month for SMART Shipping Rates & Rules and $5.99/month for PickupLock.
- SMART Shipping Rates & Rules lists 18 features PickupLock’s listing doesn’t mention, including Address validation, Carrier-based, Custom rules.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Development stores
- · All features included
- · Configure and test app features
Lite
- · B2B, customer tag & login rules
- · Date, discount & language based rules
- · Hide, sort & rename checkout rates
- · Product, SKU, tag & collection rules
- · Rules by weight, cart total & quantity
- · Show cheapest or highest rate only
Pro
- · Activity logs, simulator & CSV
- · Dimension & volumetric weight rates
- · Free shipping & flat rates
- · Hide, sort & rename checkout rates
- · Rate blending to combine rates
- · Rates by weight, cart total & quantity
PickupLock Basic
- · Customizable Cart Warning
- · Manual Product Rules in bulk
- · Pickup, local & shipping rules
- · Setup Health & coverage status
- · Test rules with Simulator
PickupLock Pro
- · Advanced trace & dynamic coverage
- · Cart Warning Insights trends
- · Country-specific manual rules
- · Dynamic Product Rules
- · Everything in PickupLock Basic
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureSet custom shipping rates by dimensions, volumetric weight, volume, weight, cart total, quantity, zip code, date & product. Free shipping & flat rates. Shipping zones with country & postal code targeting. Use tiered pricing, per-unit increments or percentage-based calculations. Hide, sort & rename delivery methods at checkout on 20+ conditions incl. customer tag, location & product. Rate blending combines rates.
Make products pickup-only, local-delivery-only, shipping-only, or unavailable for selected delivery types. With Pro, restrict manual rules by destination country—for example, make alcohol pickup-only in Finland and Sweden while normal shipping remains elsewhere. Automate rules by collection, tag, vendor, or product type. Preview results in Simulator, catch setup issues, show Cart Warnings, and review coverage.
- Hide unwanted shipping methods easily.
- Sort shipping rates for organized checkout.
- Rename shipping options to fit your brand.
- Block shipping for products tagged ship:pickup_only
- Keep local pickup available when shipping is blocked
- Show customers a cart warning before checkout
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 |  SMART Shipping Rates & Rules |  PickupLock |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | SMART Shipping Rates & Rules | PickupLock |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 508(ahead) | 2 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | 3% | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | SMART Shipping Rates & Rules | PickupLock |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.99/month | $5.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | SMART Shipping Rates & Rules | PickupLock |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #1 | #108 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | #11 on Pricing moves in Delivery and pickup |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | No |
| Launched | Jun 14, 2024 | May 25, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | SMART Shipping Rates | Andreas Randers |
FAQ
SMART Shipping Rates & Rules and PickupLock: common questions
- Is SMART Shipping Rates & Rules or PickupLock cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $9.99/month for SMART Shipping Rates & Rules and $5.99/month for PickupLock. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- Which has better reviews, SMART Shipping Rates & Rules or PickupLock?
- On the Shopify App Store: SMART Shipping Rates & Rules 5.0 from 508 reviews and PickupLock 5.0 from 2 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- SMART Shipping Rates & Rules lists 18 the others don’t mention, such as Address validation, Carrier-based, Custom rules, Customer-based. 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 Nov 8, 2026 for SMART Shipping Rates & Rules, Nov 1, 2026 for PickupLock; 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 8, 2026 for SMART Shipping Rates & Rules, Nov 1, 2026 for PickupLock. 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.