SMART Shipping Rates & Rules vs ShipCheck
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 9, 2026 for SMART Shipping Rates & Rules, Oct 13, 2026 for ShipCheck.
The short answer
- Only ShipCheck lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for SMART Shipping Rates & Rules and $14.99/month for ShipCheck.
- SMART Shipping Rates & Rules lists 18 features ShipCheck’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
Free
Pro
Business
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.
ShipCheck simulates shipping rate requests across multiple addresses, products, and quantities — all from within your Shopify admin. It highlights anomalies such as unexpected free shipping, rates that exceed product prices, missing shipping methods, and inconsistent rate jumps between similar destinations.
- Hide unwanted shipping methods easily.
- Sort shipping rates for organized checkout.
- Rename shipping options to fit your brand.
- Bulk shipping rate simulation across addresses and products
- Anomaly detection: free shipping errors, rate jumps, missing methods
- Auto-Scan generates test scenarios from your shipping config
- CSV import and export for scenarios and results
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 |  ShipCheck |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ShipCheck |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 510 | Not published |
| 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 | ShipCheck |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.99/month(ahead) | $14.99/month |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | SMART Shipping Rates & Rules | ShipCheck |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #1(ahead) | #466 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | No |
| Launched | Jun 14, 2024 | Apr 8, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | SMART Shipping Rates | Shipping Rate Tester |
FAQ
SMART Shipping Rates & Rules and ShipCheck: common questions
- Is SMART Shipping Rates & Rules or ShipCheck cheaper?
- Only ShipCheck lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for SMART Shipping Rates & Rules and $14.99/month for ShipCheck. 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?
- 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 9, 2026 for SMART Shipping Rates & Rules, Oct 13, 2026 for ShipCheck; 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 9, 2026 for SMART Shipping Rates & Rules, Oct 13, 2026 for ShipCheck. 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.