FrancoCheck vs Warden: Store Compliance
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Jul 12, 2026 for FrancoCheck, Oct 14, 2026 for Warden.
The short answer
- Warden lists 3 features FrancoCheck’s listing doesn’t mention, including Compliance reports, Policy management, Product warnings.
Head to head
Warden
- · Chargeback warning & email alerts
- · Daily scan of products, pages & blog
- · Every finding with fix + policy link
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureQuebec's Bill 96 (Loi 96) requires merchants to operate a French-language storefront with French markedly predominant. FrancoCheck crawls your public storefront pages, checks for a French version, verifies French prominence and functional parity, and produces a scored compliance report. Install free for your readiness score and per-check findings.
A store can be suspended — or its payouts held — over a product, page or blog post that breaks a Shopify rule the merchant never knew existed. Warden checks your catalogue and content against Shopify's Acceptable Use Policy and Payments terms, checks your store setup (policies, contact, SSL), and watches your chargeback ratio against the suspension threshold.
- Instant Bill 96 readiness score across 4 compliance checks
- Crawls storefront — detects French version, prominence, and parity
- Downloadable OQLF evidence pack with timestamped screenshots and findings
- Flags products, pages and blog posts that risk a ban under Shopify's policies
- Warns before Shopify Payments freezes a payout on a restricted product
- Chargeback-ratio early warning before the suspension threshold
- Every finding links to the exact policy and the exact fix, one click away
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 |  FrancoCheck |  Warden |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | FrancoCheck | Warden |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | FrancoCheck | Warden |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | $39/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 2 days |
| Plans listed | Not published | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | FrancoCheck | Warden |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #542(ahead) | #585 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jun 18, 2026 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Languages | 2 | 1 |
| Developer | Synveron | Northgate Apps |
FAQ
FrancoCheck and Warden: common questions
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Warden lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Compliance reports, Policy management, Product warnings. 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 Jul 12, 2026 for FrancoCheck, Oct 14, 2026 for Warden; 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 Jul 12, 2026 for FrancoCheck, Oct 14, 2026 for Warden. 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.