Fraud Rules Guard vs ApexGuard Fraud Prevention
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026 for Fraud Rules Guard, Oct 14, 2026 for ApexGuard Fraud Prevention.
The short answer
- Only Fraud Rules Guard lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Fraud Rules Guard and $19/month for ApexGuard Fraud Prevention.
- ApexGuard Fraud Prevention lists 10 features Fraud Rules Guard’s listing doesn’t mention, including AI-powered detection, App notifications, Bot detection.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · Eight rule types, incl. country mismatch
- · Email alert on every action
- · Tag or log risky orders
- · Up to 3 fraud rules
Pro
- · Auto-cancel with refund and restock
- · Eight rule types, incl. country mismatch
- · Email alert on every action
- · Unlimited fraud rules
Basic
- · For Basic Plan Shopify Stores
- · Full features: Unlimited
- · No contract commitment, 0% Fees.
Professional
- · For Grow & Advanced Plan Shopify Stores
- · Full features: Unlimited
- · No contract commitment, 0% Fees.
Enterprise
- · For Plus Plan Shopify Stores
- · Full features: Unlimited
- · No contract commitment, 0% Fees.
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureBlockers stop visitors before checkout. Fraud Rules Guard checks the orders that get through. Write plain rules on Shopify risk level, order total, email pattern, disposable email domain, IP address, or billing and shipping country mismatch. Each rule cancels the order with refund and restock, tags it for review, or only logs it. Start with tag-only and turn on auto-cancel when you trust your rules.
Most fraud apps give you a risk score, a guess. ApexGuard verifies. On orders Shopify flags, plus any orders you choose. It shows what's risky and what's safe, then verifies the buyer for a clear answer: genuine or not? The strongest check confirms a code from the customer's bank statement that only the true cardholder can give, with no friction, and it's only one of several verifications we offer.
- Auto-cancel high-risk orders with refund and restock, or only tag for review
- Rules on risk level, order total, email pattern, disposable email, IP, country
- Catch orders whose billing and shipping countries do not match
- Email alert with order details each time a rule cancels, tags, or logs
- Automatically flag risky orders before payment is captured
- Auto-cancel, hold, or approve orders based on your risk preferences
- Send verification emails by risk level, fully automated
- Automatically capture safe orders with no delays or friction
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 |  Fraud Rules Guard |  ApexGuard Fraud Prevention |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Fraud Rules Guard | ApexGuard Fraud Prevention |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 6 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Fraud Rules Guard | ApexGuard Fraud Prevention |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.99/month(ahead) | $19/month |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Fraud Rules Guard | ApexGuard Fraud Prevention |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #249 | #76(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | #19 on Pricing moves in Fraud | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Sep 16, 2026 | Jun 25, 2025 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | McStan Apps | AGX |
FAQ
Fraud Rules Guard and ApexGuard Fraud Prevention: common questions
- Is Fraud Rules Guard or ApexGuard Fraud Prevention cheaper?
- Only Fraud Rules Guard lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Fraud Rules Guard and $19/month for ApexGuard Fraud Prevention. 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?
- Fraud Rules Guard lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Fraud notifications. ApexGuard Fraud Prevention lists 10 the others don’t mention, such as AI-powered detection, App notifications, Bot detection, Bots. 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 for Fraud Rules Guard, Oct 14, 2026 for ApexGuard Fraud Prevention; 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 for Fraud Rules Guard, Oct 14, 2026 for ApexGuard Fraud Prevention. 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.