ApexGuard Fraud Prevention vs RealShield AI
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 14, 2026 for ApexGuard Fraud Prevention, Sep 10, 2026 for RealShield AI.
The short answer
- ApexGuard Fraud Prevention lists 18 features RealShield AI’s listing doesn’t mention, including Auto-cancel, Automated workflows, Blocklists.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
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 featureMost 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.
RealShield AI helps merchants who source from suppliers, especially overseas manufacturers, dropshipping partners, and new supplier relationships, verify whether the photos, videos, and voice recordings they receive are real or AI-generated.
- 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
- Scan supplier photos, videos, and voice recordings for AI-generated content
- Get a clear risk score for every scan you submit
- Detect watermarks left behind by known AI generation tools
- Build supplier profiles with trust scores from your scan history
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 |  ApexGuard Fraud Prevention |  RealShield AI |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ApexGuard Fraud Prevention | RealShield AI |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 6 | 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 | ApexGuard Fraud Prevention | RealShield AI |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $19/month | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 3 | Not published |
Listing
| Measure | ApexGuard Fraud Prevention | RealShield AI |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #104(ahead) | #305 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jun 25, 2025 | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | AGX | RealShield Ai |
FAQ
ApexGuard Fraud Prevention and RealShield AI: common questions
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- ApexGuard Fraud Prevention lists 18 the others don’t mention, such as Auto-cancel, Automated workflows, Blocklists, Bot detection. RealShield AI lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Risk reports. 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 14, 2026 for ApexGuard Fraud Prevention, Sep 10, 2026 for RealShield AI; 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 14, 2026 for ApexGuard Fraud Prevention, Sep 10, 2026 for RealShield AI. 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.