Guardly vs ReturnIQ: AI‑Powered Insights
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $29/month for Guardly and $29/month for ReturnIQ.
Head to head
Free
- · One free security audit per month
- · Plain-language AI summaries
- · Up to 250 customers analyzed
Guard
- · Block - Auto Deny Returns
- · Daily Audits
- · Enforcement Rules Engine
- · Everything in Free
- · Up to 5000 cutomers
Pro
- · Auto decline; Claude confirmed
- · Claude actions plus draft messages
- · Claude return photo analysis
- · Everything in Guard
- · Up to 25 000 Customers
Scale
- · Custom Enforcement threshholds
- · Everything in pro
- · Unlimited Customers
Free
- · Basic return tracking
- · Dashboard overview
- · Standard data sync
Growth
- · Automated data sync
- · CSV Export
- · Everything in Free
- · Monthly insights report
- · Return Reason Clustering
Pro
- · AI Return Insights
- · Everything in Growth
- · Product risk scoring
- · Repeat return detection
- · Weekly insights email
Scale
- · Custom return filters
- · Everything in Pro
- · Fraud detection
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureGuardly is AI return-abuse protection for Shopify. It reads your order and refund history and scores every customer for abuse risk — serial returners, "item not received" claims, refund velocity, refund-to-original patterns, and total dollars at risk. Start with an audit showing your abuse rate, the dollars exposed, and the customers behind it.
Returns drain merchants' time and money, but most stores fly blind on why they happen. ReturnIQ turns your Shopify return data into clear, actionable analytics so you can fix the root causes. See which products are most prone to returns, understand the real reasons behind them, and spot repeat or suspicious patterns before they erode your margins.
- Audit of your abuse rate, dollar exposure, and repeat-abuser breakdown
- AI risk score per customer: serial returns, INR claims, refund velocity
- Enforcement rules: require evidence, restrict refunds, or flag for review
- AI-powered insights diagnose why products are returned and what to fix.
- Risk-score every product by return history to prioritize your attention.
- Detect repeat returners and fraud patterns before they impact your margins.
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 |  Guardly |  ReturnIQ |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Guardly | ReturnIQ |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
FAQ
Guardly and ReturnIQ: common questions
- Is Guardly or ReturnIQ cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $29/month for Guardly and $29/month for ReturnIQ. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- 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; 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. 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.