Hey! Age Gate Verification vs Hulk Age Verification 18+
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of May 12, 2026 for Hey! Age Gate Verification, Nov 9, 2026 for Hulk Age Verification 18+.
The short answer
- Only Hulk Age Verification 18+ lists a free plan.
- Hey! Age Gate Verification lists 8 features Hulk Age Verification 18+’s listing doesn’t mention, including Checkboxes, Custom code, Custom CSS.
Head to head
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Japan
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · 1 rule
- · 2 pop-up languages
- · Age validation setting
- · Fully customizable pop-up
- · Mobile responsiveness
- · Restrict under-age users with a message
Starter
- · 1 country override per rule
- · 5 pop-up languages
- · Everything included in Free
- · Geographical restriction
- · Industry presets
- · Location by Shopify market
Growth
- · 20 pop-up languages
- · 5 rules
- · Adjustable retry limit and cooldown
- · Attempt analytics
- · Everything included in Starter
- · Rule conflict strategy
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureHey! Age Verification helps merchants sell age-restricted products with a customizable age verification popup, checkout guard, and storefront warnings. Use Yes/No, birth year, or full date of birth checks, target specific products, collections, tags, pages, or countries, and translate content for international shoppers.
Selling alcohol, vape, tobacco, cannabis or CBD? Hulk Age Verification puts an age gate popup in front of your store before a visitor can browse or buy. Gate the whole store, a page, a collection or a product. Set different ages per product group (cigars at 18, whisky at 21) and per country. Visitors who pass are remembered at the highest age they confirmed, and birth dates are never stored. Free to start.
- Verify age with Yes/No, year of birth, or full date of birth
- Target all pages, products, collections, tags, custom paths, countries or market
- Control cart checkout, dynamic checkout buttons, and checkout banners
- Customize text, colors, buttons, images, layout, and custom CSS
- Ensure legal compliance with Hulk Age Verification for 18+ age verification.
- Customization options, enhance user experience, age verification solution.
- Responsive Age Verification: Seamlessly works on all devices.
- Geo-Based Restrictions: Limit sensitive products for underage buyers by country.
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 |  Hey! Age Gate Verification |  Hulk Age Verification 18+ |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 455 |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | −3 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | 6 |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | 5% |
| Top store categories | Not published | Food, Beverages & Tobacco, Home & Garden, Health & Beauty |
| Top store countries | Not published | United States, United Kingdom, Japan |
Reviews
| Measure | Hey! Age Gate Verification | Hulk Age Verification 18+ |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 4.6 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 69 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Hey! Age Gate Verification | Hulk Age Verification 18+ |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | $9.99/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plans listed | Not published | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Hey! Age Gate Verification | Hulk Age Verification 18+ |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #265 | #63(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | #9 in Legal |
| Built for Shopify | No | Yes |
| Launched | May 12, 2026 | Aug 23, 2019 |
| Languages | 9 | 18 |
| Developer | HeyMerch | HulkApps |
FAQ
Hey! Age Gate Verification and Hulk Age Verification 18+: common questions
- Is Hey! Age Gate Verification or Hulk Age Verification 18+ cheaper?
- Only Hulk Age Verification 18+ lists a free plan. 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?
- Hey! Age Gate Verification lists 8 the others don’t mention, such as Checkboxes, Custom code, Custom CSS, Custom fonts. Hulk Age Verification 18+ lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Analytics, Compliance reports, Localization, Triggers and rules. 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 May 12, 2026 for Hey! Age Gate Verification, Nov 9, 2026 for Hulk Age Verification 18+; 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 May 12, 2026 for Hey! Age Gate Verification, Nov 9, 2026 for Hulk Age Verification 18+. 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.