HideKit: Hide Payment Methods vs Payment Rules: Hide & Rename
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 30, 2026 for HideKit, Nov 2, 2026 for Payment Rules.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $7.99/month for HideKit and $2.99/month for Payment Rules.
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
- · 1 active rule
- · Country and cart total conditions
- · Product and customer tag conditions
- · Rule tester and ready-made presets
Pro
- · Combine conditions with AND / OR
- · Currency, weight, collection conditions
- · Customer order history conditions
- · Discount conditions
- · Method names per checkout language
- · Province, ZIP code and PO box conditions
Free
- · Hide payment methods
- · Live preview & safety check
- · Sort payment methods
- · Up to 3 payment rules
- · “PayPal first” template
Basic
- · CSV export of your rules
- · Country, cart total & product rules
- · Everything in Free
- · Rename payment methods
- · Scheduled rules
- · Up to 25 payment rules
Pro
- · B2B conditions
- · Everything in Basic
- · Metafield conditions
- · Priority support
- · Unlimited payment rules
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every feature"Why isn't it hidden?" HideKit answers that before customers reach checkout. Type a cart - country, total, products, tags - and the Rule Tester shows which rules fire, on the same engine that runs at checkout. No test orders. Then hide, rename or reorder both payment methods and shipping rates by country, cart total, products, collections, tags, ZIP, PO Box, weight, currency, B2B and discounts, combined with AND/OR.
Payment Rules moves PayPal to the top of your checkout payment list. Start from the “PayPal first” template, check the preview and save. Checkout normally preselects the first method in the list. You can also sort any other method, hide methods such as Cash on Delivery by country, cart total, products or B2B customers, and rename methods for clarity. A safety check warns you before a rule would hide every method.
- Hide payment methods and shipping rates by country, cart total, product, tag
- Rename and reorder both payment and delivery options, with translations
- Rule Tester: simulate a cart and see which rules fire, before customers do
- Shopify Functions only: no theme code, checkout never depends on our uptime
- Hide, rename or reorder any payment method at checkout
- Target rules by country, cart total, products, B2B, schedule and more
- Live preview shows the exact checkout result before you save
- Safety check and conflict detection prevent broken checkouts
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 |  HideKit |  Payment Rules |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | HideKit | Payment Rules |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 2 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | HideKit | Payment Rules |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $7.99/month | $2.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | HideKit | Payment Rules |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #31 | #17(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | #6 on Pricing moves in Payment experience | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Aug 6, 2026 | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 7 |
| Developer | Brium | Appsentials |
FAQ
HideKit and Payment Rules: common questions
- Is HideKit or Payment Rules cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $7.99/month for HideKit and $2.99/month for Payment Rules. 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 30, 2026 for HideKit, Nov 2, 2026 for Payment Rules; 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 30, 2026 for HideKit, Nov 2, 2026 for Payment Rules. 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.