Latch vs Locksmith
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 Latch, Nov 2, 2026 for Locksmith.
The short answer
- Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Latch and $12/month for Locksmith.
- Locksmith lists 9 features Latch’s listing doesn’t mention, including Custom fields, Custom rules, Email verification.
Head to head
Access control, for anything in your online store :)
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Basic
Scale Up
Enterprise
Shopify Basic
- · Add locks and keys at no extra cost
- · All features included in every plan
- · No usage fees or hidden charges
- · Suggested price for Shopify Basic
Shopify Grow
- · Add locks and keys at no extra cost
- · All features included in every plan
- · No usage fees or hidden charges
- · Suggested price for Shopify Grow
Shopify Advanced
- · Add locks and keys at no extra cost
- · All features included in every plan
- · No usage fees or hidden charges
- · Suggested price for Shopify Advanced
Shopify Plus
- · Add locks and keys at no extra cost
- · All features included in every plan
- · No usage fees or hidden charges
- · Suggested price for Shopify Plus
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureLatch lets merchants control who can see specific product purchase options by placing them behind a password gate. It’s useful for gating wholesale offers, limited access bundles, or specialized purchase flows so only approved customers can act on them. The app integrates directly with product pages and uses a simple lock-and-unlock flow, so merchants can manage access without changing their theme code.
Password protect pages, hide prices and products, sell retail and wholesale from one store, run VIP drops, or build members-only areas. Locksmith locks any page, product, collection, blog, price, or your whole Online Store, then lets in only visitors who meet your conditions: customer tags, sign-in, email, passwords, secret links, location, purchases, Klaviyo or Mailchimp lists, dates, and more.
- Password-gated product purchase options on selected products
- Different purchase options for specific customers via shared passwords
- Simple theme block placement on product pages, no code changes needed
- Session-based unlock so approved users keep access during their visit
- Hide products. Hide collections. Hide prices. Hide variant options. Hide pages.
- Reveal locked areas based on customer tags, passcodes, customer location, etc.
- We use simple concepts—locks and keys—so you can work easily and creatively.
- Locksmith is developer friendly: use Liquid or our API for custom functionality.
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 |  Latch |  Locksmith |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Latch | Locksmith |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 4.7 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 307 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 1 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
FAQ
Latch and Locksmith: common questions
- Is Latch or Locksmith cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Latch and $12/month for Locksmith. 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?
- Locksmith lists 9 the others don’t mention, such as Custom fields, Custom rules, Email verification, Hide content. 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 Latch, Nov 2, 2026 for Locksmith; 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 Latch, Nov 2, 2026 for Locksmith. 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.