LeakWise Profit Analytics vs ReturnsIntel
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
- Only ReturnsIntel lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9/month for LeakWise Profit Analytics and $49/month for ReturnsIntel.
- LeakWise Profit Analytics lists 2 features ReturnsIntel’s listing doesn’t mention, including Custom dashboards, Profit insights.
Head to head
Starter
- · Discount audit
- · Profit dashboard
- · Refund leak detector
Growth
- · Everything from the Starter plan
- · Inventory cash lock
- · Product cost tracker
- · Shipping optimizer
Pro
- · Advanced filtering
- · CSV export
- · Everything from Growth plan
- · Priority sync
- · Weekly email report
Free
- · Cohort return rates, 3 months history
- · Return reasons and timing
- · Store-wide “Returns cost you” overview
- · Weekly digest and up to 3 monitored SKUs
Starter
- · 6 months of history, 3 seats
- · Everything in Free
- · SKU and product-family return charts
- · Worst-margin SKU leaderboard
Growth
- · 24 months of history, 10 seats
- · Everything in Starter
- · Return-cost analysis and CSV/XLSX export
- · Watchlist alerts and sale impact
Scale
- · 25 team seats
- · API access
- · Amazon FBA analytics data source
- · Everything in Growth
- · Priority onboarding
- · Unlimited history
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureLeakWise identifies unprofitable orders, low-margin products, costly refunds, discount losses, shipping overruns, and inventory risks. See the estimated financial impact of each issue, compare trends over time, and prioritize the changes that matter most. Review product-level breakdowns, check data quality, and export findings to CSV.
Returns Intelligence is a money-first returns analytics dashboard for Shopify. It opens on a store-wide view of what returns cost you for the selected range, ranks the SKUs leaking the most margin, and summarizes why items come back.
- Finds profit leaks across orders, discounts, refunds, shipping, and inventory
- Estimates margin impact using product data and order data
- Tracks trends so merchants can see whether leaks are improving
- Exports reports to CSV for deeper analysis
- Measure cohort return rates by SKU and product
- Compare metrics for selected return window and lifetime return windows
- Review sold units, returned units, reasons, and refund timing
- Keep one-off refunds and edge cases from skewing your return rates
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 |  LeakWise Profit Analytics |  ReturnsIntel |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | LeakWise Profit Analytics | ReturnsIntel |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Pricing
| Measure | LeakWise Profit Analytics | ReturnsIntel |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9/month(ahead) | $49/month |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | LeakWise Profit Analytics | ReturnsIntel |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #1557(ahead) | #1675 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jul 9, 2026 | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Trustgear | Cecil Automations |
FAQ
LeakWise Profit Analytics and ReturnsIntel: common questions
- Is LeakWise Profit Analytics or ReturnsIntel cheaper?
- Only ReturnsIntel lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9/month for LeakWise Profit Analytics and $49/month for ReturnsIntel. 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?
- LeakWise Profit Analytics lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Custom dashboards, Profit insights. ReturnsIntel lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Historical analysis, Notifications. 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 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.