LinkGuard vs swiftstore
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
- Paid plans start at $7/month for LinkGuard and $9/month for swiftstore.
Head to head
Basic
- · Open all external links in a new tab automatically.
Secure
- · Automatically secures external links, and opens them in a new tab.
Extra Secure
- · Automatically adds https too all external links, secures links, and opens them in a new tab.
Basic
- · A PageSpeed score dashboard
- · App script deferral for up to 5 apps
- · Browser caching
- · CSS and JS minification
- · Image lazy loading and WebP conversion
Grow
- · Core Web Vitals monitoring
- · Critical CSS extraction
- · Everything in Basic plus the AI theme
- · Font preloading
- · Sandbox preview mode.
- · Unlimited app script deferral
Pro
- · AI prefetch rules
- · Automated GTmetrix A+ PDF reports
- · Cloudflare CDN image delivery
- · Everything in Grow plus a revenue impact
- · Priority support
- · White-label reports for agencies
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureLinkGuard helps your Google Lighthouse scores for best practices by automatically securing your external links with the proper attributes, adds https protocol to all links, and opens them up in a new tab. No code required.
SwiftStore scans your Shopify theme and identifies every factor slowing down your store. It detects render-blocking scripts, oversized images, unused CSS, and slow third-party app scripts. Once issues are found, you can preview fixes in a safe sandbox before applying them to your live store. The app runs image compression, script deferral, font preloading, and critical CSS extraction automatically.
- Automatically helps your Google Lighthouse score
- Automatically secure and open external links in a new browser tab
- One click setup, no code required
- AI theme scanner finds render-blocking scripts, unused CSS, and oversized images
- Sandbox preview shows before-and-after scores before any change goes live
- One-click fixes for image lazy loading, JS deferral, font preloading, and more
- Core Web Vitals monitor tracks LCP, CLS, and INP with 30-day history
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 |  LinkGuard |  swiftstore |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | LinkGuard | swiftstore |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | LinkGuard | swiftstore |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $7/month(ahead) | $9/month |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | LinkGuard | swiftstore |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #137(ahead) | #185 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jul 10, 2024 | Jun 1, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Sizzle | Thriftizer |
FAQ
LinkGuard and swiftstore: common questions
- Is LinkGuard or swiftstore cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $7/month for LinkGuard and $9/month for swiftstore. 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.