Locale Proof vs Localink
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 Locale Proof lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $39/month for Locale Proof and $19/month for Localink.
- Locale Proof lists 5 features Localink’s listing doesn’t mention, including Audits, Duplicate content, Link analysis.
Head to head
Audit
- · Crawls every published language
- · Fifteen faults: dead URLs, hreflang
- · Five checks a month, and the free fix
- · Grouped by root cause, not a URL list
Monitor
- · Automatic weekly re-check, recorded
- · Dated, append-only evidence log + CSV
- · Everything in Audit, on one store
- · Proof a problem is gone, not guessed
- · Thirty checks a month, not five
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PLUS
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureYour translation app says a language is published. Locale Proof checks whether that is true from where Google stands — and keeps checking, because it re-breaks with every new product, theme update and market. It finds pages left untranslated after a theme update or a new product, English text sitting on a German page, dead localised URLs you advertise, one-way hreflang, canonicals that cancel your languages, and…
Multilingual Shopify stores quietly break links: discontinued products leave dead ends on every market, and translated content links to wrong handles — hurting SEO and customers. Localink fixes this automatically across every market. Redirect discontinued products everywhere in one click, and scan translated articles, pages and products for broken internal links — fixing each to the correct localized URL.
- Dead localised URLs, one-way hreflang, canonicals that cancel your languages
- Published languages your storefront hides — put them back in one click
- Never writes your translations. Dated, append-only evidence log, with export
- Redirect discontinued products across all markets at once
- Find and fix broken internal links in translated content
- Manage, import and export URL redirects
- Detect storefront 404s and fix them in one click
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 |  Locale Proof |  Localink |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Locale Proof | Localink |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Locale Proof | Localink |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $39/month | $19/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Locale Proof | Localink |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #942 | #701(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Aug 28, 2026 | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 4 |
| Developer | iTechVista | WeMaker |
FAQ
Locale Proof and Localink: common questions
- Is Locale Proof or Localink cheaper?
- Only Locale Proof lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $39/month for Locale Proof and $19/month for Localink. 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?
- Locale Proof lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Audits, Duplicate content, Link analysis, Meta tags. Localink lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Analytics, Broken links, Bulk editing, JSON-LD. 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.