MarketGuard vs StoreGuard: Change Monitor
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026 for MarketGuard, Oct 22, 2026 for StoreGuard.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for MarketGuard and $19/month for StoreGuard.
- StoreGuard lists 10 features MarketGuard’s listing doesn’t mention, including Activity tracking, Analytics dashboard, Benchmarking.
Head to head
Free
- · Availability Guard
- · Manual store verification
- · Monitor 1 Shopify Market
- · Monitor up to 10 products
Starter
- · Daily automatic verification
- · Email alerts
- · Monitor up to 2 Markets
- · Monitor up to 250 products
- · Regional Price Guard
Guard
- · 12-hour reconciliation
- · Change Guard
- · Currency Guard
- · Monitor up to 1,000 products
- · Monitor up to 5 Markets
- · Priority continuous monitoring
Pro
- · 6-hour reconciliation
- · Change Guard
- · Currency Guard
- · Highest processing priority
- · Monitor up to 10 Markets
- · Monitor up to 2,500 products
Free
- · Daily summary email
- · Monitor up to 50 products
- · Price & stock monitoring
Pro
- · Discount monitoring
- · Instant email alerts
- · Unlimited products
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureMarketGuard monitors Shopify Markets for product availability, regional amount, currency configuration, and meaningful catalog changes. Availability Guard finds products that lose Market access. Guard checks regional currency changes. Currency Guard verifies eligible digital products against Market currency settings. Change Guard shows what changed since the last check.
What changed in your store while you weren't looking? StoreGuard monitors your Shopify store 24/7 and alerts you instantly when prices change, inventory hits zero, products go invisible, collections are edited, themes are published, or discounts are modified. See exactly what changed, when it happened, and take action before it impacts sales.
- Detect products that unexpectedly lose Market availability
- Check regional currency across your monitored Shopify Markets
- Verify eligible digital products against Market currency settings
- Track meaningful availability, amount, currency, and product changes
- Visual Audit Log: Track staff & app activity with detailed "Before & After" view
- Instant alerts for price, stock & visibility changes
- Product-Level Insights: See exactly how a specific change impacted that product'
- Detect $0 prices and zero-inventory products
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 |  MarketGuard |  StoreGuard |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | MarketGuard | StoreGuard |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | MarketGuard | StoreGuard |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.99/month(ahead) | $19/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | MarketGuard | StoreGuard |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #38 | Not enough data |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Sep 25, 2026 | Jan 1, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | THAVIQ | MintBird Studio |
FAQ
MarketGuard and StoreGuard: common questions
- Is MarketGuard or StoreGuard cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for MarketGuard and $19/month for StoreGuard. 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?
- StoreGuard lists 10 the others don’t mention, such as Activity tracking, Analytics dashboard, Benchmarking, Data export. 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 for MarketGuard, Oct 22, 2026 for StoreGuard; 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 for MarketGuard, Oct 22, 2026 for StoreGuard. 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.