MaxVFY vs Real ID ‑ ID verification
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 MaxVFY, Nov 9, 2026 for Real ID.
The short answer
- Real ID lists 11 features MaxVFY’s listing doesn’t mention, including App notifications, Automated workflows, Chargebacks.
Head to head
Eliminate fraud & verify customer age with real ID checks
- United States
- Canada
- Australia
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Identity verified
Flex
- · 5 ID checks included per month
- · Automatically verify high risk orders
- · Cross check ID vs shipping and billing
- · Optionally capture proof of address, 2FA
- · Override A.I. decisions
- · Selfie capture & biometric verification
Essential
- · Automatic age verification
- · Limit verification based on collections
- · Override A.I. decisions
- · Remember repeat verified customers
- · Unlimited ID checks
- · Verify before, during or after checkout
Protect
- · Advanced triggers
- · Automate with API, JS SDK and Webhooks
- · Custom subdomain (verify.yoursite.com)
- · Everything in Essential
- · Selfie capture & biometric verification
- · Shopify Flow triggers & actions
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureMaxVFY lets merchants create secure identity-verification requests, share a link or QR code, track progress, and review the final verification result inside Shopify. It is designed for simple, on-demand use without requiring access to Shopify customer or order records.
With Real ID, you can verify your customers identities before or after checkout. Save incorrectly flagged high risk orders, and protect your revenue from chargebacks. Meet compliance for age restricted goods with automated ID checks to check date of birth. Automatic tagging of customer profiles and orders, so customers only need to verify once per lifetime.
- Create secure 24-hour identity verification links and QR codes
- Track requests from opened through verification result in real time
- Search, archive, and manage verification history with notes and references
- Modern A.I. powered ID verification to prevent chargeback fraud and verify age.
- Control when ID verification is required before checkout or after checkout.
- Remember repeat customers so ID verification is only required once per customer.
- Trigger ID verification automatically on certain products or high risk orders.
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 |  MaxVFY |  Real ID |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 16 |
| 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 | Home & Garden, Apparel & Accessories, Business & Industrial |
| Top store countries | Not published | United States, Canada, Australia |
Reviews
| Measure | MaxVFY | Real ID |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 4.9 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 36 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
FAQ
MaxVFY and Real ID: common questions
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Real ID lists 11 the others don’t mention, such as App notifications, Automated workflows, Chargebacks, COD validation. 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 MaxVFY, Nov 9, 2026 for Real ID; 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 MaxVFY, Nov 9, 2026 for Real ID. 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.