Live Carrier Rates vs Packie Live
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Sep 3, 2026 for Live Carrier Rates, Oct 13, 2026 for Packie Live.
The short answer
- Packie Live lists 4 features Live Carrier Rates’s listing doesn’t mention, including Custom rules, Flat fee, Product-based.
Head to head
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See every featureStop guessing your shipping costs. Our app connects directly to your logistics account to pull live, accurate shipping rates for every customer at checkout. This ends the costly problem of undercharging for shipping or losing sales from overcharging with flat rates. By showing the real cost, you build customer trust and protect your profits.
Packie Live shows real shipping rates from major New Zealand couriers at checkout, so merchants display exactly what carriers quote. The app fetches live rates from Fastway, NZ Post, PostHaste and CastleParcel using each store's own dimensions, weights and destination. Orders sync from Shopify so merchants can print labels and mark fulfillments.
- Live Shipping Rates Display real-time Australia Post eParcel rates directly from
- Full Customization Customize service names and descriptions to perfectly match y
- Service Control Easily enable or disable specific shipping services to control c
- Live shipping rates from Fastway, NZ Post, PostHaste and CastleParcel
- Rename courier services and adjust margins shown to shoppers at checkout
- Flat rate rules by country, city, postcode and weight band for any service
- Failover rates so checkout never shows zero options when carriers fail
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 |  Live Carrier Rates |  Packie Live |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Live Carrier Rates | Packie Live |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Live Carrier Rates | Packie Live |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | $15/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 15 days |
| Plans listed | Not published | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Live Carrier Rates | Packie Live |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #449(ahead) | #470 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Aug 27, 2025 | Jun 19, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | NITSOF | Packie |
FAQ
Live Carrier Rates and Packie Live: common questions
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Live Carrier Rates lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Delivery date, Delivery time. Packie Live lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Custom rules, Flat fee, Product-based, Rename options. 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 Sep 3, 2026 for Live Carrier Rates, Oct 13, 2026 for Packie Live; 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 Sep 3, 2026 for Live Carrier Rates, Oct 13, 2026 for Packie Live. 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.