Photolock vs Tilkie ‑ Image Protection
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 9, 2026 for Photolock, Oct 14, 2026 for Tilkie.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $5/month for Photolock and $9.99/month for Tilkie.
- Photolock lists 16 features Tilkie’s listing doesn’t mention, including Copy and paste, Developer tools, Drag and drop.
Head to head
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Canada
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Starter
- · Image & Content Protection
- · Photolock branding
- · Warning Messages
Growth
- · Image & Content Protection
- · Invisible Watermark
- · No Photolock branding
- · Screen Capture Protection
- · Warning Messages
Advanced
- · Anti-Bot Protection
- · Image & Content Protection
- · Invisible Watermark
- · Screen Capture Protection
- · Screenshot Shield
- · Visible Watermark
Premium
- · Analytics
- · Anti-Bot Protection
- · Customer, Market & Page Rules
- · Image & Content Protection
- · Invisible & Visible Watermark
- · Screen Capture Protection
Ultra
- · Everything in Premium
- · Find copies of your photos online
- · One-click takedown requests
- · Optional photo checks, $0.10 each
- · Weekly scans for new copies
Free
- · Infringement Detection & Validation
- · Protect up to 100 images
- · Protect up to 25 Products
Paid
- · 3 Chain of Proof Certificates
- · Bulk Protection
- · Infringement Detection & Validation
- · Protect up to 100 Products
- · Unlimited Image Protection
Pro
- · Auto-Protect (Auto protect new images)
- · Batch Protection
- · Infringement Detection & Validation
- · Unlimited Chain of Proof Certificates
- · Unlimited Image Protection
- · Unlimited Product Protection
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureMerchants invest in original product photos and store content. Photolock prevents image theft and content copying on your Shopify store. Block right-clicks, drag-and-drop, screenshots, copy-paste, and file saving. Advanced features include invisible watermarks to trace leaked images, image shields that replace saved images with blank files, spy extension detection, and crawler blocking.
Protect your product photos with Tilkie: a state-of-the-art invisible neural watermarking tool. Watermarks are highly resilient and survive screenshots, cropping, modification, resizing, compression, and re-encoding. Find an infringing image? Tikie's detection & verification engine generates a Chain of Proof Certificate - a legal-grade ownership document that streamlines legal and DMCA takedown actions.
- 20 Locks to choose from! Disable right-click, keyboard shortcuts & prevent bots.
- Block visitors from certain countries. Or, block a certain visitor by their IP.
- Protect your images by adding Watermark against screenshot attempts.
- Prevent search engines like Google and Bing list your images.
- Watermarks are invisible and resilient against cropping, resizing, re-encoding.
- Proof of Ownership Certificates prove infringement and enable DMCA takedowns.
- Protect individual products, categories, or everything.
- Enable Auto-Protection to automatically protect all new images.
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 |  Photolock |  Tilkie |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 275 | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | −1 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 4 | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | 14% | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Apparel & Accessories, Home & Garden, Arts & Entertainment | Not published |
| Top store countries | United States, United Kingdom, Canada | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | Photolock | Tilkie |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 3.5 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 41 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 1 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
FAQ
Photolock and Tilkie: common questions
- Is Photolock or Tilkie cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $5/month for Photolock and $9.99/month for Tilkie. 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?
- Photolock lists 16 the others don’t mention, such as Copy and paste, Developer tools, Drag and drop, Email alerts. 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 Nov 9, 2026 for Photolock, Oct 14, 2026 for Tilkie; 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 Nov 9, 2026 for Photolock, Oct 14, 2026 for Tilkie. 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.