Payout Guard: Suspension Risk vs Warden: Store Compliance
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 14, 2026.
The short answer
- Only Payout Guard lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $29/month for Payout Guard and $39/month for Warden.
- Payout Guard lists 2 features Warden’s listing doesn’t mention, including Analytics dashboard, Terms and conditions.
Head to head
Free
- · 3 full checks every 30 days
- · Chargeback rate and risk grade
- · Chargeback time-to-threshold forecast
- · Prioritized fixes and appeal outline
- · Prohibited-product (AUP) rule scan
- · Real Shopify Payments health checks
Pro
- · AI flags claims a keyword list misses
- · Automatic weekly re-checks
- · Everything in the Free plan
- · Unlimited health checks
Warden
- · Chargeback warning & email alerts
- · Daily scan of products, pages & blog
- · Every finding with fix + policy link
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureShopify can hold your payouts or close your store with little warning, and it never warns you first. Payout Guard scores your account-health risk: your chargeback rate versus the threshold that triggers holds, your refund rate, and your catalog checked against Shopify's prohibited and restricted product rules.
A store can be suspended — or its payouts held — over a product, page or blog post that breaks a Shopify rule the merchant never knew existed. Warden checks your catalogue and content against Shopify's Acceptable Use Policy and Payments terms, checks your store setup (policies, contact, SSL), and watches your chargeback ratio against the suspension threshold.
- Get a 0-100 account-health score across the signals Shopify watches
- Track your chargeback rate against the threshold that triggers holds
- Scan your catalog against Shopify's prohibited and restricted rules
- Get prioritized fixes, plus appeal guidance if you're already flagged
- Flags products, pages and blog posts that risk a ban under Shopify's policies
- Warns before Shopify Payments freezes a payout on a restricted product
- Chargeback-ratio early warning before the suspension threshold
- Every finding links to the exact policy and the exact fix, one click away
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 |  Payout Guard |  Warden |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Payout Guard | Warden |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Payout Guard | Warden |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $29/month(ahead) | $39/month |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 2 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | Payout Guard | Warden |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #342(ahead) | #585 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | May 28, 2026 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Wigley Studios LLC | Northgate Apps |
FAQ
Payout Guard and Warden: common questions
- Is Payout Guard or Warden cheaper?
- Only Payout Guard lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $29/month for Payout Guard and $39/month for Warden. 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?
- Payout Guard lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Analytics dashboard, Terms and conditions. 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 14, 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 14, 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.