PostRules vs Rural Radar: Remote Area Rules
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: PostRules 5.0 from 3 reviews and Rural Radar 5.0 from 1 reviews.
- Paid plans start at $12/month for PostRules and $6.99/month for Rural Radar.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
All Access
- · Everything included
- · Unlimited Rules
All-In-One
- · Address tester and carrier coverage expl
- · DHL Express, UPS and FedEx remote-area d
- · Hide, rename or reorder delivery methods
- · Live chat support
- · Rule builder with AND/OR conditions
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featurePostRules lets merchants create rules that filter shipping rates at checkout based on a customer's postcode. Show mode restricts postcodes to specific shipping methods. E.g. Only show rural delivery options to rural postcodes or block mode prevents customers placing orders from postcodes you can't deliver to. Everything is configured within the app's dashboard.
Rural Radar checks every buyer's address against the official remote-area lists from DHL Express, UPS and FedEx, covering 190 countries by postal code and town. Build rules in a visual editor: choose where they apply, add conditions like carrier tier, cart value, weight or customer tags, then hide, rename or reorder delivery methods. Test any address before it goes live.
- Filter shipping rates by postcode; show or block at checkout.
- Built-in postcode presets for common regions like NZ rural areas
- Draft and active states let you prepare rules before going live.
- Stale rate detection alerts you when Shopify shipping rates change.
- Detects DHL remote addresses across 156 countries using official postal codes
- Hide, show, or rename shipping methods automatically based on your custom rules
- Real-time checkout lookup — no manual tagging, no surprise remote-area surcharge
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 |  PostRules |  Rural Radar |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | PostRules | Rural Radar |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 3(ahead) | 1 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | PostRules | Rural Radar |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $12/month | $6.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 1 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | PostRules | Rural Radar |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #65(ahead) | #133 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | May 1, 2026 | Jun 1, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Subject Matter | Noxbridge Limited |
FAQ
PostRules and Rural Radar: common questions
- Is PostRules or Rural Radar cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $12/month for PostRules and $6.99/month for Rural Radar. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- Which has better reviews, PostRules or Rural Radar?
- On the Shopify App Store: PostRules 5.0 from 3 reviews and Rural Radar 5.0 from 1 reviews.
- 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; 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. 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.