Profit Guard vs ProfitLens Net Profit Tracker
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
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for Profit Guard and $9/month for ProfitLens Net Profit Tracker.
- ProfitLens Net Profit Tracker lists 8 features Profit Guard’s listing doesn’t mention, including Custom reports, Data export, Expense tracking.
Head to head
Free
- · 30 orders/month
- · Basic profit alerts
- · Dashboard & analytics
- · Order profit breakdown
- · Product costs (COGS)
Pro
- · 100 orders/month
- · 7-day free trial
- · Auto-sync orders
- · CSV import/export
- · Health score & trend chart
- · Price simulator
Max
- · 7-day free trial
- · Auto-sync orders
- · CSV import/export
- · Price simulator
- · Priority email support
- · Profitability reports (PDF)
Free
- · Expense & ad spend tracking
- · Loss-making product alerts
- · Net profit dashboard
- · Profit per order
Starter
- · 90-day history
- · All smart insights
- · CSV export
- · Everything in Free
- · Full expense history
Pro
- · Everything in Starter
- · Product-level profit analytics
- · ROAS tracking
- · What-if simulator
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureRevenue is not profit. Profit Guard helps merchants see what they actually keep after product costs, shipping, payment fees, transaction fees, and refunds. Set COGS once, sync up to 90 days of orders, and review net profit, margin, order health, and profit trends in one dashboard. Use alerts to catch low-profit orders and the price simulator to test margins before changing prices.
ProfitLens shows your true net profit, not just revenue. It calculates profit for every order after product costs (COGS), payment fees, tax, shipping and ad spend. Product costs are read from Shopify automatically; enter your fees and expenses once and every number updates. See your most profitable products, catch the ones losing money and fix their price.
- Real-time profit calculation for every order
- Automatic COGS, shipping, and gateway fee tracking per order
- Product-level profitability ranking and margin analysis
- Daily, weekly, and custom date range profit dashboard
- Track real profit per order with COGS, shipping, fees, and ads
- Identify profitable products and detect loss-making orders instantly
- Automated COGS & Expense Sync
- Analyze profit trends with clear dashboards and performance insights
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 |  Profit Guard |  ProfitLens Net Profit Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Profit Guard | ProfitLens Net Profit Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Profit Guard | ProfitLens Net Profit Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $19/month | $9/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Profit Guard | ProfitLens Net Profit Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #228(ahead) | #310 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | May 19, 2026 | May 19, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | 16601839 Canada Inc. | 4i Software technologies |
FAQ
Profit Guard and ProfitLens Net Profit Tracker: common questions
- Is Profit Guard or ProfitLens Net Profit Tracker cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for Profit Guard and $9/month for ProfitLens Net Profit Tracker. 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?
- Profit Guard lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as AI insights, Cash flow, Income and balance. ProfitLens Net Profit Tracker lists 8 the others don’t mention, such as Custom reports, Data export, Expense tracking, Historical analysis. 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; 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.