Refund Requests & Approvals vs SampleGuard ‑ Order Approval
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 $29/month for Refund Requests & Approvals and $129/month for SampleGuard.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Review
- · Basic approval workflow
- · Central inbox for manual refund review
- · Manually create refund review requests
- · Per-case audit trail
- · Record decisions and notes
Starter
- · Automatic refund event detection
- · Incident inbox for refund activity
- · Monitor and alert guard modes
- · Slack and email notifications
- · Staff refund activity visibility
- · Threshold-based refund policy detection
Free: Core
- · Approval history and audit trail
- · Approve or reject sample orders
- · Automatic approved/rejected tags
- · Block fulfilment until approved
- · Secure one-click manager approvals
Premium
- · Advanced routing by requester or rules
- · Audit reporting and workflow insights
- · Custom request fields and capture forms
- · Multiple managers and approval teams
- · Reminder emails and escalation flows
- · ShipStation Integration
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureRefund Guard helps you control risky refunds before money leaves so money does not quietly leave your business. It lets you set rules such as requiring manager approval over a chosen threshold, and routes staff requests to an approvals queue. Get instant Slack or email alerts, review exceptions in an incidents inbox, and keep an audit trail of who requested, approved, and executed each refund.
SampleGuard stops selected orders from being fulfilled until they have been reviewed and approved. Create approval rules using order value, discount codes, customer tags, product tags, requester email and other criteria. Matching orders are held and routed to the right approver. Approvers can approve or reject orders in one click from secure emails, with every decision recorded in a clear audit trail.
- Approve refunds over a threshold (request → approve → execute)
- Incidents inbox for refunds that violate your policy
- Instant Slack/email alerts with staff + order context
- Audit log: requester, approver, timestamps, notes
- Automatically flag sample orders that require approval
- Block fulfilment until a manager approves the order
- Approve or reject orders using secure email links
- Manage approvals in a dedicated manager portal
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 |  Refund Requests & Approvals |  SampleGuard |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Refund Requests & Approvals | SampleGuard |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 4 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Refund Requests & Approvals | SampleGuard |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $29/month(ahead) | $129/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Refund Requests & Approvals | SampleGuard |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | Not enough data | #120 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | May 5, 2026 | Feb 25, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Elevixa | GuardApps |
FAQ
Refund Requests & Approvals and SampleGuard: common questions
- Is Refund Requests & Approvals or SampleGuard cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $29/month for Refund Requests & Approvals and $129/month for SampleGuard. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- 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.