Return Guard vs ShipOps
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026 for Return Guard, Nov 4, 2026 for ShipOps.
The short answer
- Only Return Guard lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Return Guard and $9.99/month for ShipOps.
- ShipOps lists 2 features Return Guard’s listing doesn’t mention, including Order export, Order lookup page.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free-Trial
- · 50 orders included, completely free
- · After 50, pick a plan to continue
- · All features included
- · Free trial - 50 orders, no time limit
- · No card needed - Shopify bills you
- · No time limit. The trial does not expire
Starter
- · 3,000 scored orders per month
Growth
- · 10,000 scored orders per month
Pro
- · 30,000 scored orders per month
Scale
- · 50,000+ orders/month? We'll customize.
- · Email us to set up a Custom plan.
Radar
- · 1 courier connection
- · AI address check · 2 credits
- · Act on 300 new orders/month
- · Action Inbox for stuck parcels
- · Cart recovery SMS · 15 credits
- · Courier booking, labels, shipper advice
Ledger
- · 2 couriers · priority sync
- · AI address check · 1 credits
- · Act on 1,000 new orders/month
- · Cart recovery SMS · 10 credits
- · Courier booking, labels, shipper advice
- · Everything in Radar
Control Room
- · AI address check · 1 credit
- · Act on 3,000 new orders/month
- · Cart recovery SMS · 7 credits
- · Everything in Ledger
- · Failed delivery calls - 6 credits
- · Order confirmation calls · 6 credits
Flight Deck
- · AI address check · 1 credit
- · Act on 8,000 new orders/month
- · Cart recovery SMS · 7 credits
- · Everything in Control Room
- · Failed delivery calls - 5 credits
- · Order confirmation calls · 5 credits
Autopilot
- · 20,000 orders/mo, then 2 credits each
- · AI address check · 1 credit
- · Cart recovery SMS · 6 credits
- · Everything in Flight Deck
- · Failed delivery calls - 4 credits
- · Order confirmation calls · 4 credits
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureIn Pakistan, COD is the default, and a returned parcel costs the merchant. Return Guard scores every COD order from 0 to 100 before you dispatch it, from your own order history and fixed rules. It corrects known city misspellings ("Krachi", "Isb") before booking, and asks you when unsure. It also compares couriers and flags late shipments. It never cancels or holds an order itself - you decide.
ShipOps tracks every COD parcel you ship with Pakistani couriers (PostEx, TCS, Leopards, M&P, Trax, CouriersNext, InstaWorld, DigiDokaan and more) on one screen, desktop and phone. Your courier collects cash on delivery and pays it out later, minus deductions. ShipOps matches each payout receipt against your orders: what reached your bank, what is still owed, which parcels were short-paid.
- RTO risk score (0–100) on every order, with the top reasons behind each score
- City Fixer cleans messy Pakistani addresses — Roman Urdu, short forms, typos
- Courier Insights: real success rate, RTO rate and delivery days by city
- SLA alerts by courier, city or lane — holiday-aware, emailed when breached
- See what your courier owes you, including parcels missed on payout receipts.
- See where your payout went: shipping charges, GST, withheld tax, and returns.
- One dashboard for every carrier, showing which deliveries stalled or failed.
- Retry, fix the address, or return a parcel without opening the carrier 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 |  Return Guard |  ShipOps |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Return Guard | ShipOps |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 20 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | 0% |
Pricing
| Measure | Return Guard | ShipOps |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.99/month | $9.99/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 5 | 5 |
Listing
| Measure | Return Guard | ShipOps |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #235 | #20(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | #1 on Pricing moves in Order tracking |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Aug 20, 2026 | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | BIFROST TECH (PRIVATE) LIMITED | Smart Agent |
FAQ
Return Guard and ShipOps: common questions
- Is Return Guard or ShipOps cheaper?
- Only Return Guard lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Return Guard and $9.99/month for ShipOps. 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?
- Return Guard lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Automations. ShipOps lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Order export, Order lookup page. 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 for Return Guard, Nov 4, 2026 for ShipOps; 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 for Return Guard, Nov 4, 2026 for ShipOps. 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.