Rural Shipping & RD Rates NZ vs Surcharge Guard UK
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 28, 2026 for Rural Shipping & RD Rates NZ, Oct 14, 2026 for Surcharge Guard UK.
The short answer
- Only Surcharge Guard UK lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $8/month for Rural Shipping & RD Rates NZ and $5.99/month for Surcharge Guard UK.
- Rural Shipping & RD Rates NZ lists 2 features Surcharge Guard UK’s listing doesn’t mention, including Hide rates, ZIP/post code.
Head to head
Momentum
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Standard
- · Live postcode preview
- · NZ rural postcode rules
- · No carrier-calculated shipping needed
- · Supports North & South Island rates
- · Turn off shipping to rural postcodes
- · Waiheke & Great Barrier Island support
Free
- · Block 1 UK remote delivery zone
- · Checkout error message for blocked zone
- · No theme edits or scripts
- · Verify settings with postcode tester
- · Works on all Shopify Plans (even Basic)
Pro
- · 14 day free trial - cancel anytime
- · Block one, or many remote delivery zones
- · Checkout error message for blocked zone
- · No theme edits or scripts
- · Verify settings with postcode tester
- · Works on all Shopify Plans (even Basic)
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureRural Shipping & RD Rates NZ controls which of your existing shipping rates show at checkout based on the customer's NZ address. Choose different rates for rural, urban, Waiheke and Great Barrier customers, with a preloaded rural postcode list for quick setup. Selling perishables? Turn off shipping to rural postcodes. A live preview and postcode tester show what each address type sees before you go live.
Surcharge Guard UK lets you block checkout for customers in remote UK postcode areas — Scottish Highlands, Scottish Islands, Northern Ireland (BT), Channel Islands (GY, JE), Isle of Man (IM) and the Isles of Scilly. Toggle zones on or off in seconds. When a customer enters a blocked postcode, they see a clear, error message naming their exact area instead of a generic Shopify error. No theme edits. No scripts.
- Show or hide shipping rates at checkout based on the customer's NZ postcode.
- Test any NZ postcode to preview exactly which rates a customer there would see.
- Comes with a preloaded list of NZ rural postcodes, ready to use or customise.
- Supports Waiheke Island with separate rates for rural and non-rural addresses.
- One-click setup — toggle remote zones on or off, changes apply instantly
- Works on every Shopify tier including Basic
- Block checkout to configured remote zones
- Block checkout server-side - cannot be bypassed by customers
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 |  Rural Shipping & RD Rates NZ |  Surcharge Guard UK |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Rural Shipping & RD Rates NZ | Surcharge Guard UK |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 4 | 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 | Rural Shipping & RD Rates NZ | Surcharge Guard UK |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $8/month | $5.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 1 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Rural Shipping & RD Rates NZ | Surcharge Guard UK |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #84(ahead) | #152 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jun 17, 2026 | Aug 4, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | JS Digital NZ | Springbok Dev |
FAQ
Rural Shipping & RD Rates NZ and Surcharge Guard UK: common questions
- Is Rural Shipping & RD Rates NZ or Surcharge Guard UK cheaper?
- Only Surcharge Guard UK lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $8/month for Rural Shipping & RD Rates NZ and $5.99/month for Surcharge Guard UK. 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?
- Rural Shipping & RD Rates NZ lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Hide rates, ZIP/post code. Surcharge Guard UK lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Address validation. 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 28, 2026 for Rural Shipping & RD Rates NZ, Oct 14, 2026 for Surcharge Guard UK; 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 28, 2026 for Rural Shipping & RD Rates NZ, Oct 14, 2026 for Surcharge Guard UK. 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.