StoreGuard: Change Monitor vs WhatMovedIt: Store Change Log
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 22, 2026 for StoreGuard, Nov 9, 2026 for WhatMovedIt.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for StoreGuard and $49/month for WhatMovedIt.
- StoreGuard lists 7 features WhatMovedIt’s listing doesn’t mention, including Analytics dashboard, Benchmarking, Data export.
Head to head
Free
- · Daily summary email
- · Monitor up to 50 products
- · Price & stock monitoring
Pro
- · Discount monitoring
- · Instant email alerts
- · Unlimited products
Record
- · A weekly email of what changed
- · Every theme, product and admin change
- · Read-only: never edits your store
- · Timeline and diffs for the last 30 days
Starter
- · Everything in Record
- · Full history back to install
- · Live theme alerts and freeze windows
- · Product and collection sales and traffic
Growth
- · Everything in Starter
- · For 1,000 to 4,999 orders a month
Scale
- · Everything in Starter
- · For 5,000 or more orders a month
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureWhat changed in your store while you weren't looking? StoreGuard monitors your Shopify store 24/7 and alerts you instantly when prices change, inventory hits zero, products go invisible, collections are edited, themes are published, or discounts are modified. See exactly what changed, when it happened, and take action before it impacts sales.
WhatMovedIt keeps a dated record of what changes in your store: theme edits to the exact line and publishes, product and price updates, collection, page and discount activity, app installs and marketing events. Each sits on a timeline next to your daily sales, with one per product and collection too. When a day looks off, see what changed around it.
- Visual Audit Log: Track staff & app activity with detailed "Before & After" view
- Instant alerts for price, stock & visibility changes
- Product-Level Insights: See exactly how a specific change impacted that product'
- Detect $0 prices and zero-inventory products
- A dated record of theme edits, publishes, product changes and app installs
- Daily sales, conversion and sessions, with each change marked on its day
- Each product and collection on its own timeline, with its sales and changes
- Every file version kept: copy old code to roll back in Shopify yourself
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 |  StoreGuard | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | StoreGuard | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | StoreGuard | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $19/month(ahead) | $49/month |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | StoreGuard | |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jan 1, 2026 | Nov 9, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | MintBird Studio | MoreCheckouts |
FAQ
StoreGuard and WhatMovedIt: common questions
- Is StoreGuard or WhatMovedIt cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for StoreGuard and $49/month for WhatMovedIt. 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?
- StoreGuard lists 7 the others don’t mention, such as Analytics dashboard, Benchmarking, Data export, Event tracking. WhatMovedIt lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as AI insights, Page views. 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 22, 2026 for StoreGuard, Nov 9, 2026 for WhatMovedIt; 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 22, 2026 for StoreGuard, Nov 9, 2026 for WhatMovedIt. 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.