Guide Protection + Returns

Shopify warranties and insurance app by Guide Inc·Full Service post-purchase platform for shipping protection, returns, and order tracking.

Snapshot

4.70(44 reviews)#11of 84 inWarranties and insurance

Ongoing.AI tracks Guide Protection + Returns daily — category rank, keyword positions in App Store search, install footprint, listing changes, and reviewer sentiment — back to when we first observed the listing.

Rating

4.70

44 reviews

Pricing

From $0/mo

freemium

Built for Shopify

No

Years live

5

launched Oct 14, 2020

Last updated

Jun 30, 2026

Shopify listing

Recent activity

Review trajectory.

Daily review count and rating drift. The blue line is cumulative review count; the dashed amber overlay is the rating on the right axis. Boring is good — sudden swings stand out against an otherwise stable curve.

New reviews

7-day Δ

+0

28-day Δ

+0

Rating change

7-day Δ

+0.00

28-day Δ

+0.00

#44#43#43#42#415.003.752.501.250.00May 28Jun 4Jun 12Jun 19Jun 27Total reviewsRating (0–5)
Guide Protection + Returns added 0 reviews over the last 28 days.

Category rank over time

Where Guide Protection + Returns sits day-by-day in Warranties and insurance.

Position across the Warranties and insurance page, snapshot daily. Lower is better — the Y axis is inverted so the strongest ranks sit at the top of the chart. Open the full Warranties and insurance leaderboard →

#17#23#28#34#39May 28May 31Jun 4Jun 7Jun 11Guide Protection + Returns · #23ShipTection · #22Extend Shopper Operations · #24
Best position observed: #23. Guide Protection + Returns climbed 13 positions over the window. Greyed lines: the apps sitting immediately around it on the latest snapshot.

Catalog position

Where Guide Protection + Returns sits in the App Store.

Rank and percentile inside the Warranties and insurance category — the competitive shape of the niche around this app.

Rank in Warranties and insurance

#11

of 84 active apps

Review count percentile

88th

vs category siblings

Rating percentile

54th

vs category siblings

Years on App Store

5

since 2020

Listing change cadence

What Guide Protection + Returns has changed lately.

Every pricing tweak, tagline refresh, and Shopify-side listing ping. Captured from Ongoing.AI’s per-scrape diff log — the cadence and the content of changes, in one strip.

Listing changes · last 21 days+14shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-09 → 2026-06-11tagline: Post-purchase platform for shipp… → Full Service post-purchase platf…shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-11 → 2026-06-12shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-12 → 2026-06-13categories: Warranties and insurance (+1 mor… → Warranties and insuranceshopify_lastmod: 2026-06-13 → 2026-06-16shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-16 → 2026-06-19shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-19 → 2026-06-20shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-20 → 2026-06-21shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-21 → 2026-06-24shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-24 → 2026-06-25shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-25 → 2026-06-26shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-26 → 2026-06-28shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-28 → 2026-06-29shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-29 → 2026-06-30name: Guide Protection & Returns → Guide Protection + Returnscategories: Warranties and insurance → Warranties and insurance (+1 mor…Jun 11, 26Jun 21, 26Jul 2, 26

Categories · Jul 1

Warranties and insurance → Warranties and insurance (+1 mor…

Name · Jul 1

Guide Protection & Returns → Guide Protection + Returns

Shopify Lastmod · Jul 1

2026-06-29 → 2026-06-30

PricingIdentity & listingCadence

Reviews

What merchants are saying

4.70(44 reviews)
  • 88%positive37
  • 0%neutral0
  • 12%negative5

Popular mentions

  • ease of use
  • customer support
  • pricing
  • feature request

Top themes

  1. ease of use1
  2. customer support1
  3. pricing1
  4. feature request1

What merchants praise

My mind has been at peace since the day I installed Guide shipping protection. Filing claims with USPS was a hassle and they always reject our claims, even when the tracking number shows that it was delivered to a different zip code. Chelsey, my contact from Guide team has been so helpful. She has helped me tremendously dealing some difficult claims. The one thing Guide can improve on is their processing time. Overall, i am a happy client and will continue to use Guide for my business.
The Additude Shop · 5

What merchants complain about

This is a total disaster. support is terrible. cannot process claims. total scam as far as I am concerned.
Bytox Hangover Patch · 1

Plans

Guide Protection + Returns pricing tiers.

Free

Free to install

    Capabilities

    What Guide Protection + Returns can do.

    The 44 capabilities Guide Protection + Returns lists across each of its 2 categories, in Shopify’s own taxonomy. Pulled directly from the App Store listing.

    Warranties and insurance

    Coverage type

    7
    • Shipping
    • Stolen packages
    • Lost packages
    • Damaged packages
    • Extended warranty
    • Dynamic pricing
    • Returns and exchanges

    Opt-in experience

    6
    • Cart page
    • Checkout
    • Custom widget
    • Coverage confirmation
    • Custom branding
    • Revenue sharing

    Claims management

    6
    • Auto-handling
    • Claims portal
    • Custom policies
    • Claims dashboard
    • Tracking
    • Email notifications

    Returns and exchanges

    Return options

    9
    • Automated refunds
    • Manual refunds
    • Exchanges
    • Replacements
    • QR codes
    • Gift cards
    • Store credit
    • Gift returns
    • Discount codes

    Return management

    16
    • Automated approvals
    • Return portal
    • Custom policies
    • Non-returnable items
    • Return windows
    • Return reasons
    • Multi-language
    • Shipping labels
    • Return tracking
    • SMS notifications
    • Email notifications
    • Custom branding
    • Refund management
    • Stock updates
    • Customer blocklists
    • Analytics

    FAQ

    Guide Protection + Returns — frequently asked questions.

    What is Guide Protection + Returns on Shopify?
    Guide Protection + Returns is a Shopify app in the Warranties and insurance category. Shipping Protection with Instant Resolutions The purpose of 'Guide Shipping Protection' is to alleviate the strain from Lost/Damaged/Stolen packages, and replace it with added revenue. Use Guide and give your customers the chance to protect their packages at checkout in one simple click. With Guide Shipping Protection you will do more than just avoid the headaches associated with replacing packages. If an item is lost, damaged, or stolen we'll replace it with a repurchase directly from your site. It averages 4.70 out of 5 across 44 merchant reviews on the Shopify App Store.
    How much does Guide Protection + Returns cost?
    Guide Protection + Returns is priced at $0/month on the Shopify App Store.
    When was Guide Protection + Returns launched?
    Guide Protection + Returns launched on October 14, 2020 — over 5 years on the Shopify App Store. In that time it has gathered 44 merchant reviews.
    Is Guide Protection + Returns Built for Shopify?
    Guide Protection + Returns does not currently carry Shopify's Built for Shopify badge. The badge is awarded to apps that meet Shopify's published standards for performance, ease of use, and merchant value — many high-quality apps operate without it.
    What are the best Guide Protection + Returns alternatives?
    Merchants commonly compare Guide Protection + Returns with EU Withdrawal Button & Form, AfterShip Returns & Exchanges, Return Prime:Return & Exchange, and ShipStation. Each alternative covers a similar use case but differs on pricing model, integration depth, and the specific themes merchants praise in reviews — see the alternatives section above for a side-by-side.
    What do merchants praise about Guide Protection + Returns?
    88% of analyzed merchant reviews skew positive. The themes most often cited in positive reviews are ease of use, customer support, and pricing — see the review fingerprint above for the full breakdown.

    Methodology

    Where the numbers come from.

    Ratings, review counts, pricing tiers, “Built for Shopify”, launch date, and category memberships come from the live Shopify App Store listing — refreshed daily by Ongoing.AI’s crawler. The review-count trajectory is the diff between today’s snapshot and snapshots from 7 and 28 days ago. Topic counts and sentiment come from the review corpus, topic-tagged with Claude. Install footprint is observed via Ongoing.AI’s tech-detection pass against actively-tracked Shopify storefronts. Catalog position is computed at snapshot time against every active app sharing the primary category. Snapshot generated .

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