Protect for Shipments & Causes

Shopify returns and exchanges app by Protect Inc·Add shipping and revenue protection to your shop while supporting a cause!

Snapshot

3.80(7 reviews)#56of 186 inReturns and exchanges

Ongoing.AI tracks Protect for Shipments & Causes daily — category rank, keyword positions in App Store search, install footprint, listing changes, and reviewer sentiment — back to when we first observed the listing.

CategoriesReturns and exchangesWarranties and insurance

Rating

3.80

7 reviews

Pricing

From $0/mo

freemium

Built for Shopify

No

Years live

4

launched Apr 11, 2022

Last updated

Jun 30, 2026

Shopify listing

Catalog position

Where Protect for Shipments & Causes sits in the App Store.

Rank and percentile inside the Returns and exchanges category — the competitive shape of the niche around this app.

Rank in Returns and exchanges

#56

of 186 active apps

Review count percentile

68th

vs category siblings

Rating percentile

46th

vs category siblings

Years on App Store

4

since 2022

Listing change cadence

What Protect for Shipments & Causes 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+11shopify_lastmod: 2026-04-28 → 2026-06-16shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-16 → 2026-06-30Jun 13, 26Jun 23, 26Jul 4, 26

Shopify Lastmod · Jul 1

2026-06-16 → 2026-06-30

Shopify Lastmod · Jun 17

2026-04-28 → 2026-06-16

PricingIdentity & listingCadence

Reviews

What merchants are saying

3.80(7 reviews)
  • 89%positive8
  • 0%neutral0
  • 11%negative1

Popular mentions

  • customer support
  • bug
  • performance

Top themes

  1. customer support1
  2. bug1
  3. performance1

What merchants praise

“The team here was great - easy install, transparent reporting, didn't have to think twice once it was on our store. Really quick customer service too if you ever have a problem.”
Marcus Pork · 5★ · 2024-07-02

Plans

Protect for Shipments & Causes pricing tiers.

Free

Free to install

    Capabilities

    What Protect for Shipments & Causes can do.

    The 27 capabilities Protect for Shipments & Causes lists across each of its 2 categories, in Shopify’s own taxonomy. Pulled directly from the App Store listing.

    Returns and exchanges

    Return options

    8
    • Automated refunds
    • Manual refunds
    • Exchanges
    • Replacements
    • Gift cards
    • Store credit
    • Gift returns
    • Discount codes

    Return management

    8
    • Automated approvals
    • Return portal
    • Non-returnable items
    • Return windows
    • Return reasons
    • Return tracking
    • Refund management
    • Analytics

    Warranties and insurance

    Coverage type

    5
    • Shipping
    • Stolen packages
    • Lost packages
    • Damaged packages
    • Returns and exchanges

    Opt-in experience

    3
    • Auto opt-in
    • Cart page
    • Checkout

    Claims management

    3
    • Auto-handling
    • Claims portal
    • Claims dashboard

    FAQ

    Protect for Shipments & Causes — frequently asked questions.

    What is Protect for Shipments & Causes on Shopify?
    Protect for Shipments & Causes is a Shopify app in the Returns and exchanges category. Protect has features to protect to both your shop and customers. We offer shipping protection with other protections to come. Our app increases your order value and has no negative impact on conversion rate. We handle the customer service claims. You never pay for this service but instead make money when we cover claims and reorders. Most importantly, you can support your favorite causes or help the planet and enjoy shared marketing and exposure through Protect's community. It averages 3.80 out of 5 across 7 merchant reviews on the Shopify App Store.
    How much does Protect for Shipments & Causes cost?
    Protect for Shipments & Causes is priced at $0/month on the Shopify App Store.
    When was Protect for Shipments & Causes launched?
    Protect for Shipments & Causes launched on April 11, 2022 — over 4 years on the Shopify App Store. In that time it has gathered 7 merchant reviews.
    Is Protect for Shipments & Causes Built for Shopify?
    Protect for Shipments & Causes 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 Protect for Shipments & Causes alternatives?
    Merchants commonly compare Protect for Shipments & Causes 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.

    Alternatives

    Apps merchants pick instead.

    401layers UG (haftungsbeschraenkt)

    EU Withdrawal Button & Form

    4.90★2,168

    Known for: ease-of-use

    AfterShip

    AfterShip Returns & Exchanges

    4.70★1,270

    Known for: pricing

    Appsdart Solutions Private Limited

    Return Prime:Return & Exchange

    4.80★735

    Known for: reliability

    ShipStation

    ShipStation

    4.20★669

    Known for: pricing

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    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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