Side-by-side comparison
Block countries, IPs, VPNs and bots to protect your store from unwanted traffic and redirect users.
Boost your global sales with geolocation. Show products, prices, language, and currency by country.
| Metric | BlockX Country Blocker | Orbe Geolocation |
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| Rating | 3.7 ★ | ★ 5.0 ★ |
| Total reviews | 32 | ★ 340 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free plan available |
| Pricing tiers | 2 tiers | ★ 3 tiers |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Featured placements | — | 3 |
On the measured data here, Orbe Geolocation leads on more dimensions (4 vs 1). Pick BlockX Country Blocker if one of the points where it leads is what you need.
Built only from the Shopify App Store listing data shown on this page. AppRanks does not accept payment to influence comparisons. Read the methodology
Read each app's audit: BlockX Country Blocker audit • Orbe Geolocation audit
| Field | BlockX Country Blocker | Orbe Geolocation |
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| Tagline | ||
| Listing audit | 94/100 listing audit | 94/100 listing audit |
| Screenshots | images | images |
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| Platforms |
| Languages | 11 supported | 10 supported |
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| Listed since | Jan 2018 | Apr 2022 |
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| Keyword | BlockX Country Blocker | Orbe Geolocation |
|---|---|---|
| country redirect | Not ranked | #3 |
| geolocation | Not ranked | #4 |
| geoshield country blocker | #6 | Not ranked |
| country blocker fraud protection | #10 | Not ranked |
| spy blocker | #11 | Not ranked |
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Both BlockX Country Blocker and Orbe Geolocation offer a free plan. BlockX Country Blocker lists no paid plan with a published price; Orbe Geolocation lists no paid plan with a published price. Prices are as listed on the Shopify App Store; check what each tier includes in the Pricing section above.
Orbe Geolocation has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 340 reviews) compared to BlockX Country Blocker (3.7★ from 32 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
Orbe Geolocation holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 3.7★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly; Orbe Geolocation has more published reviews to read for user-reported install experience (340 vs 32).
AppRanks cannot say which fits a larger or smaller operation — there is no store-size measurement in the Shopify App Store data. What it can show: BlockX Country Blocker has 32 published reviews; Orbe Geolocation has 340 published reviews. Compare plan limits and pricing tiers against your own volume.
Migration support varies by app and category. BlockX Country Blocker and Orbe Geolocation both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from BlockX Country Blocker" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
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