Side-by-side comparison
Increase Revenue & Sales by Hiding PayPal express checkout button from product page and cart page.
Add a surcharge, tariff, deposit or extra fees to any product or cart on any sales channel.
| Metric | HideOut ‑ Hide PayPal Button | Magical Surcharge + Extra Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | 3.9 ★ | ★ 4.9 ★ |
| Total reviews | 12 | ★ 140 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free trial available | Free plan available |
| Built for Shopify | — | ★ Yes |
| Pricing tiers | 3 tiers | ★ 4 tiers |
On the measured data here, Magical Surcharge + Extra Fees leads on more dimensions (4 vs 0). Pick HideOut 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: HideOut ‑ Hide PayPal Button audit • Magical Surcharge + Extra Fees audit
| Field | HideOut ‑ Hide PayPal Button | Magical Surcharge + Extra Fees |
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| Tagline | ||
| Listing audit | 79/100 listing audit | 79/100 listing audit |
| Screenshots | images | images |
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| Developer |
| Listed features | 3 | ★ 5 |
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| Languages | 1 supported | 1 supported |
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| Listed since | Jan 2018 | Jan 2022 |
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| Keyword | HideOut ‑ Hide PayPal Button | Magical Surcharge + Extra Fees |
|---|---|---|
| fees | Not ranked | #1 |
| credit cards | Not ranked | #3 |
| pos variable pricing | Not ranked | #9 |
Magical Surcharge + Extra Fees is cheaper to start with — it offers a free plan and HideOut ‑ Hide PayPal Button doesn't list one. Prices are as listed on the Shopify App Store; check what each tier includes in the Pricing section above.
Magical Surcharge + Extra Fees has the higher average rating (4.9★ from 140 reviews) compared to HideOut ‑ Hide PayPal Button (3.9★ from 12 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
Magical Surcharge + Extra Fees holds the higher average rating (4.9★ vs 3.9★). 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; Magical Surcharge + Extra Fees has more published reviews to read for user-reported install experience (140 vs 12).
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: HideOut ‑ Hide PayPal Button has 12 published reviews; Magical Surcharge + Extra Fees has 140 published reviews. Compare plan limits and pricing tiers against your own volume.
Migration support varies by app and category. HideOut ‑ Hide PayPal Button and Magical Surcharge + Extra Fees 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 HideOut ‑ Hide PayPal Button" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.