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| Metric | Magical Surcharge + Extra Fees | Payflow: COD & Checkout Rules |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.9 ★ | ★ 5.0 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 140 | 118 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free plan available |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing tiers | ★ 4 tiers | 3 tiers |
| Listed features | 5 |
Magical Surcharge + Extra Fees and Payflow each lead on different measured dimensions — pick by the one that matters most to you.
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Read each app's audit: Magical Surcharge + Extra Fees audit • Payflow: COD & Checkout Rules audit
| Field | Magical Surcharge + Extra Fees | Payflow |
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| Tagline | ||
| Listing audit | 79/100 listing audit | 89/100 listing audit |
| Screenshots | images | images |
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| Developer |
| 5 |
| Featured placements | — | 3 |
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| Languages | 1 supported | 1 supported |
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| Listed since | Jan 2022 | Dec 2023 |
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| Keyword | Magical Surcharge + Extra Fees | Payflow |
|---|---|---|
| fees | #1 | #10 |
| cod fee | #16 | #4 |
| cod fees | #16 | #4 |
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Both Magical Surcharge + Extra Fees and Payflow: COD & Checkout Rules offer a free plan. Magical Surcharge + Extra Fees lists no paid plan with a published price; Payflow: COD & Checkout Rules 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.
Magical Surcharge + Extra Fees (4.9★, 140 reviews) and Payflow: COD & Checkout Rules (5.0★, 118 reviews) are essentially tied on rating. Look at review velocity and individual reviewer quotes — both visible on each app's detail page — to differentiate.
Payflow: COD & Checkout Rules holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.9★). 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 118).
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: Magical Surcharge + Extra Fees has 140 published reviews; Payflow: COD & Checkout Rules has 118 published reviews. Compare plan limits and pricing tiers against your own volume.
Migration support varies by app and category. Magical Surcharge + Extra Fees and Payflow: COD & Checkout Rules 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 Payflow: COD & Checkout Rules" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.