Payment Rules Hide PaymentHero vs Smart Checkout Widgets

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Payment Rules Hide PaymentHero

4.9·213reviews

Sort + Hide Payment Methods & Checkout Payment Rules

Built for ShopifyshopifyFree plan available

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Smart Checkout Widgets

5.0·5reviews

Hide, rename & reorder payment and shipping on any plan. Upsells and free gifts in Plus checkout.

shopifyFree trial available

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At a glance

9 metrics · ★ = leads on this metric

Feature comparison between Payment Rules Hide PaymentHero and Smart Checkout Widgets
Metric	Payment Rules Hide PaymentHero	Smart Checkout Widgets
Rating	4.9 ★	★ 5.0 ★
Total reviews	★ 213	5
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Pricing	Free plan available	Free trial available
Built for Shopify	★ Yes	—
Pricing tiers	3 tiers	★ 4 tiers

AppRanks verdict

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The call

Payment Rules Hide PaymentHero and Smart Checkout Widgets each lead on different measured dimensions — pick by the one that matters most to you.

Where Payment Rules Hide PaymentHero leads

More published reviews: 213 vs 5.
Ranks higher in Checkout: #83 vs #357 of 579.

Where Smart Checkout Widgets leads

Lists a free plan; Payment Rules Hide PaymentHero doesn't.

How this is generated

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: Payment Rules Hide PaymentHero audit • Smart Checkout Widgets audit

1. Listing metadata

Field-level data

Field	Payment Rules Hide PaymentHero	Smart Checkout Widgets
Tagline	“Sort + Hide Payment Methods & Checkout Payment Rules”	“Hide, rename & reorder payment and shipping on any plan. Upsells and free gifts in Plus checkout.”
Listing audit	76/100 listing audit	78/100 listing audit
Screenshots	5 images	7 images
Languages	English	English
Platforms	Shopify	Shopify
Developer	HeroSoftware GmbH

Languages	1 supported	1 supported

Listed since	May 2025	Feb 2024

Listed	May 5, 2025	February 12, 2024

5. Search rankings

Top 5 keywords · shared rankings prioritized

Keyword	Payment Rules Hide PaymentHero	Smart Checkout Widgets
checkout payment rules	#1	Not ranked
payment method rules management	#8	Not ranked
checkout payment customization	#22	Not ranked
support widget	Not ranked	#45
smart sizing	Not ranked	#157

Frequently asked

Common questions about this comparison

Is Payment Rules Hide PaymentHero or Smart Checkout Widgets cheaper?

Smart Checkout Widgets is cheaper to start with — it offers a free plan and Payment Rules Hide PaymentHero doesn't list one. Prices are as listed on the Shopify App Store; check what each tier includes in the Pricing section above.

Which has better reviews, Payment Rules Hide PaymentHero or Smart Checkout Widgets?

Payment Rules Hide PaymentHero (4.9★, 213 reviews) and Smart Checkout Widgets (5.0★, 5 reviews) are essentially tied on rating. Look at review velocity and individual reviewer quotes — both visible on each app's detail page — to differentiate.

Should I choose Payment Rules Hide PaymentHero or Smart Checkout Widgets?

Smart Checkout Widgets 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.

Which is faster to set up, Payment Rules Hide PaymentHero or Smart Checkout Widgets?

Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly; Payment Rules Hide PaymentHero has more published reviews to read for user-reported install experience (213 vs 5).

Which works better for small vs large Shopify App Store merchants?

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: Payment Rules Hide PaymentHero has 213 published reviews; Smart Checkout Widgets has 5 published reviews. Compare plan limits and pricing tiers against your own volume.

Can I migrate data between Payment Rules Hide PaymentHero and Smart Checkout Widgets?

Migration support varies by app and category. Payment Rules Hide PaymentHero and Smart Checkout Widgets 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 Smart Checkout Widgets" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.

Payment Rules Hide PaymentHero vs Smart Checkout Widgets

Payment Rules Hide PaymentHero

Smart Checkout Widgets

At a glance

AppRanks verdict

1. Listing metadata

2. Pricing & plans

3. Features

4. Categories & rankings

5. Search rankings

6. Activity in the last 90 days

Payment Rules Hide PaymentHero · 2 changes

Smart Checkout Widgets · 8 changes

7. App details