Side-by-side comparison
Protect your store from competitors and bots. Block suspicious users, spies, and web scrapers.
| Metric | Photolock | SpyBlocker – Block Competitors |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | 3.5 ★ | ★ 5.0 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 41 | 1 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free |
| Pricing tiers | 4 tiers | — |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Languages | 37 supported | 1 supported |
Photolock and SpyBlocker each lead on different measured dimensions — pick by the one that matters most to you.
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Read each app's audit: Photolock audit • SpyBlocker – Block Competitors audit
| Field | Photolock | SpyBlocker – Block Competitors |
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| Tagline | ||
| Listing audit | 86/100 listing audit | 82/100 listing audit |
| Screenshots | images | images |
| Languages | ||
| Platforms | ||
| Developer |
| Listed since | May 2016 | May 2025 |
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| Listed |
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| Keyword | Photolock | SpyBlocker – Block Competitors |
|---|---|---|
| theft | #14 | #24 |
| anti | #24 | #22 |
| spy blocker | Not ranked | #4 |
| anti theft | #24 | Not ranked |
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Both Photolock and SpyBlocker – Block Competitors offer a free plan. Photolock lists no paid plan with a published price; SpyBlocker – Block Competitors 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.
SpyBlocker – Block Competitors has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 1 reviews) compared to Photolock (3.5★ from 41 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
SpyBlocker – Block Competitors holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 3.5★). 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; Photolock has more published reviews to read for user-reported install experience (41 vs 1).
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: Photolock has 41 published reviews; SpyBlocker – Block Competitors has 1 published reviews. Compare plan limits and pricing tiers against your own volume.
Migration support varies by app and category. Photolock and SpyBlocker – Block Competitors 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 SpyBlocker – Block Competitors" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.