Shopify app
NewSampleGuard ‑ Order Approval
Stop orders shipping before they’re approved
- Rating on Shopify
- 5.0(4)
- Reviews
- 4
- Developer
- GuardApps
- Launched
- February 25, 2026
- Pricing
- Free plan available. Free trial available.
- Languages
- English
The facts
Every value below is read from the listing or computed by the published formula. Nothing is a verdict.
Bayesian rating
4.35
category median 4.32
Reviews in the last 180 days
3
from the 3 reviews on the listing page
1 and 2 star share
0%
0 of 4
Starting price
$129/month
band: $100 to $299 · 14-day trial
Pricing plans as listed on Shopify
All charges are billed in USD. Recurring and usage-based charges are billed every 30 days.
| Plan | Price | Billed yearly | Trial | Usage fee | Included |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free: Core | Free | not offered | none | none stated | Approve or reject sample orders; Secure one-click manager approvals; Block fulfilment until approved; Approval history and audit trail; Automatic approved/rejected tags |
| Premium | $129/month | not offered | 14 days | none stated | Multiple managers and approval teams; Advanced routing by requester or rules; Reminder emails and escalation flows; Custom request fields and capture forms; Audit reporting and workflow insights; ShipStation Integration; Shopify Digital Products Integration |
Rating distribution
4 ratings on the listing when last refreshed.
- 5 stars4(100%)
- 4 stars0(0%)
- 3 stars0(0%)
- 2 stars0(0%)
- 1 star0(0%)
Latest reviews
The 3 most recent of 3 on-page reviews, quoted to at most 25 words each. Full reviews are on the Shopify listing.
5 starsAug 18, 2026Alliance PromotionsAustraliaAbout 1 month using the app
"Fantastic app that can be applied to a range of business instances including sample orders, orders that require approval, discounts etc. The creators are very ..."
5 starsAug 11, 2026Nex PlaygroundUnited States20 days using the app
"The free version does the job beautifully already but the premium version is worth every penny and a must-have if your brand is like ours ..."
5 starsJul 24, 2026BadgeSmithUnited States18 days using the app
"We tried SampleGuard for a specific client need and it worked great. We offered it to other clients so companies can approve purchases and it ..."
Works with
Third-party integrations link to their hub when 5 or more apps name them. Shopify's own surfaces are listed separately and never counted as integrations.
- DCL Logistics and Fulfillment
- Digital products
- ShipStation 70 apps
Shopify surfaces: Shopify Admin
Data access
As disclosed on the listing. Never scored.
View customer data
Sensitive data, device and activity data
- Sensitive data: Name, email address, phone number, physical address
- Device and activity data: Geolocation, IP address, browser and operating system
View staff and contributor data
Store owner
- Store owner: Name, email address, phone number, physical address
View and edit store data
Customers, products, orders, discounts, Online Store
- View customers: Customer data
- View products: Inventory, products, collections
- Edit orders: Order fulfillments, merchant managed fulfillment, all order history for the last 60 days
- View discounts: Discount codes and promotions
- Edit Online Store: Online Store page content on a path controlled by the app
Developer
GuardApps
- Apps in the dataset:
- 3
- Address:
- Leamington Spa, ENG, GB
- Website:
- guard-apps.com
- Support email domain:
- guard-apps.com
- English support:
- yes
- Resources:
- Privacy policy
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From the Shopify listingDeveloper claims, shown verbatim and collapsed. 76 words.Show
- Flag orders using value, discounts, customer, product and email rules
- Hold orders before fulfilment until a manager approves or rejects them
- Approve or Reject instantly from secure one-click approval emails
- Track every approval decision with a clear, searchable audit trail
- Route different orders to the right approver with flexible approval rules
Hold orders before fulfilment until approved. Set rules for samples, staff, discounts and more.
SampleGuard stops selected orders from being fulfilled until they have been reviewed and approved.
Create approval rules using order value, discount codes, customer tags, product tags, requester email and other criteria. Matching orders are held and routed to the right approver.
Approvers can approve or reject orders in one click from secure emails, with every decision recorded in a clear audit trail.
Questions and comments
Questions people ask about SampleGuard ‑ Order Approval, answered from what this page shows. Entries marked Site editor are written by the EcomAppReviews editor. Reader comments appear after a person has read and approved them, usually within a day. E-mail addresses are never published.
Last updated Oct 20, 2026. Ratings and review counts are the values shown on each app's public listing. How the numbers are computed: methodology.
4 reviews counted on the listing. Rating and count in the structured data are the values Shopify displayed at crawl time.