DigiBorderCOMPARISON · UPDATED 11 NOVEMBER 2026
Bloky vs. DigiBorder for restricting digital sales
Bloky (listed as Bloky Fraud Filter Bot Blocker, by Effective Apps) has been around since 2021 and sits at 4.7 stars across more than 360 reviews. It offers unlimited country blocking on every paid plan. Here's how it holds up when the job is stopping digital sales to specific countries.
A note before the comparison: I build DigiBorder. Everything below about the other app comes from its own Shopify App Store listing, checked on 11 November 2026, and I say where it's the better pick.
The quick verdict
| Criterion | DigiBorder | Bloky |
|---|---|---|
| Checks the billing country at checkout | YesEvery plan | Not stated |
| Country check doesn't depend on the visitor's IP | YesUses no IP data at all | NoBuilt on IP location |
| Store stays browsable for every visitor | Yes | NoBlocked countries can't browse |
| Can leave physical products selling everywhere | YesMixed carts optional (Basic+) | No |
| Can limit the rule to chosen products or collections | YesStrict: collections and product tags | Not stated |
| Free plan on a live store | YesOne country, no time limit | NoDev stores only |
| Blocks checkout if the check itself can't run | YesStrict | Not stated |
| Price | Free · $4.99/mo | $9.99/mo |
The apps at a glance
Bloky Fraud Filter Bot Blocker
Country, IP and bot blocker with checkout fraud blocking
- How it decides
- Blocks or redirects visitors by country and IP, with VPN and bot blocking on Pro.
- At checkout
- Blocks fraud at checkout; Pro blocks named customers, emails, phones and addresses. The listing doesn't say it applies a country rule to the billing address.
- Plans
- Free: development and partner stores only
- Basic: $9.99/month or $59.94/year. Unlimited country blocking
- Advanced: $12.99/month. IP blocker, whitelist, geo redirects
- Pro: $19.99/month. Blocks customers by email, phone, name and address at checkout; Tor/VPN/proxy blocker
- Best for
- Stores that want unlimited country blocking plus customer blacklists.
DigiBorder: Country Blocker
Billing-country checkout rule for digital products
- How it decides
- Reads the billing country the buyer pays with, on Shopify's servers, when checkout completes. No IP lookups.
- At checkout
- Stops checkouts that contain restricted digital products, including Shop Pay, Apple Pay, Google Pay and PayPal.
- Plans
- Free: block one billing country for all-digital carts, standard message, no billing approval
- Basic: $4.99/month or $29.99/year. Allow or block any list of countries, mixed carts, your own message, block when no billing country is entered
- Strict: $14.99/month or $89.99/year. Everything in Basic, plus blocking if the rule can't run, shipping-country and market checks, required login, rules by collection or product tag, US/CA/AU states, customer-tag exemptions
- Best for
- Digital sellers who must not sell to certain countries: VAT, licensing, sanctions.
What Bloky does well
Bloky is straightforward: unlimited country blocking from the $9.99 Basic plan, IP blocking with IPv6 ranges and a whitelist at $12.99, and at $19.99 a Pro plan that blocks specific customers by email, phone, name and address at checkout, plus Tor, VPN and proxy blocking. Yearly billing halves the price. It's Built for Shopify, and the customer blacklist is handy if the same fraudsters keep coming back.
Where it falls short for digital products
- No free plan on a live store. The listing's free plan is for development and partner stores only, so testing on your real store means the $9.99 trial.
- Country blocking is visitor blocking. It works from the visitor's location, and VPN detection is on the $19.99 plan only.
- The checkout blacklist targets people, not countries. Blocking by address on Pro means entering the customers or addresses you want to stop; the listing doesn't describe a billing-country rule.
- No product targeting listed. A block covers the store, not one licensed product line.
What DigiBorder does differently
DigiBorder is narrower and deeper. It doesn't do bots or customer blacklists. It does one rule, the billing country for products that don't require shipping, and it enforces that at checkout on Shopify's servers, including express wallets. Free covers one country forever. Basic adds allowlists and mixed carts. Strict adds per-collection rules, state-level blocking and fail-closed checkout.
Where DigiBorder wins
- Free plan that works on your live store
- Billing-country rule instead of IP guesswork
- Physical products and content stay visible
- Per-collection rules on Strict
Where Bloky wins
- Customer blacklists by email, phone and address
- IP range and IPv6 blocking
- Content protection and right-click blocking
Pricing side by side
| Bloky | DigiBorder | |
|---|---|---|
| Free on a live store | No (dev and partner stores) | Yes, one billing country |
| Entry paid plan | $9.99/mo or $59.94/yr | $4.99/mo or $29.99/yr |
| Top plan | $19.99/mo | $14.99/mo |
| Shopify Plus | Paid plans exclude Plus stores | Works on every plan |
Three real situations
| Scenario | Bloky | DigiBorder |
|---|---|---|
| A Canadian printable seller blocking the EU and UK for VAT | Basic ($9.99) blocks EU and UK visitors by IP; checkout isn't country-checked | Basic ($4.99) blocks EU and UK billing addresses for digital items; free if you only need the UK |
| The same fraudster keeps ordering with new cards | Pro blacklists the email, phone, name or address at checkout | Not covered; DigiBorder doesn't blacklist customers |
| Testing before paying | Free plan only on development stores | Free plan works on your live store, no trial clock |
Running costs over a year
With yearly billing, Bloky Basic is $59.94 and DigiBorder Basic is $29.99. For one blocked country, DigiBorder Free is $0. If you need Bloky's Pro features for fraud ($19.99 a month) and a billing-country rule for digital products, running Bloky Pro with DigiBorder Free or Basic is still cheaper than most single fraud suites' top plans.
When Bloky is the better choice
If repeat fraudsters are your problem, Bloky's customer blacklist is the feature you want, and DigiBorder doesn't have one. If you're restricting digital sales for tax or rights reasons, DigiBorder costs less, starts free, and checks the thing those rules care about. Note also that Bloky's paid plans are listed as excluding Shopify Plus stores, while DigiBorder works on every Shopify plan.
Questions
Is Bloky free?
Only on development and partner stores, per its listing. Live stores start on the $9.99 Basic plan with a 7-day trial.
Does Bloky work on Shopify Plus?
Its paid plans are listed as for all stores except Shopify Plus.
Does DigiBorder block bots?
No. It only checks the billing country for digital products at checkout. Pair it with a visitor blocker if bots are a problem.
Can Bloky block by billing address?
Pro blocks specific customers by name and address at checkout. The listing doesn't describe a rule that blocks every billing address in a country.
Does DigiBorder have a yearly plan?
Yes. Basic is $29.99/year and Strict $89.99/year, half the monthly price.