FX: Black Friday & Christmas vs Festival Effect
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 7, 2026 for FX, Oct 13, 2026 for Festival Effect.
The short answer
- Only FX lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $5.99/month for FX and $1.20/month for Festival Effect.
- FX lists 17 features Festival Effect’s listing doesn’t mention, including 3D animations, Autumn, Backgrounds.
Head to head
UK/England, Fireworks, Hearts, Butterfly, Snow, Glitter & more
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Development Stores
- · For development & partner stores only
- · Payment will be activated on upgrade
- · Unlimited access to all of the features
Monthly Plan
- · 100+ 3D falling effects for every season
- · 300+ decorations
- · Can show in specific pages of your store
- · Schedule effects (Yearly Plan only)
Business
- · Background music support
- · Custom style and positioning options
- · Easy enable/disable controls for effects
- · Festive and seasonal themes
- · Header and footer visual effects
- · Page-specific animation control
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureFX: 3D Seasonal Effects adds a snow effect, falling effects, decorations and games to your store so shoppers feel the holiday mood. Pick from 200+ effects: Christmas (Navidad) snow and snowfall, Christmas lights, Black Friday Cyber Monday (BFCM) sale effects, New Year fireworks, confetti, hearts, glitter and more.
This app adds customizable animations and visual effects to your Shopify storefront, allowing merchants to create engaging shopping experiences. It includes controls for falling and flying animations, header and footer effects, background music, and theme-based visuals. Merchants can manage where and when animations appear, customize styles, and apply effects to specific pages or schedules.
- Add cute super effects animations for the holiday like snowfall, hearts and more
- 200+ all-year holiday themes for every sale, promotion and birthday celebration
- Effects Scheduler: Automatically apply animation effects and decors at any date
- Effects Timeout: The falling effect & decorations can disappear after some time
- Add falling and flying animations across storefront pages
- Customize header, footer, and background visual effects
- Apply animations to selected pages or schedules
- Enable festive themes and seasonal visual elements
All the numbers
Every figure, side by side
A green dot marks the app ahead on a measured figure. Estimates, gaps and apps that leave no storefront trace never take the lead.
Adoption
| Measure |  FX |  Festival Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Not published | Not published |
| Top store countries | Not published | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | FX | Festival Effect |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.7 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 182 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 16 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | 20% | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | FX | Festival Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $5.99/month | $1.20/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | FX | Festival Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #2(ahead) | #44 |
| Shopify App Charts | #1 on Review surge in Animation and effects | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | No |
| Launched | Jan 17, 2020 | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Effective Apps | MageCurious |
FAQ
FX and Festival Effect: common questions
- Is FX or Festival Effect cheaper?
- Only FX lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $5.99/month for FX and $1.20/month for Festival Effect. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- FX lists 17 the others don’t mention, such as 3D animations, Autumn, Backgrounds, Black Friday (BFCM). A feature missing from a listing may still be supported; this compares what each App Store listing says.
- Where does this comparison’s data come from?
- Shoplist crawls Shopify storefronts to detect which apps each store runs, and reads each app’s Shopify App Store listing for reviews, pricing, features and integrations. Store counts are as of Nov 7, 2026 for FX, Oct 13, 2026 for Festival Effect; estimated figures are labeled.
How Shoplist compares apps
Store counts come from Shoplist’s crawl of Shopify storefronts, which detects the apps each store runs; they are as of Nov 7, 2026 for FX, Oct 13, 2026 for Festival Effect. Reviews, ratings, plans, features and integrations come from each app’s Shopify App Store listing. 28-day figures are labeled when estimated, and a figure that is missing or estimated never decides who leads. Read the methodology.