FX: Black Friday & Christmas vs Festive Particles
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 31, 2026 for Festive Particles.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $5.99/month for FX and $4.99/month for Festive Particles.
- FX lists 22 features Festive Particles’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)
Free
- · 6 holiday particle effects
- · Auto-schedule effects by date range
- · One-click theme app embed, no code
- · Reduced-motion accessibility built in
Premium
- · All 14 holiday particle effects
- · Custom image particles
- · Everything in Free
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.
Festive Particles adds beautiful animated particle effects to your storefront. With 14 hand-crafted effects covering Christmas, Halloween, Valentine's Day, Easter, and more, you can create immersive seasonal experiences that delight shoppers and keep them browsing longer. Effects auto-schedule by date range, adapt to device performance, and respect reduced-motion preferences.
- 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
- 14 holiday effects covering Christmas, Halloween, Valentine's, Easter, and more
- Auto-schedule effects to switch automatically by date range throughout the year
- Adaptive performance engine and reduced-motion accessibility built in
- Premium: custom image particles plus 8 extra holiday effects
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.7 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 182 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 18 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | 20% | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | FX | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $5.99/month | $4.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 2 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | FX | |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #2 | Not enough data |
| 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 21, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Effective Apps | Moye Development |
FAQ
FX and Festive Particles: common questions
- Is FX or Festive Particles cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $5.99/month for FX and $4.99/month for Festive Particles. 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 22 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 31, 2026 for Festive Particles; 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 31, 2026 for Festive Particles. 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.