FX: Black Friday & Christmas vs Festivify
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 Festivify.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $5.99/month for FX and $4.99/month for Festivify.
- FX lists 15 features Festivify’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
- · Adjustable effect intensity
- · All effects + festive banner
- · Auto calendar — 9 festivals
- · Lunar dates & BFCM included
- · Manual override scheduling
- · Per-festival on/off control
Pro
- · Build your own custom festivals
- · Countdown timer in the banner
- · Custom banner copy & CTA links
- · Everything in Free, included
- · Per-festival colors & effects
- · Visitor geo-targeting
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.
Seasonal apps usually make you switch effects on and off by hand. Festivify runs itself. Pick your markets once and it dresses your store for each festival automatically, on the right dates, then clears it when the festival ends. It nails the dates others miss — movable festivals like Diwali, Lunar New Year, Easter and Eid, plus Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
- 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
- Festivals switch on and off automatically — set it up once
- Correct dates for Diwali, Lunar New Year, Easter and Eid
- Auto-detects Black Friday and Cyber Monday every year
- Shows the right festival for each of your markets
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 |  Festivify |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Festivify |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
FAQ
FX and Festivify: common questions
- Is FX or Festivify cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $5.99/month for FX and $4.99/month for Festivify. 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 15 the others don’t mention, such as 3D animations, Autumn, Backgrounds, Color. 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 Festivify; 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 Festivify. 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.