FX: Black Friday & Christmas vs HS Festive Flakes
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, Nov 9, 2026 for HS Festive Flakes.
The short answer
- Only FX lists a free plan.
- FX lists 6 features HS Festive Flakes’s listing doesn’t mention, including 3D animations, Autumn, Backgrounds.
Head to head
UK/England, Fireworks, Hearts, Butterfly, Snow, Glitter & more
- India
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)
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 Flakes helps merchants enhance their storefront with seasonal and promotional animations for holidays, festivals, and sales events. Easily add effects for Christmas, Diwali, Halloween, Black Friday, and more without coding. Customize animations in a few clicks to create engaging shopping experiences, highlight promotions, and customer interaction across desktop and mobile devices.
- 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
- Seasonal Animation Library
- One-Click Activation
- Event-Based Promotions
- Customizable Display Settings
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 |  HS Festive Flakes |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 4 |
| 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 | Apparel & Accessories, Food, Beverages & Tobacco, Health & Beauty |
| Top store countries | Not published | India |
Reviews
| Measure | FX | HS Festive Flakes |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | HS Festive Flakes |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $5.99/month | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 2 | Not published |
Listing
| Measure | FX | HS Festive Flakes |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #2(ahead) | #49 |
| Shopify App Charts | #1 on Review surge in Animation and effects | #20 in Animation and effects |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | No |
| Launched | Jan 17, 2020 | Jun 25, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Effective Apps | HailySoft |
FAQ
FX and HS Festive Flakes: common questions
- Is FX or HS Festive Flakes cheaper?
- Only FX lists a free plan. 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 6 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, Nov 9, 2026 for HS Festive Flakes; 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, Nov 9, 2026 for HS Festive Flakes. 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.