Alertify ‑ Announcement App vs Hello Announcements
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Feb 19, 2026 for Alertify, Oct 13, 2026 for Hello Announcements.
The short answer
- Hello Announcements lists 27 features Alertify’s listing doesn’t mention, including A/B testing, Animations, Announcement bar.
Head to head
Welcome your customers, Give them offers and Get more sales.
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Standard Plan
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureAlertify is the best Shopify app for announcements that helps merchants inform visitors about promotions, new stock alerts, on-sale products, and more. Merchants/store owners can fully customize the announcement bars including colours, and text, and even integrate links or we can select the preset bars. Active/Deactivate the bar on the store front end.
Welcome your customers on your store and show them announcements, offers, deals and increase your sales. The Hello Announcements App is easy to use and doesn't require any form of coding skills. The app automatically gets installed on your store and if you ever decide to uninstall it, no residue code will be left. The app allows you to easily announce sales, deals and even discount codes.
- You can fully customize the bars including colours, and text and integrate links
- You can select the preset bars.
- You Can Active/Deactivate the Bar.
- Welcome your customers and Give them offers = More sales!
- Customize the announcement bar colors, button label and target countries.
- Easy to use but has powerful options.
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 |  Alertify |  Hello Announcements |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Alertify | Hello Announcements |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 3 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Alertify | Hello Announcements |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | $6/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 4 days |
| Plans listed | Not published | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | Alertify | Hello Announcements |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #354 | #234(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Sep 8, 2023 | Oct 24, 2015 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Dotsquares Ltd. | Webyze |
FAQ
Alertify and Hello Announcements: common questions
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Hello Announcements lists 27 the others don’t mention, such as A/B testing, Animations, Announcement bar, Backgrounds. 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 Feb 19, 2026 for Alertify, Oct 13, 2026 for Hello Announcements; 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 Feb 19, 2026 for Alertify, Oct 13, 2026 for Hello Announcements. 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.