Alertify ‑ Announcement App vs Hextom: Quick Announcement Bar
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, Nov 9, 2026 for Hextom.
The short answer
- Only Hextom lists a free plan.
- Hextom lists 48 features Alertify’s listing doesn’t mention, including A/B testing, Analytics, Animations.
Head to head
Promote sales & notifications on a custom banner, boost sales
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Canada
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Basic
- · Device targeting
- · Display at any desired position
- · Emoji support on bar
- · Fully customizable banner
- · Option to Add link/button to bar
- · Page targeting
Premium
- · Auto scheduling
- · Bar background images
- · Basic plan plus...
- · Button Animation
- · Custom CSS
- · Geo targeting with Shopify Markets
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.
Always keeping your customers in the loop about your business updates, promotions, and events is a key element of managing customer relationships. Quick Announcement Bar makes this easier and quicker. You can add a fully customizable banner on your website with a few clicks, inform your customers. You can have multiple bars shown in rotation or with various animations.
- 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.
- Present your sales events with a customized bar, increase awareness and sales
- Advanced targeting geo location, customer, page, product, device targeting
- Scheduling, you can plan sales in advance for events like Black Friday
- Fully customizable with various rotation & animations, background images & styles
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 |  Hextom |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 17,568 |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | −175 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | 31 |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | 14% |
| Top store categories | Not published | Apparel & Accessories, Home & Garden, Health & Beauty |
| Top store countries | Not published | United States, United Kingdom, Canada |
Reviews
| Measure | Alertify | Hextom |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 4.9 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 2,357 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
FAQ
Alertify and Hextom: common questions
- Is Alertify or Hextom cheaper?
- Only Hextom 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?
- Hextom lists 48 the others don’t mention, such as A/B testing, Analytics, Animations, Announcement bar. 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, Nov 9, 2026 for Hextom; 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, Nov 9, 2026 for Hextom. 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.