Alertify ‑ Announcement App vs Oxify 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 Oxify Announcement Bar.
The short answer
- Oxify Announcement Bar lists 18 features Alertify’s listing doesn’t mention, including Animations, Announcement bar, Backgrounds.
Head to head
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Australia
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
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.
Enhance your store with an announcement bar that grabs attention and drives sales. Create scrolling, sticky, rotating, sliding or marquee bars to highlight promotions, free shipping, notifications or seasonal offers. Add call-to-action buttons that guide shoppers to collections or pages. Schedule bars by country, keep every bar mobile-friendly, and match your brand with custom colors, fonts and emojis.
- 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.
- Customizable announcement bars: Adjust color, fonts and styles to fit your brand
- Choose from scrolling, rotating, or sticky bars to share updates and promotions.
- Add call-to-action buttons to direct customers to key pages or special offers.
- Multi-language support for creating announcement bars in different languages.
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 |  Oxify Announcement Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 416 |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | −95 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | 24 |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | 10% |
| Top store categories | Not published | Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden |
| Top store countries | Not published | United States, United Kingdom, Australia |
Reviews
| Measure | Alertify | Oxify Announcement Bar |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 4.9 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 54 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | 15% |
Pricing
| Measure | Alertify | Oxify Announcement Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plans listed | Not published | Not published |
Listing
| Measure | Alertify | Oxify Announcement Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #354 | #16(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | #19 in Banners |
| Built for Shopify | No | Yes |
| Launched | Sep 8, 2023 | Dec 23, 2024 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Dotsquares Ltd. | Oxify App |
FAQ
Alertify and Oxify Announcement Bar: common questions
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Oxify Announcement Bar lists 18 the others don’t mention, such as Animations, Announcement bar, Backgrounds, Banner position. 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 Oxify Announcement Bar; 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 Oxify Announcement Bar. 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.