Algoshop Announcement Bar vs GlowBar Announcement
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 9, 2026 for Algoshop Announcement Bar, Feb 19, 2026 for GlowBar Announcement.
The short answer
- Only Algoshop Announcement Bar lists a free plan.
- Algoshop Announcement Bar lists 17 features GlowBar Announcement’s listing doesn’t mention, including A/B testing, Behavior targeting, Behavior tracking.
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.
Free Plan
- · Add unique icons for your bars
- · Translations
- · Unlimited rotating bars
- · Unlimited running line bars
- · Unlimited simple bars
- · Up to 1,000 monthly views
Essential Plan
- · Country targeting
- · Customize background image
- · Everything in Free Plan
- · Expert live support
- · Scheduled Publishing
- · Unlimited views
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureWith the Algoshop Announcement Bar, you can easily display key marketing messages, time-sensitive campaigns, or shipping notices at the top or any section of your store. Use scrolling, sliding, rotating, or fixed banner styles to attract customer attention and encourage interaction. Choose from various templates or create your own.
GlowBar adds a storefront announcement bar that merchants control from the admin and the theme editor. It helps communicate offers, shipping updates, and storewide notices across all pages without editing theme code. Bars can show a single message, a scrolling line, or a rotating set of messages. Merchants choose colors, fonts, sizes, background styles, and placement at the top or bottom to match their brand.
- Variety of templates and brand customization, easily create your unique style.
- Smart targeting display, personalized to attract users and encourage engagement.
- Data-driven insights to help you track and understand conversion performance.
- Automated scheduling to help manage your promotion timings with clarity.
- Single, marquee, or rotating announcement messages.
- Show the bar at the top or stay visible at the bottom.
- Customize colors, fonts, sizes, and glow or gradient backgrounds.
- Arrows and hover pause for rotating and scrolling messages.
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 |  Algoshop Announcement Bar |  GlowBar Announcement |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 140 | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | −4 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Apparel & Accessories, Home & Garden, Food, Beverages & Tobacco | Not published |
| Top store countries | United States, United Kingdom, Australia | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | Algoshop Announcement Bar | GlowBar Announcement |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.9 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 107 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | 3% | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Algoshop Announcement Bar | GlowBar Announcement |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.90/month | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 2 | Not published |
Listing
| Measure | Algoshop Announcement Bar | GlowBar Announcement |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #18 | Not enough data |
| Shopify App Charts | #3 on Rookies in Banners | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | No |
| Launched | May 27, 2025 | Oct 23, 2025 |
| Languages | 20 | 1 |
| Developer | algoshop.ai | CommerceHub |
FAQ
Algoshop Announcement Bar and GlowBar Announcement: common questions
- Is Algoshop Announcement Bar or GlowBar Announcement cheaper?
- Only Algoshop Announcement Bar 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?
- Algoshop Announcement Bar lists 17 the others don’t mention, such as A/B testing, Behavior targeting, Behavior tracking, Campaign targeting. GlowBar Announcement lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Animations, Mobile responsive, Sticky display. 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 9, 2026 for Algoshop Announcement Bar, Feb 19, 2026 for GlowBar Announcement; 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 9, 2026 for Algoshop Announcement Bar, Feb 19, 2026 for GlowBar Announcement. 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.