Alienz ‑ Countdown Timer Bar vs Countdown Timer & Banner Bar
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 14, 2026 for Alienz, Nov 8, 2026 for Countdown Timer & Banner Bar.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Alienz and $6.99/month for Countdown Timer & Banner Bar.
- Countdown Timer & Banner Bar lists 17 features Alienz’s listing doesn’t mention, including Animations, Color and font, Custom text.
Head to head
Free
- · English and Arabic with RTL support
- · Includes "Powered by Alienzhouse" mark
- · One active campaign
Pro
- · Control position with CSS selector
- · No "Powered by Alienzhouse" mark
- · Page targeting (home, product, cart ...)
- · Priority email support
- · Unlimited campaigns
Free
- · 1 active banner at a time
- · 12 premium design presets
- · Animated emoji library
- · Basic performance stats (views, clicks)
- · Countdown timer, coupon code & CTA
- · Fully customizable colors & styles
Starter
- · Campaign scheduling with start & end
- · Custom background images & gradients
- · Custom font presets
- · Everything in Free
- · Multi-banner rotation for promotions
- · Up to 20,000 banner views per month
Essential
- · Automatic translations
- · Country & UTM campaign targeting
- · Everything in Starter
- · Page, device & language targeting
- · Up to 20 active banners
- · Up to 50,000 banner views per month
Professional
- · Advanced analytics & revenue attribution
- · Advanced audience & market rules
- · Built for high-volume stores & agencies
- · Everything in Essential
- · Per-banner revenue tracking
- · Unlimited active banners
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureShow shoppers how long is left before a sale ends. A live visual editor lets you pick colors, gradients, patterns, animations, and corner radius. The dashboard preview matches the storefront output. Four timer modes: fixed end date, repeating window, per-visitor session, and daily reset. Place the bar at the top, bottom, or anchor it to any element via a CSS selector.
Create countdown bars, announcement bars, coupon banners and scrolling text from 12 ready-made templates and 9 colour worlds. Set text, colours, countdown, coupon code and button in a visual editor with live preview. Show banners at the top, at the price or as a marquee, target them by page, device, language, country or UTM, and schedule start and end – they hide after the sale.
- Live visual editor with real-time storefront preview
- Four timer modes: fixed date, repeating window, per-visitor, and daily
- Flexible placement — top bar, bottom sticky, or anchored to any elemen
- CTA button that applies a discount code, adds to cart, or redirects
- Create countdown timers, announcement bars and sale banners.
- Test banner variants and apply the highest converting version.
- Show banners by device, language, country and schedule.
- Display banner content automatically in the visitor’s language.
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 |  Alienz |  Countdown Timer & Banner Bar |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Alienz | Countdown Timer & Banner Bar |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | Not published |
| App Store reviews | Not published | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Alienz | Countdown Timer & Banner Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.99/month | $6.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Alienz | Countdown Timer & Banner Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #183 | #107(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jun 16, 2026 | May 4, 2026 |
| Languages | 2 | 3 |
| Developer | Alienzhouse LTD | Appsentials |
FAQ
Alienz and Countdown Timer & Banner Bar: common questions
- Is Alienz or Countdown Timer & Banner Bar cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Alienz and $6.99/month for Countdown Timer & Banner Bar. 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?
- Countdown Timer & Banner Bar lists 17 the others don’t mention, such as Animations, Color and font, Custom text, Daily deals. 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 Oct 14, 2026 for Alienz, Nov 8, 2026 for Countdown Timer & Banner 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 Oct 14, 2026 for Alienz, Nov 8, 2026 for Countdown Timer & Banner 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.