Animify – Storefront Animation vs Festival Effect
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026.
The short answer
- Only Animify lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for Animify and $1.20/month for Festival Effect.
- Animify lists 11 features Festival Effect’s listing doesn’t mention, including Autumn, Black Friday (BFCM), Color.
Head to head
Animate your store for seasonal sales, promotions and holidays
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FREE
- · 3 free effects
- · unlimited object and animation settings
Premium
- · 200+ premium effects available
- · Black Friday / Cyber Monday
- · Christmas
- · Halloween
- · Sale / Discount badges
- · Spring
Business
- · Background music support
- · Custom style and positioning options
- · Easy enable/disable controls for effects
- · Festive and seasonal themes
- · Header and footer visual effects
- · Page-specific animation control
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureThis app will give your storefront a more attractive look, with animated floating icons that's sure to catch your customers' attention and add special atmosphere during sales, promotions or seasonal celebrations. App provides your storefront with animated flying objects, partially transparent falling images, customizable object amount and effect colors. If needed, you can show animated icons only on the main page.
This app adds customizable animations and visual effects to your Shopify storefront, allowing merchants to create engaging shopping experiences. It includes controls for falling and flying animations, header and footer effects, background music, and theme-based visuals. Merchants can manage where and when animations appear, customize styles, and apply effects to specific pages or schedules.
- Lots of Premium effects available: Sales, Discounts, Christmas and many more
- Bring some special atmosphere and grab potential customers attention
- Change the animations depending on the season or on the event you promote
- Add falling and flying animations across storefront pages
- Customize header, footer, and background visual effects
- Apply animations to selected pages or schedules
- Enable festive themes and seasonal visual elements
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 |  Animify |  Festival Effect |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Animify | Festival Effect |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 6 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Animify | Festival Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $4.99/month | $1.20/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | Animify | Festival Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #27(ahead) | #44 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Feb 11, 2019 | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Architechpro OÜ | MageCurious |
FAQ
Animify and Festival Effect: common questions
- Is Animify or Festival Effect cheaper?
- Only Animify lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for Animify and $1.20/month for Festival Effect. 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?
- Animify lists 11 the others don’t mention, such as Autumn, Black Friday (BFCM), Color, Icons. Festival Effect lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Custom events. 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 13, 2026; 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 13, 2026. 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.