Animify – Storefront Animation vs Festive Particles
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026 for Animify, Oct 31, 2026 for Festive Particles.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for Animify and $4.99/month for Festive Particles.
- Animify lists 15 features Festive Particles’s listing doesn’t mention, including Autumn, Black Friday (BFCM), Color.
Head to head
Animate your store for seasonal sales, promotions and holidays
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
FREE
- · 3 free effects
- · unlimited object and animation settings
Premium
- · 200+ premium effects available
- · Black Friday / Cyber Monday
- · Christmas
- · Halloween
- · Sale / Discount badges
- · Spring
Free
- · 6 holiday particle effects
- · Auto-schedule effects by date range
- · One-click theme app embed, no code
- · Reduced-motion accessibility built in
Premium
- · All 14 holiday particle effects
- · Custom image particles
- · Everything in Free
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.
Festive Particles adds beautiful animated particle effects to your storefront. With 14 hand-crafted effects covering Christmas, Halloween, Valentine's Day, Easter, and more, you can create immersive seasonal experiences that delight shoppers and keep them browsing longer. Effects auto-schedule by date range, adapt to device performance, and respect reduced-motion preferences.
- 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
- 14 holiday effects covering Christmas, Halloween, Valentine's, Easter, and more
- Auto-schedule effects to switch automatically by date range throughout the year
- Adaptive performance engine and reduced-motion accessibility built in
- Premium: custom image particles plus 8 extra holiday effects
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $4.99/month | $4.99/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 2 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Animify | |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #27 | Not enough data |
| 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 21, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Architechpro OÜ | Moye Development |
FAQ
Animify and Festive Particles: common questions
- Is Animify or Festive Particles cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for Animify and $4.99/month for Festive Particles. 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 15 the others don’t mention, such as Autumn, Black Friday (BFCM), Color, Falling effects. 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 for Animify, Oct 31, 2026 for Festive Particles; 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 for Animify, Oct 31, 2026 for Festive Particles. 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.