Annify 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 Annify Announcement Bar, Feb 19, 2026 for GlowBar Announcement.
The short answer
- Annify Announcement Bar lists 4 features GlowBar Announcement’s listing doesn’t mention, including Countdown, Custom CSS, Links and buttons.
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.
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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.
- Fixed bar stays visible while scrolling for consistent messaging.
- Marquee-style bar with scrolling text to capture customer attention.
- Sliding bar rotates multiple messages for seamless updates.
- Smooth animations enhance sliding and marquee announcement bars.
- 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 |  Annify Announcement Bar |  GlowBar Announcement |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 521 | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | −20 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 5 | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | 10% | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Apparel & Accessories, Home & Garden, Health & Beauty | Not published |
| Top store countries | United States, United Kingdom, Australia | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | Annify Announcement Bar | GlowBar Announcement |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.7 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 41 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | 0% | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Annify Announcement Bar | GlowBar Announcement |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Annify Announcement Bar | GlowBar Announcement |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #24 | Not enough data |
| Shopify App Charts | #17 in Banners | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | No |
| Launched | Nov 27, 2024 | Oct 23, 2025 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Orionix | CommerceHub |
FAQ
Annify Announcement Bar and GlowBar Announcement: common questions
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Annify Announcement Bar lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Countdown, Custom CSS, Links and buttons, Promotional. 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 Annify 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 Annify 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.