Announce Alertify Bar vs PulseBar Announcement Bars
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
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for Announce Alertify Bar and $1/month for PulseBar Announcement Bars.
- Announce Alertify Bar lists 13 features PulseBar Announcement Bars’s listing doesn’t mention, including Announcement bar, Behavior targeting, Cart page.
Head to head
Free
- · Add a button to the bar
- · Call To Action
- · Fully customizable bar
- · Message Settings
Pro Plan
- · Call To Action
- · Countdown timer
- · Message Settings
- · Style & Behavior
- · Targeting
FREE
- · 1 active bar at a time
- · Basic background colour customisation
- · Close button included
- · Create up to 3 bars
PRO
- · 5 active bars and up to 20 bars total
- · Countdown timers and discount codes
- · Customise fonts, colours, and animation
- · Email capture with Shopify Email sync
- · Place bars at the top or bottom
- · Target bars by page or device
ADVANCED
- · Add your own custom CSS
- · Complete control over all design setting
- · Connect with Brevo and Klaviyo
- · Daily, weekly, and monthly reports
- · Export contact lists
- · Up to 1000 active bars
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureShare important updates with your customers using the Essential Announcement Bar banner. Choose from a simple sticky announcement bar that stays fixed at the top of the page or a section. Each announcement bar includes an integrated 'Call to Action' button, allowing you to guide traffic to the desired page.
Pulse Bar lets merchants add announcement bars, countdown timers, and scrolling marquees to their online store without editing any code. Choose from sticky banners, rotating sliders, and marquee bars, then customise fonts, colours, button styles, and animation speed to match your brand.
- Announcement Bar: Use as a scrolling, sticky, top bar, header, or marquee bar.
- Countdown Timer Bar: Create urgency with countdown timers for flash sales.
- Shipping Bar: Geo-targeted shipping options to incentivize visitors.
- Advanced Targeting: Display precise offers to targeted customers.
- Sticky, scrolling, rotating, and marquee announcement bar types
- Countdown timers with customisable end dates and display styles
- Campaign scheduling with automatic start and end times
- Page and device targeting to control bar visibility per visitor
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 |  Announce Alertify Bar |  PulseBar Announcement Bars |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Announce Alertify Bar | PulseBar Announcement Bars |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Announce Alertify Bar | PulseBar Announcement Bars |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $4.99/month | $1/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 2 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Announce Alertify Bar | PulseBar Announcement Bars |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #149 | #177 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Oct 18, 2024 | May 8, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Pulse Infosys | WishVault |
FAQ
Announce Alertify Bar and PulseBar Announcement Bars: common questions
- Is Announce Alertify Bar or PulseBar Announcement Bars cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for Announce Alertify Bar and $1/month for PulseBar Announcement Bars. 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?
- Announce Alertify Bar lists 13 the others don’t mention, such as Announcement bar, Behavior targeting, Cart page, Daily deals. PulseBar Announcement Bars lists 7 the others don’t mention, such as Custom CSS, Customer segments, Email signup, Flash sales. 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.