Announce Me vs Pulse Announcement Bar
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 2, 2026 for Announce Me, Oct 14, 2026 for Pulse Announcement Bar.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for Announce Me and $2.99/month for Pulse Announcement Bar.
- Pulse Announcement Bar lists 11 features Announce Me’s listing doesn’t mention, including Animations, Backgrounds, Banner position.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · Custom desktop and mobile design
- · Rich text formatting
- · Unlimited text announcements
Pro
- · Countdowns, A/B tests and analytics
- · Country targeting and destination links
- · Dynamic shipping and message variables
Free
- · Add Coupon Code
- · Add a CTA Button
- · All Announcement Bars
- · Analytics Dashboard
- · Free for Development Stores
- · Fully Customizable
Premium
- · Add Coupon Code
- · Add a CTA Button
- · Analytics Dashboard
- · Cart Announcement Bars
- · Fully Customizable
- · Top/Bottom Announcement Bars
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureManage rotating announcements inside Shopify. Match messages and designs to the countries where you sell, with separate desktop and mobile styling. Show cart progress toward shipping thresholds, schedule campaigns and add countdowns or copyable discount codes. Preview edits before saving, organize country groups and compare message performance with A/B tests and analytics.
Pulse Announcement Bar creates professional announcement banners for your store without coding. Build simple text bars, running marquee messages, or rotating multi-item displays. Target specific pages like homepage, products, or collections. Create cart-specific announcements for upsells and shipping offers. Easy theme integration through app blocks. Customize colors, fonts, and positioning.
- Target announcements by country, region or saved country group.
- Customize desktop and mobile designs with a live preview before saving.
- Add cart progress, countdowns, scheduling, discount copying and A/B tests.
- Cart-specific announcements to promote upsells and shipping offers
- Build simple, running, or rotating announcement types for any message
- Add announcements to any theme without coding using app blocks
- Target specific pages like homepage, products, or collections
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 |  Pulse Announcement 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 | Pulse Announcement Bar | |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 19 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Pulse Announcement Bar | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $4.99/month | $2.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Pulse Announcement Bar | |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | Not enough data | #147 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Nov 2, 2026 | Jul 23, 2025 |
| Languages | 1 | 9 |
| Developer | Marvello Pty Ltd | Cet Tech |
FAQ
Announce Me and Pulse Announcement Bar: common questions
- Is Announce Me or Pulse Announcement Bar cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for Announce Me and $2.99/month for Pulse Announcement 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?
- Announce Me lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as A/B testing, Countdown. Pulse Announcement Bar lists 11 the others don’t mention, such as Animations, Backgrounds, Banner position, Geo-targeting. 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 2, 2026 for Announce Me, Oct 14, 2026 for Pulse Announcement 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 Nov 2, 2026 for Announce Me, Oct 14, 2026 for Pulse Announcement 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.