Announcely: Announcement Bar vs Awayly Vacation Mode
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 Announcely, Nov 4, 2026 for Awayly Vacation Mode.
The short answer
- Only Announcely lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $2.99/month for Announcely and $1.99/month for Awayly Vacation Mode.
- Announcely lists 9 features Awayly Vacation Mode’s listing doesn’t mention, including Animations, Backgrounds, Custom CSS.
Head to head
Free
- · 1 active announcement bar
- · Basic background & text colors
- · Close button toggle
- · Live bar preview in the editor
- · Sticky or scrolling display
- · Text banner type
Pro
- · 6 bar types with live preview
- · Analytics charts & custom CSS
- · Countdown timer with live clock
- · Free shipping goal with cart sync
- · Rotating messages & 6 animations
- · Schedule by date, time & day
Premium
- · All 7 bar types unlocked
- · Conversion & subscriber tracking
- · Email capture bar with subscribe
- · Everything in Pro plan
- · Full analytics dashboard
- · Priority WhatsApp support
Standard
- · 6 designs, 20 languages
- · Bar, pop-up or full page
- · Checkout paused while closed
- · Dates, weekly and Shabbat
- · Notify me when you're back
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureAdd announcement bars to your store in minutes. Choose from 7 types including countdown timers, free shipping goals that update with cart value, rotating messages with 6 animations, scrolling marquee, and email capture. Schedule bars by date, timezone, or day of week. Target specific pages, products, or collections by device.
Awayly closes your store on the dates you choose, every week, or for Shabbat and Yom Tov by your city's sunset times, and reopens it on its own in your store's time zone. While you're closed, checkout refuses orders, including Buy it now, Shop Pay and direct checkout links. Shoppers keep browsing and see a bar, pop-up or full page that says when you're back.
- 7 bar types: text, countdown, free shipping, rotating, email capture, marquee
- Live cart tracking for free shipping bars updates as customers add items
- Schedule bars by date range, timezone, and day of week
- Target specific pages, products, or collections with device filtering
- Checkout refused while closed, including Buy it now and Shop Pay
- Close now, on dates, every week, or for Shabbat by your city's sunset
- Bar, pop-up or full page that says when you reopen, with a countdown
- Notify me when you're back: one email to shoppers when you reopen
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 |  Announcely | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Announcely | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Announcely | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $2.99/month | $1.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 3 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | Announcely | |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #273 | Not enough data |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | May 5, 2026 | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Appishore | DevOptly |
FAQ
Announcely and Awayly Vacation Mode: common questions
- Is Announcely or Awayly Vacation Mode cheaper?
- Only Announcely lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $2.99/month for Announcely and $1.99/month for Awayly Vacation Mode. 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?
- Announcely lists 9 the others don’t mention, such as Animations, Backgrounds, Custom CSS, Free shipping. Awayly Vacation Mode lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Mobile responsive, Multi-language. 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 Announcely, Nov 4, 2026 for Awayly Vacation Mode; 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 Announcely, Nov 4, 2026 for Awayly Vacation Mode. 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.