Announcement Bar ‒ Smart Sales vs Crest Announcement Bar
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 Announcement Bar ‒ Smart Sales, Oct 14, 2026 for Crest Announcement Bar.
The short answer
- Only Announcement Bar ‒ Smart Sales lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $5.99/month for Announcement Bar ‒ Smart Sales and $9.99/month for Crest Announcement Bar.
- Announcement Bar ‒ Smart Sales lists 9 features Crest Announcement Bar’s listing doesn’t mention, including Animations, Banner position, Color and font.
Head to head
Free Plan
- · Add a link or button
- · Highly customizable
- · Translations
- · Unlimited simple bars
Light Plan
- · Add icons to the bar
- · Everything in Free
- · Translations
- · Unlimited rotating bars
- · Upload your own icons
Basic plan
- · Background and text colour pickers
- · Custom text and link
- · Dismissible close button
- · Mobile-responsive design
- · Sticky bar positioning
- · Theme editor live preview
Customised Plan
- · Custom design requests
- · Everything in Basic plan, and:
- · Priority email support
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureImprove your store’s performance with customizable announcement bars designed to capture attention and drive conversions. Easily create sticky, scrolling, or rotating promo bars to highlight flash sales, discounts, and important updates. Add call-to-action buttons to guide customers to key pages and for more engagement.
Crest Announcement Bar lets you display important messages at the top of your store. Highlight shipping thresholds, flash sales, or store-wide promotions with a bar that stays visible as customers scroll. Add a countdown timer to create urgency for limited-time offers. Visitors can dismiss the bar, and their choice is remembered so it won't reappear.
- Sticky Announcement Bar – fixed header bar visible while scrolling.
- Scrolling / Marquee Bar – continuously moving text or messages.
- Animated Bar Options – transitions between messages (scrolling, sliding, marquee
- Countdown timer to create urgency for flash sales and limited-time promotions
- Sticky bar that stays visible as customers scroll with dismissible close button
- Full colour, font, and padding controls — all managed in the theme editor
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 |  Announcement Bar ‒ Smart Sales |  Crest 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 | Announcement Bar ‒ Smart Sales | Crest Announcement Bar |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Announcement Bar ‒ Smart Sales | Crest Announcement Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $5.99/month(ahead) | $9.99/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 30 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Announcement Bar ‒ Smart Sales | Crest Announcement Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #337(ahead) | #346 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | May 18, 2026 | May 1, 2026 |
| Languages | 2 | 1 |
| Developer | Fukuru Design LLC | AKH IT Solutions Ltd |
FAQ
Announcement Bar ‒ Smart Sales and Crest Announcement Bar: common questions
- Is Announcement Bar ‒ Smart Sales or Crest Announcement Bar cheaper?
- Only Announcement Bar ‒ Smart Sales lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $5.99/month for Announcement Bar ‒ Smart Sales and $9.99/month for Crest 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?
- Announcement Bar ‒ Smart Sales lists 9 the others don’t mention, such as Animations, Banner position, Color and font, Countdown. 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 Announcement Bar ‒ Smart Sales, Oct 14, 2026 for Crest 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 Oct 13, 2026 for Announcement Bar ‒ Smart Sales, Oct 14, 2026 for Crest 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.