Announcement Bar ‒ Smart Sales vs Mcintee Scroll Announcer
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 Mcintee Scroll Announcer.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $5.99/month for Announcement Bar ‒ Smart Sales and $8.90/month for Mcintee Scroll Announcer.
- Announcement Bar ‒ Smart Sales lists 8 features Mcintee Scroll Announcer’s listing doesn’t mention, including Animations, Color and font, Countdown.
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
Free Plan
- · 1 active campaign
- · Basic scroll notification bar
- · Default colors only
- · Horizontal left scroll only
- · Top position only
Starter Plan
- · 1 active campaign
- · 8 scroll directions
- · Color customization
- · Custom title & subtitle
- · Gradient backgrounds
- · Top/Bottom positioning
Essential Plan
- · 5 active campaigns
- · Button customization
- · Close icon option
- · Everything in Starter
- · Pause on hover
- · Scroll speed control
Ultimate Plan
- · Always visible option
- · Everything in Essential
- · Priority live chat support
- · Unlimited campaigns
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.
Display dynamic scrolling announcement bars at the top or bottom of your store. Choose from 8 scroll directions including horizontal and vertical movements. Customize colors, gradients, fonts, and buttons to match your brand. Control scroll speed and enable pause-on-hover for good readability. Perfect for announcing sales, shipping updates, or important messages.
- 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
- 8 scroll directions with customizable speed and pause-on-hover functionality
- Full design control: custom colors, gradient backgrounds, and button styling
- Manage multiple campaigns with top or bottom positioning and close icon option
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 |  Mcintee Scroll Announcer |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Mcintee Scroll Announcer |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Mcintee Scroll Announcer |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $5.99/month(ahead) | $8.90/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 2 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Announcement Bar ‒ Smart Sales | Mcintee Scroll Announcer |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #336(ahead) | #434 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | May 18, 2026 | Apr 8, 2026 |
| Languages | 2 | 1 |
| Developer | Fukuru Design LLC | MCINTEE |
FAQ
Announcement Bar ‒ Smart Sales and Mcintee Scroll Announcer: common questions
- Is Announcement Bar ‒ Smart Sales or Mcintee Scroll Announcer cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $5.99/month for Announcement Bar ‒ Smart Sales and $8.90/month for Mcintee Scroll Announcer. 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 8 the others don’t mention, such as Animations, Color and font, Countdown, Custom CSS. Mcintee Scroll Announcer lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Backgrounds. 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 Mcintee Scroll Announcer; 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 Mcintee Scroll Announcer. 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.