AnnouncementBar Pro vs Announcer & Countdown
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of May 14, 2026 for AnnouncementBar Pro, Nov 9, 2026 for Announcer & Countdown.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $6.99/month for AnnouncementBar Pro and $4.99/month for Announcer & Countdown.
- AnnouncementBar Pro lists 2 features Announcer & Countdown’s listing doesn’t mention, including Notification, Personalized recommendations.
Head to head
- United States
- Australia
- Barbados
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · 1 active announcement bar
- · 3 bar styles included
- · Basic customization
- · Close button
- · Sitewide targeting
Pro
- · 6 Advanced bar styles
- · Advanced templates
- · All animation options
- · Full color and design customization
- · Page-level targeting for all page types
- · Priority rendering
Business
- · Everything included in Pro plan
- · Multiple bars shown simultaneously
- · Premium templates
- · Priority rendering
- · Priority support & onboarding assistance
- · Ticker style
Starter
- · 1 Active announcement bar
- · Countdown, Moving Text, Rotating Bars
- · Scheduling
- · Templates library
- · Views & click analytics
Growth
- · Advanced Scheduling & Recurring Bars
- · Countdown, Moving Text, Rotating Bars
- · Page & visibility targeting
- · Templates library
- · Unlimited active announcement bars
Premium
- · A/B testing
- · Advanced Scheduling & Recurring Bars
- · Countdown, Moving Text, Rotating Bars
- · Multi-Language & Auto-translations
- · Page & visibility targeting
- · Regional variants
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureAnnouncementBar Pro lets you create fully customizable announcement bars for every page - homepage, collections, products, cart, and checkout. Display multiple bars simultaneously with page-level targeting. Choose from 8 unique styles (outlined text, scroll, countdown, marquee, sticky, ticker, gradient & more) and 16 ready-made templates, or build from scratch.
Grab attention with on-brand announcement bars. Choose five bar types — simple, rotating, news ticker, typewriter, and countdown — to run sales, free-shipping offers, and news on any page. Countdown timers add urgency with flip-clock, box, or circle styles, then show a fallback message when time runs out. Schedule bars ahead, target them by page, and show different messages per market or language.
- Show different bars on each page — homepage, product, collection, cart, and more
- 8 unique bar styles - 16 ready to use premium templates
- Display multiple annoucement bars simultaneously.
- Schedule bars by date and time — set it and forget it
- Simple bar, urgency countdown, or news ticker with a live indicator.
- Display Multiple announcements as slider or news ticker
- Scheduling and automatic expiration with fallback messages
- Custom announcements for different pages
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 |  AnnouncementBar Pro |  Announcer & Countdown |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 31 |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | −1 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Not published | Apparel & Accessories, Arts & Entertainment, Electronics |
| Top store countries | Not published | United States, Australia, Barbados |
Reviews
| Measure | AnnouncementBar Pro | Announcer & Countdown |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 2 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | AnnouncementBar Pro | Announcer & Countdown |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $6.99/month | $4.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 3 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | AnnouncementBar Pro | Announcer & Countdown |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | Not enough data | #182 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | May 14, 2026 | Aug 8, 2016 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Ecom Swift LLC (Formerly M_SE0) | Pasilobus |
FAQ
AnnouncementBar Pro and Announcer & Countdown: common questions
- Is AnnouncementBar Pro or Announcer & Countdown cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $6.99/month for AnnouncementBar Pro and $4.99/month for Announcer & Countdown. 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?
- AnnouncementBar Pro lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Notification, Personalized recommendations. Announcer & Countdown lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Email signup, Emojis. 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 May 14, 2026 for AnnouncementBar Pro, Nov 9, 2026 for Announcer & Countdown; 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 May 14, 2026 for AnnouncementBar Pro, Nov 9, 2026 for Announcer & Countdown. 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.