Anuncify: Announcement Bar vs Barnest ‑ 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.
The short answer
- Only Anuncify lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $7.99/month for Anuncify and $1/month for Barnest.
- Anuncify lists 11 features Barnest’s listing doesn’t mention, including Backgrounds, Color and font, Countdown.
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 Plan
- · Bar Button Customization
- · Countdown Announcement Bar
- · Coupon Announcement Bar
- · Marquee Announcement Bar
- · Simple Announcement Bar
- · Slider Announcement Bar
Premium Plan
- · Bar Placement Options
- · Custom Background Option
- · Everything in Free Plan...
- · Page Targeting
- · Pre-Built Templates
- · Schedule Announcements
Pro
- · Countdown timer, fixed or evergreen
- · Date, page & country scheduling
- · Dismiss with 24-hour remind-me
- · Full color, font & spacing control
- · Live shipping bar from cart value total
- · Scrolling marquee or 5 rotating messages
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureTurn your store's most valuable pixels - the top bar - into sales. Anuncify lets you launch every announcement bar and banner type merchants need: a scrolling marquee banner for promotions in motion, a countdown timer bar that builds flash-sale urgency, a rotating carousel/slider bar for multiple messages, a sticky announcement bar that stays visible as customers scroll, a coupon code bar that puts your discount one…
Announcement Bar Pro adds a customizable message bar to your storefront. Run flash sales with a countdown timer (fixed date or evergreen). Show a live shipping bar that updates instantly as customers add to cart. Scroll a marquee or rotate up to 5 messages, each with its own link. Schedule bars by date, and target by page, collection, or country. Full control over colors, fonts, and spacing.
- Countdown Timer Announcement Bar: Build urgency with real-time countdowns.
- Scrolling Marquee Banner: Highlight updates or promotions in motion.
- Mobile-Optimized Banners: Ensure perfect display on all devices.
- Customizable Announcement Bar: Adjust colors, fonts, and animations easily.
- Countdown timer with fixed end date or evergreen rolling duration
- Shipping bar that updates live from the customer's real cart total
- Scrolling marquee or up to 5 rotating messages, each with its own link
- Schedule by date range, and target by page, collection, or country
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 |  Anuncify |  Barnest |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Anuncify | Barnest |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.5 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 2 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
FAQ
Anuncify and Barnest: common questions
- Is Anuncify or Barnest cheaper?
- Only Anuncify lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $7.99/month for Anuncify and $1/month for Barnest. 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?
- Anuncify lists 11 the others don’t mention, such as Backgrounds, Color and font, Countdown, 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 Oct 13, 2026; 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. 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.