Apex Bar vs XGro Cart Progress 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 Apex Bar, Jun 19, 2026 for XGro Cart Progress Bar.
The short answer
- XGro Cart Progress Bar lists 4 features Apex Bar’s listing doesn’t mention, including Automatic discounts, Cart drawer, Custom rules.
Head to head
Basic
- · 6 ready-made design styles
- · Bar in cart drawer and cart page
- · Bar views and goal-reach stats
- · Custom colors and messages
- · Free shipping progress bar
- · Works in every store currency
Advanced
- · Different goals per country
- · Everything in Basic
- · Hide the bar in chosen countries
- · Reward markers on the bar
- · Up to 4 tiered rewards
Pro Max
- · Before vs after install comparison
- · Different goals per country
- · Hide the bar in chosen countries
- · Order and average order value stats
- · Reward markers on the bar
- · Up to 4 tiered rewards
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureApexBar helps Shopify merchants clear cart confusion by displaying dynamic shipping progress bars and promo banners. Customers see exactly how much more they need to spend to unlock shipping benefits in real time. Choose from 6 customizable widgets including announcement banners, progressive bars, and urgency timers. Easily adjust colors, fonts, and layouts to match your store design without writing code.
XGro helps shoppers see how close they are to reaching your shipping goal while viewing the cart. Merchants can display a real-time cart progress bar, customize messages, colors, icons, and layout, set cart value thresholds, choose target countries, exclude selected products or collections, and decide where the widget appears.
- 6 Dynamic Widgets: Add shipping progress bars, timers, and promo banners easily.
- Custom Styling: Tailor colors, fonts, and layouts to seamlessly match your theme
- Smart Targeting: Show specific bars based on customer location, page, or device.
- Add shipping goals and widget directly to your cart drawer or cart page
- Show real-time cart progress with dynamic messaging
- Customize colors, fonts, copy, and icons to match your brand
- Apply country-based rules and exclude specific products or collections
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 |  Apex Bar |  XGro Cart Progress 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 | Apex Bar | XGro Cart Progress 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 | Apex Bar | XGro Cart Progress Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $19.99/month | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | 3 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 3 | Not published |
Listing
| Measure | Apex Bar | XGro Cart Progress Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #362 | #256(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Sep 25, 2026 | Jun 18, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | SUF ARC. | XGro |
FAQ
Apex Bar and XGro Cart Progress Bar: common questions
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- XGro Cart Progress Bar lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Automatic discounts, Cart drawer, Custom rules, Free shipping. 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 Apex Bar, Jun 19, 2026 for XGro Cart Progress 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 Apex Bar, Jun 19, 2026 for XGro Cart Progress 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.