autoShip | Free Shipping Bar vs Smart Free Shipping Bar
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 20, 2026 for autoShip, Jul 17, 2026 for Smart Free Shipping Bar.
The short answer
- autoShip lists 7 features Smart Free Shipping Bar’s listing doesn’t mention, including Announcement bar, Custom CSS, Custom HTML.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureautoShip adds a free shipping bar or free shipping banner to your cart or storefront. Set a free shipping threshold and customise messages in a simple admin interface. The bar updates in real time as cart totals change so customers can see how close they are to free shipping. This helps encourage larger orders while keeping the experience clear and simple.
This app increases average order value by displaying a customizable free shipping bar that updates as customers add products to their cart. It automatically converts currencies based on customer location and allows full visual customization, including text, colors, and icons. The bar can be shown or hidden by country, works on all Shopify themes, and is fully responsive for mobile.
- Show a free shipping progress bar in the cart or storefront
- Real-time updates as cart totals change
- Custom messages for empty, progress, and success states
- Optional note text and simple display controls
- Progressive messages that update as the cart value increases
- Full design control directly from the admin panel – no coding needed
- Optional icon display and automatic currency conversion by location
- Geolocation exclusions to hide the bar in selected countries
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 |  autoShip |  Smart Free Shipping 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 | autoShip | Smart Free Shipping Bar |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 6 | 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 | autoShip | Smart Free Shipping Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plans listed | Not published | Not published |
Listing
| Measure | autoShip | Smart Free Shipping Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #36 | Not enough data |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jan 26, 2026 | Jul 15, 2025 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Ollie | Michał Stoma |
FAQ
autoShip and Smart Free Shipping Bar: common questions
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- autoShip lists 7 the others don’t mention, such as Announcement bar, Custom CSS, Custom HTML, 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 20, 2026 for autoShip, Jul 17, 2026 for Smart Free Shipping 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 20, 2026 for autoShip, Jul 17, 2026 for Smart Free Shipping 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.