Bamboo: Easy Announcement Bar vs Essential Announcement Bar
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 14, 2026 for Bamboo, Nov 9, 2026 for Essential Announcement Bar.
The short answer
- Only Essential Announcement Bar lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $0.99/month for Bamboo and $6.99/month for Essential Announcement Bar.
- Essential Announcement Bar lists 21 features Bamboo’s listing doesn’t mention, including Announcement bar, Backgrounds, Banner position.
Head to head
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Australia
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
LET'S GO
- · - all icons & all animations
- · - all preinstalled designs
- · - full ability to add movement
- · - text formatting & links
- · Get unlimited access to
Free
- · Add a link or button
- · Highly customizable
- · Unlimited rotating bars
- · Unlimited simple bars
- · Up to 2,000 monthly views
Starter
- · Add icons to the bar
- · Everything in Free
- · Unlimited running line bars
- · Up to 20,000 monthly views
- · Upload your own icons
Essential
- · Everything in Starter
- · Geolocation targeting
- · Scheduling
- · Translations
- · Unlimited cart page bars
- · Up to 50,000 monthly views
Professional
- · All premium features
- · Everything in Essential
- · Unlimited views
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureInform your customers about sales, shipping rates, return policies, delivery times, warranty information and much more! With this App you create beautiful Announcement Bars that will catch your customers eye and communicate important information in an elegant way. Use one of the preinstalled designs or get creative.
Share flash sale promo bar announcements using the Essential Announcement Bar banner. Choose between a scrolling announcement bar (moving announcement bar / marquee), multiple rotating announcement bars (announcement slider bar / caroussel), or a simple sticky announcement bar banner. All smart bars have a “Call to Action” button to direct all traffic to the desired page & increase sales.
- Increase your conversion with announcements that your customers can't overlook
- No Code needed. Install the App, save your Announcement Bar and you are Done!
- Set yourself apart with one of the captivating designs that come with the app
- Add links and icons to your text. Animate the icons to grab attention
- Sticky Announcement Bar: Create a fixed position announcement bar.
- Scrolling Announcement Bar: Create moving announcement bar (Marquee).
- Rotating Announcement Bar: Create multiple sliding announcement bars.
- Animated Announcement Bar: Create smooth sliding and marquee announcement bars.
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 |  Bamboo |  Essential Announcement Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 8,986 |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | −61 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | 104 |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | 11% |
| Top store categories | Not published | Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden |
| Top store countries | Not published | United States, United Kingdom, Australia |
Reviews
| Measure | Bamboo | Essential Announcement Bar |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 1,316 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 10 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | 10% |
Pricing
| Measure | Bamboo | Essential Announcement Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $0.99/month(ahead) | $6.99/month |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 1 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Bamboo | Essential Announcement Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #307 | #11(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | #77 on the Shoplist 100 |
| Built for Shopify | No | Yes |
| Launched | Jan 13, 2023 | Aug 9, 2023 |
| Languages | 1 | 4 |
| Developer | Felix Paulus | Essential Apps |
FAQ
Bamboo and Essential Announcement Bar: common questions
- Is Bamboo or Essential Announcement Bar cheaper?
- Only Essential Announcement Bar lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $0.99/month for Bamboo and $6.99/month for Essential Announcement Bar. 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?
- Essential Announcement Bar lists 21 the others don’t mention, such as Announcement bar, Backgrounds, Banner position, Behavior targeting. 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 14, 2026 for Bamboo, Nov 9, 2026 for Essential Announcement 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 14, 2026 for Bamboo, Nov 9, 2026 for Essential Announcement 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.