Barnest ‑ Announcement Bar vs Perfect Notification 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 Barnest, Nov 10, 2026 for Perfect Notification Bar.
The short answer
- Only Perfect Notification Bar lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $1/month for Barnest and $4.99/month for Perfect Notification Bar.
- Perfect Notification Bar lists 3 features Barnest’s listing doesn’t mention, including Color and font, Custom CSS, Scheduling.
Head to head
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
Free
- · A close button that hides the bar
- · A message with an optional link
- · One bar on every page
- · Top or bottom, sticky or scrolling
- · Your colours, font and alignment
Pro
- · Background image with an overlay
- · Custom CSS for the bar
- · Everything in Free
- · Mobile-only or desktop-only bars
- · Slide-in, uppercase, letter spacing
- · Start and end dates
Max
- · Each bar on the pages you choose
- · Everything in Pro
- · Set the order your bars stack in
- · Up to 10 bars live at once
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureAnnouncement 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.
An announcement bar for your whole store: shipping news, a launch or opening hours, at the top or bottom of every page. Write the message, add a link, pick your colours and font, and choose whether the bar stays in view as shoppers scroll. Add a close button that keeps it hidden for the days you choose.
- 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
- One announcement bar at the top or bottom of every page
- Your message and link, your colours and font, sticky or scrolling
- A close button that hides the bar for the days you choose
- Pro: background image, start and end dates, mobile or desktop only
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 |  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 | Barnest | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Barnest | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $1/month(ahead) | $4.99/month |
| Longest free trial | 5 days | 15 days |
| Plans listed | 1 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Barnest | |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #439 | Not enough data |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Sep 18, 2026 | Nov 10, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Quikbench Software | 01 ecommerce ltd |
FAQ
Barnest and Perfect Notification Bar: common questions
- Is Barnest or Perfect Notification Bar cheaper?
- Only Perfect Notification Bar lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $1/month for Barnest and $4.99/month for Perfect Notification 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?
- Perfect Notification Bar lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Color and font, Custom CSS, Scheduling. 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 Barnest, Nov 10, 2026 for Perfect Notification 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 Barnest, Nov 10, 2026 for Perfect Notification 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.