Beacon Smart Banner vs Dynamic Product Banners
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 14, 2026.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $29/month for Beacon Smart Banner and $4.99/month for Dynamic Product Banners.
- Beacon Smart Banner lists 6 features Dynamic Product Banners’s listing doesn’t mention, including Announcement bar, Behavior targeting, Campaign targeting.
Head to head
Free
- · 2 Active Banners limit at a time
- · Manual publish controls
- · Store-wide & Page-specific targeting
- · Text, button, emojis & countdown timers
Pro
- · Advanced Rules (Cart, Device, Location)
- · Customer History (Spend, Order)
- · Dynamic Text Variables (Cart, Location)
- · Everything included in Free, plus:
- · Only $19 for first 3 months
- · Smart Scheduling (Start/End dates)
Starter
- · 1,000+ icon library
- · Countdown timers
- · Learn More pop-up modal
- · Native Shopify app blocks
- · Product tag and collection targeting
- · Schedule start and end dates
Growth
- · Discount % or Amt, Inv Qty or Inv Status
- · Everything in Free plan
- · Pricing math operations
- · Product & variant metafields in message
- · Store credit balance in message
- · Unlimited banner views — no monthly cap
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureBeacon helps you capture customer attention with highly customizable announcement banners. Without any coding, you can create smart banners that target specific products, cart contents, or customer tags. Highlight your sales events using live countdown timers and automated scheduling.
Create flexible product messaging that adapts to your store in real time. Dynamic Product Banners lets you add custom banners to product pages and control exactly where, when, and on which products they appear. Highlight promotions, store credit, countdown timers, inventory alerts, and metafields using live store data.
- Target banners by cart contents, specific products, or customer tags.
- Display live countdown timers to highlight your limited-time special offers.
- Automate your campaigns by scheduling specific start and end dates.
- Experience a premium, frictionless dashboard with drag-and-drop reordering.
- Create unlimited product banners and position them using Shopify theme blocks.
- Display custom product messaging using live metafields, countdown timers & more!
- Set start and end dates to schedule when your banner appears.
- Control which products your banner appears on using product tags 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 |  Beacon Smart Banner |  Dynamic Product Banners |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Beacon Smart Banner | Dynamic Product Banners |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Beacon Smart Banner | Dynamic Product Banners |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $29/month | $4.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 30 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Beacon Smart Banner | Dynamic Product Banners |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #290 | #125(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jun 10, 2026 | Apr 1, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Appublic | Plug Digital Inc. |
FAQ
Beacon Smart Banner and Dynamic Product Banners: common questions
- Is Beacon Smart Banner or Dynamic Product Banners cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $29/month for Beacon Smart Banner and $4.99/month for Dynamic Product Banners. 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?
- Beacon Smart Banner lists 6 the others don’t mention, such as Announcement bar, Behavior targeting, Campaign targeting, Geo-targeting. Dynamic Product Banners lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Custom CSS, Multi-announcement, Notification, Product page. 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; 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. 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.