BL Scrolling Announcement Bar vs Digital Advisors News Ticker
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 30, 2026 for BL Scrolling Announcement Bar, Nov 6, 2026 for Digital Advisors News Ticker.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $1.99/month for BL Scrolling Announcement Bar and $0.99/month for Digital Advisors News Ticker.
- BL Scrolling Announcement Bar lists 7 features Digital Advisors News Ticker’s listing doesn’t mention, including Backgrounds, Behavior targeting, Emojis.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
FREE FOR PARTNERS
- · Free for all partner development stores
- · Test the app on dev stores before launch
MONTHLY
- · Background & Content images.
- · Fully customizable.
- · In-page announcements.
- · Multiple announcements on the same page.
- · Top header announcement.
Free
- · Latest blog posts with a tag filter
- · One ticker on all or chosen pages
- · Scroll, rotate or still, fully styled
- · Unlimited views
- · Your own headlines with links
Pro
- · Everything in Free
- · Product, collection and page targeting
- · Scheduling with a live countdown
- · Ticker section for any template
- · Up to 5 tickers
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureElevate your store with a dynamic scrolling announcement bar or marquee banner that brings your messages to life. Highlight promotions, updates, and key info with animated banners that grab attention. Fully customizable: adjust speed, add images, and choose placement (top or within the page). Perfect for showcasing sales, discounts, or urgent news, this announcement bar ensures your updates stand out.
Your blog already holds your store news. News Ticker shows it on every page automatically: publish a post and it appears in the ticker. Scroll headlines, rotate them one at a time or keep them still. Add your own announcements with links. Match your theme with text size, separators, a coloured label and your own colours, then pick the position, pages and devices.
- Customize your scrolling announcement bar to match your brand’s unique style.
- Animate your scrolling announcement bar to grab attention and boost engagement.
- Place your announcement bar at the top or within the page for visibility.
- Add images to your scrolling announcement bar for visually appealing messages.
- Automatically shows your newest blog posts, filtered by tag if you like
- Scroll, rotate or still, with full style controls and a coloured label
- Top, bottom or sticky, on the pages and devices you choose
- Pause button, hover pause and reduced-motion support built in
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 |  BL Scrolling Announcement 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 | BL Scrolling Announcement Bar | |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 7 | 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 | BL Scrolling Announcement Bar | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $1.99/month | $0.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 3 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | BL Scrolling Announcement Bar | |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #22 | Not enough data |
| Shopify App Charts | #2 on Pricing moves in Banners | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | No |
| Launched | Oct 10, 2024 | Nov 5, 2026 |
| Languages | 6 | 1 |
| Developer | BACKLIP | Digital Advisors |
FAQ
BL Scrolling Announcement Bar and Digital Advisors News Ticker: common questions
- Is BL Scrolling Announcement Bar or Digital Advisors News Ticker cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $1.99/month for BL Scrolling Announcement Bar and $0.99/month for Digital Advisors News Ticker. 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?
- BL Scrolling Announcement Bar lists 7 the others don’t mention, such as Backgrounds, Behavior targeting, Emojis, Free shipping. Digital Advisors News Ticker lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Countdown, 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 30, 2026 for BL Scrolling Announcement Bar, Nov 6, 2026 for Digital Advisors News Ticker; 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 30, 2026 for BL Scrolling Announcement Bar, Nov 6, 2026 for Digital Advisors News Ticker. 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.