BL Scrolling Announcement Bar vs GlowBar Announcement
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, Feb 19, 2026 for GlowBar Announcement.
The short answer
- Only BL Scrolling Announcement Bar lists a free plan.
- BL Scrolling Announcement Bar lists 7 features GlowBar Announcement’s listing doesn’t mention, including Behavior targeting, Emojis, GDPR compliance.
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.
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.
GlowBar adds a storefront announcement bar that merchants control from the admin and the theme editor. It helps communicate offers, shipping updates, and storewide notices across all pages without editing theme code. Bars can show a single message, a scrolling line, or a rotating set of messages. Merchants choose colors, fonts, sizes, background styles, and placement at the top or bottom to match their brand.
- 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.
- Single, marquee, or rotating announcement messages.
- Show the bar at the top or stay visible at the bottom.
- Customize colors, fonts, sizes, and glow or gradient backgrounds.
- Arrows and hover pause for rotating and scrolling messages.
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 |  GlowBar Announcement |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GlowBar Announcement |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GlowBar Announcement |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $1.99/month | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | 3 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 2 | Not published |
Listing
| Measure | BL Scrolling Announcement Bar | GlowBar Announcement |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #21 | 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 | Oct 23, 2025 |
| Languages | 6 | 1 |
| Developer | BACKLIP | CommerceHub |
FAQ
BL Scrolling Announcement Bar and GlowBar Announcement: common questions
- Is BL Scrolling Announcement Bar or GlowBar Announcement cheaper?
- Only BL Scrolling Announcement Bar lists a free plan. 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 Behavior targeting, Emojis, GDPR compliance, Links and buttons. 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, Feb 19, 2026 for GlowBar Announcement; 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, Feb 19, 2026 for GlowBar Announcement. 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.