Brand Flow vs SmartBN: Banner Slider
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 16, 2026 for Brand Flow, Oct 15, 2026 for SmartBN.
The short answer
- Brand Flow lists 3 features SmartBN’s listing doesn’t mention, including Carousel, Icon position, Image resizing.
Head to head
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Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Pro
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureBrandFlow adds a customizable logo slider to merchants’ stores to showcase partners and build trust. It provides configurable heading, colors, logo sizes, and marquee speed, and supports responsive display across pages. The app integrates with Shopify-managed billing and the theme editor so merchants can add or update logos without code.
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- Customizable logo carousel with heading, colors, sizes, and speed controls.
- Theme app extension for drag-and-drop logo management in the theme editor.
- Responsive marquee that can display on homepage or across all pages.
- Create, edit and remove sliders and banners easily.
- Preview sliders before deciding to show them on front-end.
- Embedded Code for each slider that you can insert into a liquid file or a page.
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 |  Brand Flow |  SmartBN |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Brand Flow | SmartBN |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 3.2 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 49 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Brand Flow | SmartBN |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $60/month | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 1 | Not published |
Listing
| Measure | Brand Flow | SmartBN |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #210 | #118(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | #6 on Pricing moves in Image gallery | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | May 18, 2026 | Oct 21, 2014 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | BrandFlow | Smartify Apps |
FAQ
Brand Flow and SmartBN: common questions
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Brand Flow lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Carousel, Icon position, Image resizing. 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 16, 2026 for Brand Flow, Oct 15, 2026 for SmartBN; 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 16, 2026 for Brand Flow, Oct 15, 2026 for SmartBN. 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.