Cartly Free Shipping Bar vs Hextom: Free Shipping Bar
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Sep 30, 2026 for Cartly Free Shipping Bar, Nov 11, 2026 for Hextom.
The short answer
- Only Hextom lists a free plan.
- Hextom lists 39 features Cartly Free Shipping Bar’s listing doesn’t mention, including A/B testing, Analytics, Animations.
Head to head
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Canada
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Basic
- · Device targeting
- · Display at any desired position
- · Emoji support on bar
- · Fully customizable banner
- · Option to add link to the bar
- · Page targeting
Premium
- · Auto currency conversion
- · Auto scheduling
- · Bar background images
- · Basic plan plus...
- · Geo targeting with Shopify Markets
- · Performance tracking
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureCartly Free Shipping Bar shows shoppers exactly how close they are to free shipping and updates in real time on every cart change. Set up to three shipping goals and show each one as a marker on the progress track, so shoppers see the next reward. Style your messages with bold, italic and highlight, match your brand colors, and place the bar at the top, bottom or inline.
Free Shipping Bar displays progressive messages when customers put more items in their shopping carts, and lets them know how much more to buy in order to get your free shipping. This increases average order value and boosts sales. The bar is fully customizable with advanced targeting options including geo location, Shopify markets, customer, page, product, etc.
- The bar recalculates instantly whenever items are added, updated, or removed.
- Set tiered shipping goals and guide customers to the next threshold.
- Customize colors, messages, and placement to perfectly match your brand.
- Display messages with progressive shipping goals, and boost sales
- Advanced targeting geo location, customer, page, product, device targeting
- Scheduling, you can plan free shipping in advance for events like Black Friday
- Fully customizable & supports all pages, 1-click to enable, no coding required
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 |  Cartly Free Shipping Bar |  Hextom |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 6,993 |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | −36 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | 120 |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | 10% |
| Top store categories | Not published | Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Food, Beverages & Tobacco |
| Top store countries | Not published | United States, United Kingdom, Canada |
Reviews
| Measure | Cartly Free Shipping Bar | Hextom |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 4.9 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 3,047 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | 49% |
Pricing
| Measure | Cartly Free Shipping Bar | Hextom |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | $9.99/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 7 days |
| Plans listed | Not published | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Cartly Free Shipping Bar | Hextom |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #423 | #20(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | #5 in Banners |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Sep 25, 2026 | Sep 16, 2015 |
| Languages | 2 | 9 |
| Developer | zhenjun | Hextom |
FAQ
Cartly Free Shipping Bar and Hextom: common questions
- Is Cartly Free Shipping Bar or Hextom cheaper?
- Only Hextom 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?
- Hextom lists 39 the others don’t mention, such as A/B testing, Analytics, Animations, Automations. 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 Sep 30, 2026 for Cartly Free Shipping Bar, Nov 11, 2026 for Hextom; 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 Sep 30, 2026 for Cartly Free Shipping Bar, Nov 11, 2026 for Hextom. 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.