Como Banner vs Hextom: Quick Announcement Bar
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026 for Como Banner, Nov 9, 2026 for Hextom.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $0.99/month for Como Banner and $9.99/month for Hextom.
- Hextom lists 29 features Como Banner’s listing doesn’t mention, including A/B testing, Analytics, Automations.
Head to head
Easier way to setup Banners for promotion, notification, event
Promote sales & notifications on a custom banner, boost sales
- 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
- · Display at top or bottom
- · Fully customizable banner
- · Three display modes
- · Unlimited active bars
Premium
- · Basic plan plus...
- · More Options
- · New Experiment Features
- · Screen Banner and more
Basic
- · Device targeting
- · Display at any desired position
- · Emoji support on bar
- · Fully customizable banner
- · Option to Add link/button to bar
- · Page targeting
Premium
- · Auto scheduling
- · Bar background images
- · Basic plan plus...
- · Button Animation
- · Custom CSS
- · Geo targeting with Shopify Markets
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureKeeping your customers engaged and informed with new business updates and special events is a key element of managing customer relationships. Showing a banner on your website is a simple and effective way of doing this. And Como Banner can help you get it done in seconds. It's never been easier. Let promotions reach your visitors. Convert them into paying customers and generate more sales.
Always keeping your customers in the loop about your business updates, promotions, and events is a key element of managing customer relationships. Quick Announcement Bar makes this easier and quicker. You can add a fully customizable banner on your website with a few clicks, inform your customers. You can have multiple bars shown in rotation or with various animations.
- Setup your banners by a few clicks. Create as many as you want.
- Customize everything on the banner to fit your store theme.
- Choose how and where to display your banners.
- Fully responsive, optimized for all screen sizes, desktop, tablet, and mobile.
- Present your sales events with a customized bar, increase awareness and sales
- Advanced targeting geo location, customer, page, product, device targeting
- Scheduling, you can plan sales in advance for events like Black Friday
- Fully customizable with various rotation & animations, background images & styles
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 |  Como Banner |  Hextom |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 17,572 |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | −175 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | 31 |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | 14% |
| Top store categories | Not published | Apparel & Accessories, Home & Garden, Health & Beauty |
| Top store countries | Not published | United States, United Kingdom, Canada |
Reviews
| Measure | Como Banner | Hextom |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 4.9 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 2,357 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Como Banner | Hextom |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $0.99/month(ahead) | $9.99/month |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Como Banner | Hextom |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #295 | #28(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | #39 on the Shoplist 100 |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Aug 26, 2020 | Oct 21, 2015 |
| Languages | 1 | 9 |
| Developer | Como's App | Hextom |
FAQ
Como Banner and Hextom: common questions
- Is Como Banner or Hextom cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $0.99/month for Como Banner and $9.99/month for Hextom. 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?
- Como Banner lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Countdown, Personalized recommendations, Traffic reports. Hextom lists 29 the others don’t mention, such as A/B testing, Analytics, Automations, Banners. 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 13, 2026 for Como Banner, Nov 9, 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 Oct 13, 2026 for Como Banner, Nov 9, 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.