Countdown Banner: appstronauts vs Qsoon
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 14, 2026 for Countdown Banner, Oct 13, 2026 for Qsoon.
The short answer
- Only Qsoon lists a free plan.
- Qsoon lists 5 features Countdown Banner’s listing doesn’t mention, including Announcement bar, Color and font, Links and buttons.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Unlimited
- · unlimited timer views
Free
- · Background
- · Branding
- · Colors
- · Coming-soon page
- · Live Preview
- · Logo
Basic
- · All in Free
- · Automatic Scheduling
- · Countdown
- · Custom Fonts
- · Email Capture
- · Social Links
Premium
- · All in Free + Basic
- · Collection, Product, or Tag.
- · Staff Password Bypass
- · Targeting by URL
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureEasily add countdown Banner to your Shopify store. Display timers at the top of your site or on individual product pages to create urgency around sales, launches, or limited-time offers. Customize the timer style and placement to match your store’s look and feel. No coding required.
Qsoon covers your storefront with a branded coming soon or maintenance page while you set up or rebrand. Control the heading, message, colors, fonts, logo, and a full-screen background to match your brand. A live countdown builds anticipation, and an email form saves visitors as customers you can contact at launch.
- Show timers on homepage or product pages
- Customize colors, size, and font
- Set start and end times easily
- No coding or theme editing needed
- Branded coming soon and maintenance page with your logo, colors, and fonts
- Countdown timer to your launch that builds anticipation
- Email signup that saves visitors as customers for launch outreach
- Automatic scheduling to switch the page on and off at set times
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 |  Countdown Banner |  Qsoon |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Countdown Banner | Qsoon |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 3 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Countdown Banner | Qsoon |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | $2.99/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 1 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Countdown Banner | Qsoon |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #290 | #79(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jun 26, 2025 | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | appstronauts | Rapid Gens |
FAQ
Countdown Banner and Qsoon: common questions
- Is Countdown Banner or Qsoon cheaper?
- Only Qsoon 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?
- Countdown Banner lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Banner position, Countdown, Sticky display. Qsoon lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Announcement bar, Color and font, Links and buttons, Multi-announcement. 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 14, 2026 for Countdown Banner, Oct 13, 2026 for Qsoon; 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 14, 2026 for Countdown Banner, Oct 13, 2026 for Qsoon. 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.