Urgency Countdown Timer Bar vs CountZen
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 1, 2026 for Urgency Countdown Timer Bar, Feb 19, 2026 for CountZen.
The short answer
- Urgency Countdown Timer Bar lists 21 features CountZen’s listing doesn’t mention, including Animations, Announcement bar, Cart page.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureBoost sales and increase conversions with a powerful Sales Countdown Timer. Create urgency, scarcity, and FOMO that encourage customers to buy now instead of waiting. Perfect for promotions, flash sales, product launches, pre-orders, holiday campaigns, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday. Set timers for specific events or run them daily to drive more purchases and maximize revenue with ease.
CountZen adds a sleek announcement banner with a countdown timer banner to the top of your Shopify store, creating urgency and boosting conversions during sales or promotions. Easily customizable, it allows merchants to set titles, adjust timer durations, and add a call-to-action button.
- By setting an announcement bar timer (top bar or bottom).
- add a product timer, countdown banner or cart countdown.
- By using a cart timer (checkout timer) in your cart.
- Display eye-catching countdown timer at the top of your store to create urgeny
- Easily add and edit a countdown timer with customizable font size and colors
- Add a button to your timer banner to boost sales and customer engagement
- Announce special occasions with precise start and end 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 |  Urgency Countdown Timer Bar |  CountZen |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Urgency Countdown Timer Bar | CountZen |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 2 | 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 | Urgency Countdown Timer Bar | CountZen |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plans listed | Not published | Not published |
Listing
| Measure | Urgency Countdown Timer Bar | CountZen |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #37 | #283 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jun 1, 2026 | Apr 18, 2025 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | one8 commerce | START DESIGNS |
FAQ
Urgency Countdown Timer Bar and CountZen: common questions
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Urgency Countdown Timer Bar lists 21 the others don’t mention, such as Animations, Announcement bar, Cart page, Color and font. 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 1, 2026 for Urgency Countdown Timer Bar, Feb 19, 2026 for CountZen; 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 1, 2026 for Urgency Countdown Timer Bar, Feb 19, 2026 for CountZen. 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.