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 Apr 18, 2026 for Countdown Timer Bar, Feb 19, 2026 for CountZen.

The short answer

  • Countdown Timer Bar lists 26 features CountZen’s listing doesn’t mention, including Announcement bar, Backgrounds, Banner position.

Head to head

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Pitch
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Categories
  • Countdown timer
  • Banners
  • Design elements - Other
Languages
  • English
  • English
Launched
Oct 27, 2025
Apr 18, 2025
Built for Shopify
Not badged
Not badged
Reviews per month
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Detected stores
0active installs
0active installs
Most common store size
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Top countries
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Free options
Free planFree trial
Free planFree trial
Monthly range
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Plans
Free
Free
Coverage
29 of 29 features100%
0 of 29 features0%
Unique strengths
  • Announcement bar
  • Backgrounds
  • Banner position
  • Color and font
  • +22 more
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Banners
100%11/11
0%0/11
Banner type
100%4/4
0%0/4
Customization
100%7/7
0%0/7
Countdown timer
100%18/18
0%0/18
Display options
100%9/9
0%0/9
Timer type
100%4/4
0%0/4
Timing options
100%5/5
0%0/5
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Countdown Timer BarCountZen29 features listed across both App Store listings

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How it sells itself

Add a countdown timer bar to create urgency and drive faster purchases. Display timers on product pages, cart, or as a banner to promote limited-time offers and flash sales. Easy to set up with customizable styles, scheduling, and mobile-friendly design. Helps reduce abandoned carts and increase conversions with real-time urgency.

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.

Key points
  • Add customizable countdown timers to product, collections or landing pages
  • Show low-stock or "ending soon" alerts to highlight scarcity
  • Target banners by page
  • Easy-to-use editor with full design control
  • 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
Screenshots
The Black Friday banner
The Opening soon bannerCountdown Timer Bar by MaxifyAdmin page view
CountZen Features
CountZen Admin settingsCountZen announcement banner displayCountZen dashborad

All the numbers

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Adoption

MeasureCountdown Timer BarCountZen
Detected storesNot publishedNot published
Net store change, 28 days0estimated0estimated
Stores added, 28 daysNot enough dataNot enough data
Big-brand shareNot enough dataNot enough data
Top store categoriesNot publishedNot published
Top store countriesNot publishedNot published

Reviews

MeasureCountdown Timer BarCountZen
App Store ratingNot publishedNot published
App Store reviewsNot publishedNot published
New reviews, 28 daysNot enough dataNot enough data
Reviewers a year or more inNot enough dataNot enough data

Pricing

MeasureCountdown Timer BarCountZen
Free planNot listedNot listed
Lowest paid monthly planNo monthly plan listedNo monthly plan listed
Longest free trialNot listedNot listed
Plans listedNot publishedNot published

Listing

MeasureCountdown Timer BarCountZen
Shopify category rank#106in Countdown timer#283in Design elements - Other
Shopify App ChartsNot on this week’s chartsNot on this week’s charts
Built for ShopifyNoNo
LaunchedOct 27, 2025Apr 18, 2025
Languages1English1English
Developer3oDesignSTART DESIGNS

FAQ

Countdown Timer Bar and CountZen: common questions

What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
Countdown Timer Bar lists 26 the others don’t mention, such as Announcement bar, Backgrounds, Banner position, 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 Apr 18, 2026 for 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 Apr 18, 2026 for 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.