Countdown Timer Bar Samita vs Pulse: Countdown Timer Bar
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 9, 2026 for Countdown Timer Bar Samita, Oct 13, 2026 for Pulse.
The short answer
- Only Pulse lists a free plan.
- Countdown Timer Bar Samita lists 14 features Pulse’s listing doesn’t mention, including Animations, Cart page, Color and font.
Head to head
- United States
- France
- United Kingdom
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · 1 Active timer bar
- · 20 language translations
- · 21 built-in holiday themes
- · Basic color customization
- · Call-to-action link
- · Top/bottom bar position
Premium
- · Advanced color/font customization
- · Daily, weekly & auto-recurring timers
- · Page targeting
- · Priority support
- · Unlimited active timer bars
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureSami Countdown Timer helps you create urgency across product pages, cart pages, landing pages, and promotional banners. Drive faster purchase decisions with countdown bars, product timers, stock countdowns, cart countdowns, and estimated delivery timers. Run flash sales, product launches, daily deals, and limited-time campaigns with fixed, recurring, scheduled, and session-based timers.
Increase conversions by creating urgency that drives faster purchase decisions, along with a quick setup that can be completed within minutes. The app is fully customizable, allowing control over colours, text, positioning, and styling to match your store’s design. It is also holiday-ready, offering 21 built-in themed designs for major events like Black Friday, Easter, and clearance sales.
- Choose one-time, auto-recurring, daily, or weekly timers to fit any sale events
- Add a product timer, estimated delivery, countdown banner, or stock countdown
- Show checkout timer (cart countdown) in your cart to prevent cart abandonment
- Simple to customize to fit your store’s design: text, font, color, css...
- Fully customizable: Control colors, text, position, and styling to match any
- Holiday-ready: 21 built-in themed designs for major holidays and shopping events
- Global reach — Supports 20 languages to engage international customers
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 Timer Bar Samita |  Pulse |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 555 | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | +4 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 21 | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | 12% | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden | Not published |
| Top store countries | United States, France, United Kingdom | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | Countdown Timer Bar Samita | Pulse |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 192 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | 2% | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Countdown Timer Bar Samita | Pulse |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | $3.99/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plans listed | Not published | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Countdown Timer Bar Samita | Pulse |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #2(ahead) | #152 |
| Shopify App Charts | #8 in Countdown timer | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | No |
| Launched | Sep 16, 2024 | May 4, 2026 |
| Languages | 18 | 1 |
| Developer | SamiSales by Samita | Alayil Pty Ltd |
FAQ
Countdown Timer Bar Samita and Pulse: common questions
- Is Countdown Timer Bar Samita or Pulse cheaper?
- Only Pulse 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 Timer Bar Samita lists 14 the others don’t mention, such as Animations, Cart page, Color and font, Custom CSS. Pulse lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Announcement bar, Sticky banner. 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 Nov 9, 2026 for Countdown Timer Bar Samita, Oct 13, 2026 for Pulse; 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 Nov 9, 2026 for Countdown Timer Bar Samita, Oct 13, 2026 for Pulse. 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.