Twig Countdown Timer Banner vs Crest Announcement Bar
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 8, 2026 for Twig Countdown Timer Banner, Oct 14, 2026 for Crest Announcement Bar.
The short answer
- Twig Countdown Timer Banner lists 24 features Crest Announcement Bar’s listing doesn’t mention, including Animations, Backgrounds, Banner position.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Basic plan
- · Background and text colour pickers
- · Custom text and link
- · Dismissible close button
- · Mobile-responsive design
- · Sticky bar positioning
- · Theme editor live preview
Customised Plan
- · Custom design requests
- · Everything in Basic plan, and:
- · Priority email support
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureUrgency Countdown Timer Bar helps you create sticky countdown timers, urgency bars, and flash sale banners — without any code. Schedule timers for holidays, product launches, or flash sales. Highlight discounts and upsell offers to increase average order value. Use geo-targeting and campaign targeting to show the right message to the right shoppers. Fully customizable to match your store's branding.
Crest Announcement Bar lets you display important messages at the top of your store. Highlight shipping thresholds, flash sales, or store-wide promotions with a bar that stays visible as customers scroll. Add a countdown timer to create urgency for limited-time offers. Visitors can dismiss the bar, and their choice is remembered so it won't reappear.
- Pin a sticky countdown timer bar to the top or bottom that stays visible as user
- Run scheduled countdown timers for flash sales, holidays, and new product launch
- Highlight special offers with integrated discount and upsell features
- Create urgency with evergreen timers that start fresh for each individual visito
- Countdown timer to create urgency for flash sales and limited-time promotions
- Sticky bar that stays visible as customers scroll with dismissible close button
- Full colour, font, and padding controls — all managed in the theme editor
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 |  Twig Countdown Timer Banner |  Crest Announcement Bar |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Twig Countdown Timer Banner | Crest Announcement Bar |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 1 | 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 | Twig Countdown Timer Banner | Crest Announcement Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | $9.99/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 30 days |
| Plans listed | Not published | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Twig Countdown Timer Banner | Crest Announcement Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #92(ahead) | #346 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Sep 7, 2026 | May 1, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Twig Apps | AKH IT Solutions Ltd |
FAQ
Twig Countdown Timer Banner and Crest Announcement Bar: common questions
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Twig Countdown Timer Banner lists 24 the others don’t mention, such as Animations, Backgrounds, Banner position, Behavior targeting. 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 8, 2026 for Twig Countdown Timer Banner, Oct 14, 2026 for Crest Announcement Bar; 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 8, 2026 for Twig Countdown Timer Banner, Oct 14, 2026 for Crest Announcement Bar. 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.