CR – Countdown Timer Bar vs Essential Countdown Timer Bar
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Mar 28, 2026 for CR, Nov 8, 2026 for Essential Countdown Timer Bar.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: CR 5.0 from 1 reviews and Essential Countdown Timer Bar 5.0 from 1,738 reviews.
- Only Essential Countdown Timer Bar lists a free plan.
- Essential Countdown Timer Bar lists 31 features CR’s listing doesn’t mention, including Animations, Announcement bar, Backgrounds.
Head to head
Countdown Timer Bar - Boost Sales with Urgency and Flash Sales
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Australia
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free Plan
- · Unlimited product page timers
- · Unlimited top bar timers
- · Up to 1000 monthly views
Starter
- · Everything in Free
- · Recurring timer
- · Scheduled timer
- · Unlimited landing page timers
- · Up to 10 000 monthly timer views
Essential
- · Add timer with tags
- · Everything in Starter
- · Geo-targeting
- · Unlimited cart timers
- · Unlimited email timers
- · Up to 50 000 monthly timer views
Professional
- · All premium features
- · Everything in Essential
- · Unlimited timer views
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureCountdown Timer Bar helps merchants boost sales by creating urgency, scarcity, and FOMO. Show real-time countdowns that motivate shoppers to buy now instead of waiting. Perfect for flash sales, product launches, pre-orders, and holiday promotions like Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Add timers to your homepage, product pages, and cart to increase conversions and reduce abandonment.
Sales Countdown timer app is a new secret method to boost your sales! Sale timer triggers urgency, scarcity and fomo, driving your customers to Buy NOW, instead of "Buy Later". Wanna sell more? Use this app every day, or use it for specific days (promotion, pre-orders, product launches, flash sale, holidays). Time clock is perfect for the best results during Black Friday, Cyber Monday & beyond.
- Boost Storewide Conversions by Adding a Countdown Timer to Your Top or Bottom
- Turn Hesitation into Action with Product Timers, Countdown Banners, and more!
- Stop Shoppers from Abandoning Their Cart—Add a Checkout Countdown Timer
- Boost Storewide Sales: By setting an announcement bar timer (top bar or bottom).
- Increase Conversions: add a product timer, countdown banner or cart countdown.
- Prevent Cart Abandonment: By using a cart timer (checkout timer) in your cart.
- Match Counter Style: Customize text, colors, type, timer schedule & placements.
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 |  CR |  Essential Countdown Timer Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 15,759 |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | −136 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | 307 |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | 17% |
| Top store categories | Not published | Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden |
| Top store countries | Not published | United States, United Kingdom, Australia |
Reviews
| Measure | CR | Essential Countdown Timer Bar |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 1 | 1,738(ahead) |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 10 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | 7% |
Pricing
| Measure | CR | Essential Countdown Timer Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | $6.99/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 7 days |
| Plans listed | Not published | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | CR | Essential Countdown Timer Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #107 | #4(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | #43 on the Shoplist 100 |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jan 7, 2026 | Feb 10, 2022 |
| Languages | 1 | 6 |
| Developer | Conversion.is | Essential Apps |
FAQ
CR and Essential Countdown Timer Bar: common questions
- Is CR or Essential Countdown Timer Bar cheaper?
- Only Essential Countdown Timer Bar 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.
- Which has better reviews, CR or Essential Countdown Timer Bar?
- On the Shopify App Store: CR 5.0 from 1 reviews and Essential Countdown Timer Bar 5.0 from 1,738 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Essential Countdown Timer Bar lists 31 the others don’t mention, such as Animations, Announcement bar, Backgrounds, Banner position. 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 Mar 28, 2026 for CR, Nov 8, 2026 for Essential Countdown Timer 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 Mar 28, 2026 for CR, Nov 8, 2026 for Essential Countdown Timer 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.