Crest Announcement Bar vs Announcer & Countdown
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 14, 2026 for Crest Announcement Bar, Nov 9, 2026 for Announcer & Countdown.
The short answer
- Only Announcer & Countdown lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Crest Announcement Bar and $4.99/month for Announcer & Countdown.
- Announcer & Countdown lists 16 features Crest Announcement Bar’s listing doesn’t mention, including Animations, Backgrounds, Banner position.
Head to head
- United States
- Australia
- Barbados
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
Starter
- · 1 Active announcement bar
- · Countdown, Moving Text, Rotating Bars
- · Scheduling
- · Templates library
- · Views & click analytics
Growth
- · Advanced Scheduling & Recurring Bars
- · Countdown, Moving Text, Rotating Bars
- · Page & visibility targeting
- · Templates library
- · Unlimited active announcement bars
Premium
- · A/B testing
- · Advanced Scheduling & Recurring Bars
- · Countdown, Moving Text, Rotating Bars
- · Multi-Language & Auto-translations
- · Page & visibility targeting
- · Regional variants
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureCrest 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.
Grab attention with on-brand announcement bars. Choose five bar types — simple, rotating, news ticker, typewriter, and countdown — to run sales, free-shipping offers, and news on any page. Countdown timers add urgency with flip-clock, box, or circle styles, then show a fallback message when time runs out. Schedule bars ahead, target them by page, and show different messages per market or language.
- 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
- Simple bar, urgency countdown, or news ticker with a live indicator.
- Display Multiple announcements as slider or news ticker
- Scheduling and automatic expiration with fallback messages
- Custom announcements for different pages
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 |  Crest Announcement Bar |  Announcer & Countdown |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 31 |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | −1 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Not published | Apparel & Accessories, Arts & Entertainment, Electronics |
| Top store countries | Not published | United States, Australia, Barbados |
Reviews
| Measure | Crest Announcement Bar | Announcer & Countdown |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 2 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Crest Announcement Bar | Announcer & Countdown |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.99/month | $4.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 30 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Crest Announcement Bar | Announcer & Countdown |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #346 | #182(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | May 1, 2026 | Aug 8, 2016 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | AKH IT Solutions Ltd | Pasilobus |
FAQ
Crest Announcement Bar and Announcer & Countdown: common questions
- Is Crest Announcement Bar or Announcer & Countdown cheaper?
- Only Announcer & Countdown lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Crest Announcement Bar and $4.99/month for Announcer & Countdown. 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?
- Announcer & Countdown lists 16 the others don’t mention, such as Animations, 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 Oct 14, 2026 for Crest Announcement Bar, Nov 9, 2026 for Announcer & Countdown; 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 14, 2026 for Crest Announcement Bar, Nov 9, 2026 for Announcer & Countdown. 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.