Digital Advisors News Ticker vs Pixotick Announcement Bar
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 6, 2026.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $0.99/month for Digital Advisors News Ticker and $2.99/month for Pixotick Announcement Bar.
- Pixotick Announcement Bar lists 6 features Digital Advisors News Ticker’s listing doesn’t mention, including Backgrounds, Cookie consent, Emojis.
Head to head
- Czechia
- Hong Kong
- Malta
Free
- · Latest blog posts with a tag filter
- · One ticker on all or chosen pages
- · Scroll, rotate or still, fully styled
- · Unlimited views
- · Your own headlines with links
Pro
- · Everything in Free
- · Product, collection and page targeting
- · Scheduling with a live countdown
- · Ticker section for any template
- · Up to 5 tickers
Free
- · Basic animations (static, marquee)
- · Basic backgrounds (solid, gradient)
- · Highly customizable
- · Popup windows
- · Unlimited views
- · Views counter for every announcement
Pro
- · All animation type - carousel, scrolling
- · Countdown timer: fixed, evergreen, daily
- · Google Fonts integration
- · Image & video backgrounds
- · Popup windows with image and video
- · Scheduled display
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureYour blog already holds your store news. News Ticker shows it on every page automatically: publish a post and it appears in the ticker. Scroll headlines, rotate them one at a time or keep them still. Add your own announcements with links. Match your theme with text size, separators, a coloured label and your own colours, then pick the position, pages and devices.
Announcement bars and popups for sales, free shipping, discount codes, and new arrivals — placed anywhere in your store, on any page or section. Ready-made Black Friday, Halloween and Christmas banners, offered weeks ahead: add your discount and publish. Four styles: static, scrolling, carousel, rotating. 25 templates, image and video backgrounds, 1900+ Google Fonts, countdown timers — fixed date, evergreen, daily.
- Automatically shows your newest blog posts, filtered by tag if you like
- Scroll, rotate or still, with full style controls and a coloured label
- Top, bottom or sticky, on the pages and devices you choose
- Pause button, hover pause and reduced-motion support built in
- Four animation types: static, marquee, carousel, text movement when scrolling
- Gradient, image, video and liquid glass backgrounds. YouTube and Vimeo support
- Schedule announcements by date range, specific weekdays, or hourly slots
- Google Fonts integration with mobile font control
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 |  Pixotick Announcement Bar | |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 8 |
| 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 | Apparel & Accessories, Arts & Entertainment, Baby & Toddler |
| Top store countries | Not published | Czechia, Hong Kong, Malta |
Reviews
| Measure | Pixotick Announcement Bar | |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 1 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Pixotick Announcement Bar | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $0.99/month(ahead) | $2.99/month |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Pixotick Announcement Bar | |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | Not enough data | #84 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Nov 5, 2026 | May 27, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 3 |
| Developer | Digital Advisors | Pixotick |
FAQ
Digital Advisors News Ticker and Pixotick Announcement Bar: common questions
- Is Digital Advisors News Ticker or Pixotick Announcement Bar cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $0.99/month for Digital Advisors News Ticker and $2.99/month for Pixotick Announcement Bar. 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?
- Digital Advisors News Ticker lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Animations, Countdown, Sticky display. Pixotick Announcement Bar lists 6 the others don’t mention, such as Backgrounds, Cookie consent, Emojis, GDPR compliance. 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 6, 2026; 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 6, 2026. 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.