ECS Announcement vs Oxify Announcement Bar
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 ECS Announcement, Nov 8, 2026 for Oxify Announcement Bar.
The short answer
- Only ECS Announcement lists a free plan.
- Oxify Announcement Bar lists 10 features ECS Announcement’s listing doesn’t mention, including Animations, Emojis, Free shipping.
Head to head
- 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
- · Creating 3 Announcements
- · Rotating bars
- · Unlimited simple bars
- · Up to 1,000 monthly views
Standard Plan
- · Creating 10 Announcements
- · Everything in Free
- · Rotating bars
- · Unlimited views
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureECS Announcement helps merchants easily manage and display store announcements with flexible design options. Create simple, scrolling, or multiple announcement bars to promote offers, shipping updates, new arrivals, seasonal campaigns, and more. Customize text, buttons, templates, fonts and placement to match your store branding.
Enhance your store with an announcement bar that grabs attention and drives sales. Create scrolling, sticky, rotating, sliding or marquee bars to highlight promotions, free shipping, notifications or seasonal offers. Add call-to-action buttons that guide shoppers to collections or pages. Schedule bars by country, keep every bar mobile-friendly, and match your brand with custom colors, fonts and emojis.
- Create simple, running, and multiple announcement bars for your store.
- Customize text, buttons, templates, colors, font sizes, and placement.
- Schedule announcements to display automatically at specific times.
- Show promotional offers, shipping updates, and important store messages.
- Customizable announcement bars: Adjust color, fonts and styles to fit your brand
- Choose from scrolling, rotating, or sticky bars to share updates and promotions.
- Add call-to-action buttons to direct customers to key pages or special offers.
- Multi-language support for creating announcement bars in different languages.
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 |  ECS Announcement |  Oxify Announcement Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 386 |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | −95 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | 25 |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | 9% |
| Top store categories | Not published | Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden |
| Top store countries | Not published | United States, United Kingdom, Australia |
Reviews
| Measure | ECS Announcement | Oxify Announcement Bar |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 4.9 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 54 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | 15% |
Pricing
| Measure | ECS Announcement | Oxify Announcement Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $4.99/month | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 2 | Not published |
Listing
| Measure | ECS Announcement | Oxify Announcement Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #423 | #16(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | #19 in Banners |
| Built for Shopify | No | Yes |
| Launched | May 27, 2026 | Dec 23, 2024 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | EcodeSoft Solutions | Oxify App |
FAQ
ECS Announcement and Oxify Announcement Bar: common questions
- Is ECS Announcement or Oxify Announcement Bar cheaper?
- Only ECS Announcement 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?
- Oxify Announcement Bar lists 10 the others don’t mention, such as Animations, Emojis, Free shipping, Geo-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 Oct 14, 2026 for ECS Announcement, Nov 8, 2026 for Oxify 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 Oct 14, 2026 for ECS Announcement, Nov 8, 2026 for Oxify 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.