ECS Announcement vs Simple Announcement Bars
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 14, 2026.
The short answer
- Only ECS Announcement lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for ECS Announcement and $4/month for Simple Announcement Bars.
- ECS Announcement lists 5 features Simple Announcement Bars’s listing doesn’t mention, including Banner position, Color and font, Links and buttons.
Head to head
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
Monthly
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.
Keep your customers in the loop with beautiful, targeted announcement bars. Whether you’re running a flash sale, highlighting free shipping, or making a storewide update, our app makes it simple to share the right message at the right time.
- 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.
- Flexible Placement – Choose where your announcement is shown
- Easy Customization - Easily manage the look content of your announcement
- Schedule - Set start and end dates for your announcements
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 |  Simple Announcement Bars |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ECS Announcement | Simple Announcement Bars |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | Not published |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 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 | ECS Announcement | Simple Announcement Bars |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $4.99/month | $4/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | ECS Announcement | Simple Announcement Bars |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #423 | #413(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | May 27, 2026 | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | EcodeSoft Solutions | Mark Tiddy |
FAQ
ECS Announcement and Simple Announcement Bars: common questions
- Is ECS Announcement or Simple Announcement Bars cheaper?
- Only ECS Announcement lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for ECS Announcement and $4/month for Simple Announcement Bars. 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?
- ECS Announcement lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Banner position, Color and font, Links and buttons, Multi-announcement. 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; 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. 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.