Emerge Announcement Bar Timer vs Quicky Announcement Bars
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Sep 29, 2026 for Emerge Announcement Bar Timer, Nov 9, 2026 for Quicky Announcement Bars.
The short answer
- Only Quicky Announcement Bars lists a free plan.
- Quicky Announcement Bars lists 27 features Emerge Announcement Bar Timer’s listing doesn’t mention, including A/B testing, Animations, Behavior targeting.
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
- · 1 active bar
- · Announcement and slider bars
- · Basic customization
- · Countdown timer bars
- · Coupon and signup bars
- · Free shipping bars
Basic
- · All bar types and templates
- · Analytics dashboard
- · Customer support
- · Theme-specific customization
- · Unlimited active bars
- · Unlimited storefront views
Premium
- · A/B testing
- · Advanced analytics
- · Campaign scheduling
- · Device and audience targeting
- · Everything in Basic
- · Localized campaigns
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureEmerge Announcement Bar gives merchants a focused way to create and manage storefront announcement bars from the Shopify admin. The app includes a theme app embed that can be activated from the theme editor, and settings are managed from a single app screen.
Quicky helps merchants promote offers and important updates without editing theme code. Create announcement bars, a countdown timer bar, and free shipping, coupon, email signup, cookie consent, and multi-message bars from one editor. Customize each design for desktop and mobile, schedule campaigns, localize messages, and target shoppers by page, device, location, domain, or market.
- Create a storefront announcement bar from an embedded Shopify admin page
- Choose from carousel, scrolling ticker, shipping goal, and countdown timer
- Customize announcement messages, button label, button URL, colors, bar height
- Add clickable coupon codes for promotional announcement
- Multiple types - from Cookie Bar to Sales Motivation Multi-Announcement campaign
- Analytics and A/B testing - see which offer generates more sales and revenue
- Customizable and responsive - select colors, fonts, alignment, position and more
- Possibility of scheduling - start showing at the required time automatically
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 |  Emerge Announcement Bar Timer | Quicky Announcement Bars |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 691 |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | −10 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | 4 |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | 10% |
| Top store categories | Not published | Apparel & Accessories, Home & Garden, Health & Beauty |
| Top store countries | Not published | United States, United Kingdom, Australia |
Reviews
| Measure | Emerge Announcement Bar Timer | Quicky Announcement Bars |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 124 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Emerge Announcement Bar Timer | Quicky Announcement Bars |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | $4.99/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 7 days |
| Plans listed | Not published | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Emerge Announcement Bar Timer | Quicky Announcement Bars |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #327 | #40(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | #13 in Banners |
| Built for Shopify | No | Yes |
| Launched | May 18, 2026 | Mar 17, 2022 |
| Languages | 1 | 4 |
| Developer | ECOM EMERGE | Paper Planes |
FAQ
Emerge Announcement Bar Timer and Quicky Announcement Bars: common questions
- Is Emerge Announcement Bar Timer or Quicky Announcement Bars cheaper?
- Only Quicky Announcement Bars 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?
- Emerge Announcement Bar Timer lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Performance tracking, Real-time analytics, Traffic reports. Quicky Announcement Bars lists 27 the others don’t mention, such as A/B testing, Animations, Behavior targeting, Behavior tracking. 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 Sep 29, 2026 for Emerge Announcement Bar Timer, Nov 9, 2026 for Quicky Announcement Bars; 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 Sep 29, 2026 for Emerge Announcement Bar Timer, Nov 9, 2026 for Quicky Announcement Bars. 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.