Essential Countdown Timer Bar vs Madman ‑ Countdown TImer
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 10, 2026 for Essential Countdown Timer Bar, Oct 13, 2026 for Madman.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $6.99/month for Essential Countdown Timer Bar and $4.99/month for Madman.
- Madman lists 6 features Essential Countdown Timer Bar’s listing doesn’t mention, including Animations, Behavior targeting, Campaign targeting.
Head to head
Countdown Timer Bar - Boost Sales with Urgency and Flash Sales
- 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 Plan
- · Unlimited product page timers
- · Unlimited top bar timers
- · Up to 1000 monthly views
Starter
- · Everything in Free
- · Recurring timer
- · Scheduled timer
- · Unlimited landing page timers
- · Up to 10 000 monthly timer views
Essential
- · Add timer with tags
- · Everything in Starter
- · Geo-targeting
- · Unlimited cart timers
- · Unlimited email timers
- · Up to 50 000 monthly timer views
Professional
- · All premium features
- · Everything in Essential
- · Unlimited timer views
Free
- · Unlimited Product Timers
- · Unlimited Top/Bottom Bar Timers
- · Upto 5000 monthly timer views
PREMIUM
- · Cart Timers
- · Email Timers
- · Everything in Free
- · Landing Page / Banner Timers
- · Pop-Up Timers
- · Unlimited timer views
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureSales Countdown timer app is a new secret method to boost your sales! Sale timer triggers urgency, scarcity and fomo, driving your customers to Buy NOW, instead of "Buy Later". Wanna sell more? Use this app every day, or use it for specific days (promotion, pre-orders, product launches, flash sale, holidays). Time clock is perfect for the best results during Black Friday, Cyber Monday & beyond.
A Sale Timer is your powerful tool to improve sales! By creating urgency, scarcity, and FOMO, it motivates customers to buy now rather than later. Whether for daily use or special occasions like promotions, pre-orders, product launches, flash sales, or holidays, this app is your go-to for driving results. Perfect for Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and beyond, a countdown timer ensures maximum impact.
- Boost Storewide Sales: By setting an announcement bar timer (top bar or bottom).
- Increase Conversions: add a product timer, countdown banner or cart countdown.
- Prevent Cart Abandonment: By using a cart timer (checkout timer) in your cart.
- Match Counter Style: Customize text, colors, type, timer schedule & placements.
- Drive sales with an announcement bar timer at the top or bottom of your store.
- Optimize conversions with custom banners or cart countdowns on selective pages.
- Reduce cart abandonment with a checkout timer to encourage faster purchases.
- Tailor text, colors, fonts, schedule, & placement to suit your store perfectly.
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 |  Essential Countdown Timer Bar |  Madman |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 16,549 | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | −126 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 308 | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | 17% | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden | Not published |
| Top store countries | United States, United Kingdom, Australia | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | Essential Countdown Timer Bar | Madman |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 1,734 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 2 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | 7% | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Essential Countdown Timer Bar | Madman |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $6.99/month | $4.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Essential Countdown Timer Bar | Madman |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #4(ahead) | #127 |
| Shopify App Charts | #45 on the Shoplist 100 | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Feb 10, 2022 | Dec 6, 2024 |
| Languages | 6 | 1 |
| Developer | Essential Apps | Madman Apps |
FAQ
Essential Countdown Timer Bar and Madman: common questions
- Is Essential Countdown Timer Bar or Madman cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $6.99/month for Essential Countdown Timer Bar and $4.99/month for Madman. 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?
- Madman lists 6 the others don’t mention, such as Animations, Behavior targeting, Campaign targeting, Custom CSS. 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 10, 2026 for Essential Countdown Timer Bar, Oct 13, 2026 for Madman; 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 10, 2026 for Essential Countdown Timer Bar, Oct 13, 2026 for Madman. 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.