HolidaySpark vs Festive Particles
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 15, 2026 for HolidaySpark, Oct 31, 2026 for Festive Particles.
The short answer
- Only Festive Particles lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $3/month for HolidaySpark and $4.99/month for Festive Particles.
- HolidaySpark lists 8 features Festive Particles’s listing doesn’t mention, including Autumn, Custom events, Halloween.
Head to head
Decorate your store with festive animations for every occasion
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Pro
- · All icons, animations, & customizations.
Free
- · 6 holiday particle effects
- · Auto-schedule effects by date range
- · One-click theme app embed, no code
- · Reduced-motion accessibility built in
Premium
- · All 14 holiday particle effects
- · Custom image particles
- · Everything in Free
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureDelight your customers with festive decorations for every season and increase store customer engagement. The decorations do not interfere with your customer's shopping experience as they are displayed in the background. Decorate your store for every holiday and occasion to put customers in the mood for shopping! Choose from 100s of icons and 1000s of combinations. We'll be happy to add any icons you need.
Festive Particles adds beautiful animated particle effects to your storefront. With 14 hand-crafted effects covering Christmas, Halloween, Valentine's Day, Easter, and more, you can create immersive seasonal experiences that delight shoppers and keep them browsing longer. Effects auto-schedule by date range, adapt to device performance, and respect reduced-motion preferences.
- Choose from hundreds of icons! Customize size, speed, quantity and animation.
- Adjust the speed and duration of the animations as well as the quantity and size
- Easily show the animations on a specific page or all the pages.
- Set a timer to stop animations after a specified period of time.
- 14 holiday effects covering Christmas, Halloween, Valentine's, Easter, and more
- Auto-schedule effects to switch automatically by date range throughout the year
- Adaptive performance engine and reduced-motion accessibility built in
- Premium: custom image particles plus 8 extra holiday effects
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 |  HolidaySpark | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | HolidaySpark | |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 7 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 1 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | HolidaySpark | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $3/month(ahead) | $4.99/month |
| Longest free trial | 1 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 1 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | HolidaySpark | |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #90 | Not enough data |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jan 5, 2017 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | RoboTurk | Moye Development |
FAQ
HolidaySpark and Festive Particles: common questions
- Is HolidaySpark or Festive Particles cheaper?
- Only Festive Particles lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $3/month for HolidaySpark and $4.99/month for Festive Particles. 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?
- HolidaySpark lists 8 the others don’t mention, such as Autumn, Custom events, Halloween, New Year. 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 15, 2026 for HolidaySpark, Oct 31, 2026 for Festive Particles; 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 15, 2026 for HolidaySpark, Oct 31, 2026 for Festive Particles. 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.