HolidaySpark vs Pick & Animate
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, Aug 5, 2026 for Pick & Animate.
The short answer
- Pick & Animate lists 12 features HolidaySpark’s listing doesn’t mention, including Color, Custom animations, Falling effects.
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.
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.
Pick & Animate gives merchants direct control over storefront animations without editing theme code. Merchants use a visual picker to select specific storefront elements, then configure each effect to match their preferred style. They can adjust animation type, direction, speed, size, timing, and other settings, apply effects to selected pages, and turn them on or off from Shopify admin.
- 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.
- Select exact storefront elements with a visual picker
- Customize animation style, direction, speed, size, and timing
- Add effects to text, images, buttons, sections, and product actions
- Schedule seasonal effects and display them on selected pages
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 |  Pick & Animate |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Pick & Animate |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Pick & Animate |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $3/month | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | 1 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 1 | Not published |
Listing
| Measure | HolidaySpark | Pick & Animate |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #90 | #33(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jan 5, 2017 | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | RoboTurk | eCommerce360 |
FAQ
HolidaySpark and Pick & Animate: common questions
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- HolidaySpark lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Halloween, Summer. Pick & Animate lists 12 the others don’t mention, such as Color, Custom animations, Falling effects, Icons. 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, Aug 5, 2026 for Pick & Animate; 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, Aug 5, 2026 for Pick & Animate. 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.