Glitzmas ‑ Christmas Effects vs SFX ‑ Snow Christmas Effects

Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 9, 2026 for Glitzmas, Nov 8, 2026 for SFX.

The short answer

  • Glitzmas is detected on 1.3× as many Shopify stores as SFX: 5 vs 4 as of Nov 9, 2026 for Glitzmas, Nov 8, 2026 for SFX.
  • On the Shopify App Store: Glitzmas 5.0 from 3 reviews and SFX 4.7 from 24 reviews.
  • SFX lists 8 features Glitzmas’s listing doesn’t mention, including 3D animations, Animation control, Backgrounds.

Head to head

Detected stores

Glitzmas: 5
SFX: 4

App Store reviews

Glitzmas: 3
SFX: 24

Stores added, 28 days

Glitzmas: —
SFX: 1
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Overview

Glitzmas5.0(3)SFX4.7(24)
Pitch

Allow you to decorate your store for Christmas season

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Categories
  • Promotions - Other
  • Animation and effects
  • Animation and effects
Languages
  • English
  • English
Launched
Oct 26, 2020
Nov 28, 2022
Built for Shopify
Not badged
Not badged
Reviews per month
1 last full month
1 last full month
Detected stores
5active installs
  • SAMTRONIX
  • Mishelle
  • Lough Gill Brewery
  • Rhapso
+1 more
4active installs
  • Bodtronics
+3 more
Most common store size
201-500 products40%
11-50 products50%
Top countries
  • Czechia20%
  • Guyana20%
  • Ireland20%
  • United States75%
  • Denmark25%

Momentum

New reviews each month

Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.

01020DecJanOctJanNovDecGlitzmas ‑ Christmas Effects: 2 reviews in December 2021Glitzmas ‑ Christmas Effects: 1 reviews in November 2025Glitzmas ‑ Christmas Effects: 1 reviews in December 2025SFX ‑ Snow Christmas Effects: 12 reviews in December 2022SFX ‑ Snow Christmas Effects: 6 reviews in January 2023SFX ‑ Snow Christmas Effects: 2 reviews in February 2024SFX ‑ Snow Christmas Effects: 1 reviews in October 2024SFX ‑ Snow Christmas Effects: 13 reviews in December 2024SFX ‑ Snow Christmas Effects: 1 reviews in January 2025SFX ‑ Snow Christmas Effects: 1 reviews in February 2025SFX ‑ Snow Christmas Effects: 1 reviews in November 2025
GlitzmasSFXCompleted months only
Free options
Free planFree trial
Free planFree trial
Monthly range
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Plans
Annual Plan$4.99/year
1-day free trial
  • · Christmas background Music
  • · Decorate the Top & Bottom sections of the store
  • · Snowfall
Free

Features

Glitzmas5.0(3)SFX4.7(24)
Coverage
0 of 8 features0%
8 of 8 features100%
Unique strengths
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  • 3D animations
  • Animation control
  • Backgrounds
  • Black Friday (BFCM)
  • +4 more
Animation and effects
0%0/8
100%8/8
Customization
0%0/4
100%4/4
Seasonal events
0%0/4
100%4/4
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GlitzmasSFX8 features listed across both App Store listings

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Integrations

Glitzmas5.0(3)SFX4.7(24)
Works with also listed by another
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Messaging

Glitzmas5.0(3)SFX4.7(24)
How it sells itself

Precious Effects | Quick Installation | Responsive Layouts Christmas Season sale is coming soon, and it's time to decorate your store and get the customers into the mood of celebrations and feel the essence of festivals in your store. You don't need to edit any template to configure the App. Once you enable the App in your store, it will automatically show all effects based on settings.

With Seasonal FX you can create mesmerizing effects to show your customers it's that time of the year again with more effects to be added soon. Decorate your store for Halloween, Christmas and New Year.

Key points
  • Add the decoration link to your Sale Offers page to boost sales.
  • Different types of options available for Top, Bottom, and side Decorations.
  • Show the effects only on the Home page, all pages, or custom pages.
  • Christmas background audio music with different types of Christmas melodies.
  • Snowfall with 8 different unique snowflake design pouring down at random
  • Control the number of snowflake
  • Clean theme level controls using App embed
Screenshots
Visual Settings
Top / Bottom / Right DecorationsAudio SettingsTop / Bottom / Left Decorations
Snow fall on website
Snow fall on storeSnowflake controlsSeasonal Effects app home page

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.

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Adoption

MeasureGlitzmasSFX
Detected stores5(ahead)as of Nov 9, 20264as of Nov 8, 2026
Net store change, 28 days0estimated−10estimated
Stores added, 28 daysNot enough data1new and returning
Big-brand shareNot enough dataNot enough data
Top store categoriesApparel & Accessories, Electronics, Food, Beverages & TobaccoApparel & Accessories, Electronics, Health & Beauty
Top store countriesCzechia, Guyana, IrelandUnited States, Denmark

Reviews

MeasureGlitzmasSFX
App Store rating5.0 ★(ahead)4.7 ★
App Store reviews324(ahead)
New reviews, 28 days00
Reviewers a year or more inNot enough dataNot enough data

Pricing

MeasureGlitzmasSFX
Free planNot listedNot listed
Lowest paid monthly planNo monthly plan listedNo monthly plan listed
Longest free trial1 daysNot listed
Plans listed1Not published

Listing

MeasureGlitzmasSFX
Shopify category rank#84in Animation and effects#29(ahead)in Animation and effects
Shopify App Charts#17 in Animation and effects#12 in Animation and effects
Built for ShopifyNoNo
LaunchedOct 26, 2020Nov 28, 2022
Languages1English1English
DeveloperPrezen AppsAstral

FAQ

Glitzmas and SFX: common questions

Which is more popular, Glitzmas or SFX?
Glitzmas is detected on 1.3× as many Shopify stores as SFX: 5 vs 4 as of Nov 9, 2026 for Glitzmas, Nov 8, 2026 for SFX.
Which has better reviews, Glitzmas or SFX?
On the Shopify App Store: Glitzmas 5.0 from 3 reviews and SFX 4.7 from 24 reviews.
What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
SFX lists 8 the others don’t mention, such as 3D animations, Animation control, Backgrounds, Black Friday (BFCM). 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 9, 2026 for Glitzmas, Nov 8, 2026 for SFX; 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 9, 2026 for Glitzmas, Nov 8, 2026 for SFX. 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.