Gone Fishing: Vacation Mode vs Simple Announcement Bars
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 20, 2026 for Gone Fishing, Oct 14, 2026 for Simple Announcement Bars.
The short answer
- Only Gone Fishing lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for Gone Fishing and $4/month for Simple Announcement Bars.
- Gone Fishing lists 3 features Simple Announcement Bars’s listing doesn’t mention, including Announcements, Banner position, Product page.
Head to head
Free
- · Banner in your own words + reopen date
- · Blocks Shop Pay, Apple Pay and links
- · Checkout blocked while you are away
- · One closure at a time, by date range
- · Shoppers can still browse your store
Gone Fishing Basic
- · "Closing soon" heads-up before you close
- · Banner shows when you reopen
- · Checkout blocked, Shop Pay included
- · Close your store for any date range
- · Shoppers keep browsing your products
Gone Fishing: Pro
- · Everything in Basic
- · Weekly closures, like Shabbat
Monthly
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureGoing away, closing for a holiday or keeping Shabbat? Gone Fishing pauses orders on the dates you choose and reopens on its own. Shoppers can still browse, and a banner tells them when you're back. Checkout is refused on every path, including Shop Pay and direct checkout links, so no order slips through while you're away. Pro adds weekly closures, such as Friday evening to Saturday night, or all day Sunday.
Keep your customers in the loop with beautiful, targeted announcement bars. Whether you’re running a flash sale, highlighting free shipping, or making a storewide update, our app makes it simple to share the right message at the right time.
- Schedule a closure by date range; banner and checkout block switch on and off
- Shoppers keep browsing while closed, so ad and search traffic isn't wasted
- Checkout stays blocked on Shop Pay, Apple Pay, Buy it now, and direct links
- Non-dismissable banner with your own message and reopen date
- Flexible Placement – Choose where your announcement is shown
- Easy Customization - Easily manage the look content of your announcement
- Schedule - Set start and end dates for your announcements
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 |  Gone Fishing |  Simple Announcement Bars |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Gone Fishing | Simple Announcement Bars |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | Not published |
| App Store reviews | Not published | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Gone Fishing | Simple Announcement Bars |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $4.99/month | $4/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | Gone Fishing | Simple Announcement Bars |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #166(ahead) | #413 |
| Shopify App Charts | #7 on Pricing moves in Banners | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Sep 23, 2026 | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Marquee Apps | Mark Tiddy |
FAQ
Gone Fishing and Simple Announcement Bars: common questions
- Is Gone Fishing or Simple Announcement Bars cheaper?
- Only Gone Fishing lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for Gone Fishing and $4/month for Simple Announcement Bars. 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?
- Gone Fishing lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Announcements, Banner position, Product page. Simple Announcement Bars lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Backgrounds, Scheduling. 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 20, 2026 for Gone Fishing, Oct 14, 2026 for Simple 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 Oct 20, 2026 for Gone Fishing, Oct 14, 2026 for Simple 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.