Gone Fishing: Vacation Mode vs Wave Bar
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, Aug 8, 2026 for Wave Bar.
The short answer
- Only Gone Fishing lists a free plan.
- Wave Bar lists 6 features Gone Fishing’s listing doesn’t mention, including Color and font, Countdown, Mobile responsive.
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
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.
Wave Bar puts an announcement bar across the top of your storefront in about a minute. Show one message, or write up to three and they rotate on a timer you set. Add a link, pick your colours and fonts, and choose whether shoppers can close it. Add a countdown when the deadline is the point.
- 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
- One fixed message, or up to three that rotate on a timer you control
- Countdown to a date, or a repeating timer that rolls over on its own
- Separate text sizes for phones and desktop, so it reads well on both
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 |  Wave Bar |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Wave Bar |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Wave Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $4.99/month | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 3 | Not published |
Listing
| Measure | Gone Fishing | Wave Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #166(ahead) | #319 |
| Shopify App Charts | #7 on Pricing moves in Banners | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Sep 23, 2026 | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Marquee Apps | Code Wave Technologies |
FAQ
Gone Fishing and Wave Bar: common questions
- Is Gone Fishing or Wave Bar cheaper?
- Only Gone Fishing lists a free plan. 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. Wave Bar lists 6 the others don’t mention, such as Color and font, Countdown, Mobile responsive, Multi-announcement. 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, Aug 8, 2026 for Wave Bar; 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, Aug 8, 2026 for Wave Bar. 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.