Header Star: Promo Bar & Timer vs Store Warden‑ Announcement Bar
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026 for Header Star, Oct 14, 2026 for Store Warden‑ Announcement Bar.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $2/month for Header Star and $4.99/month for Store Warden‑ Announcement Bar.
- Store Warden‑ Announcement Bar lists 27 features Header Star’s listing doesn’t mention, including Banner position, Color and font, Countdown.
Head to head
Free
- · 2 Fully Customizable Announcement Bars
- · Easy setup inside the Shopify Customizer
- · Fit for any brand style
- · Share promotions, updates, and news
Premium
- · Checkout timers that reduce cart abandon
- · Everything in Free Plan
- · Global and product page timers
- · Schedule for promotions, launches, flash
Free
- · Customizable messaging (sales, holidays)
- · Date Range countdown timer
- · Recurring countdown timer
- · Scheduled countdown timer
- · Unlimited announcement bars
- · Unlimited countdown timers
Starter
- · Everything in Free
- · Full-page maintenance screens
- · Geo-targeting
- · IP restrictions
- · SEO Settings
- · Scheduled pause/resume control
Enterprise
- · Everything in Starter
- · Timezone-aware scheduling
- · Up to 70000 monthly timer views
Ultimate
- · All premium features
- · Everything in Enterprise
- · Priority support
- · Unlimited timer views
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureSales bars and timers make selling easier by using two customizable announcement bar layouts and a powerful sales timer that creates urgency and drives conversions. Share promotions, updates, and news across your Shopify store to capture attention, encourage more clicks, and increase sales with easy setup inside the Shopify Customizer.
This app provides customizable countdown timers and announcement bars to help merchants create urgency during promotions. Merchants can set one-time, recurring, or date range timers with flexible scheduling and full style customization. The app supports storewide announcement bars placed at the top or bottom of the store, as well as full page overlays and floating modals.
- Ideal for promotions, launches & seasonal campaigns
- 2 fully customisable announcement bar layouts
- Share promotions, updates, and news across your store
- Fit for any brand style
- Customizable announcement pages with themed templates
- Add countdown timers to drive urgency and engagement
- Restrict or allow access by IP address and region
- Schedule store pauses with flexible time and date options
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 |  Header Star |  Store Warden‑ Announcement 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 | Header Star | Store Warden‑ Announcement 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 | Header Star | Store Warden‑ Announcement Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $2/month(ahead) | $4.99/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Header Star | Store Warden‑ Announcement Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #322 | #148 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Nov 21, 2025 | Aug 6, 2025 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Tech Wishes Solutions | BeSofty |
FAQ
Header Star and Store Warden‑ Announcement Bar: common questions
- Is Header Star or Store Warden‑ Announcement Bar cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $2/month for Header Star and $4.99/month for Store Warden‑ Announcement Bar. 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?
- Header Star lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Animations, Announcement bar, Backgrounds, Custom CSS. Store Warden‑ Announcement Bar lists 27 the others don’t mention, such as Banner position, Color and font, Countdown, Custom position. 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 13, 2026 for Header Star, Oct 14, 2026 for Store Warden‑ Announcement 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 13, 2026 for Header Star, Oct 14, 2026 for Store Warden‑ Announcement 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.