Herald Announcement Bar vs Sleek Announcement Bar & Timer
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 14, 2026 for Herald Announcement Bar, Sep 26, 2026 for Sleek Announcement Bar & Timer.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for Herald Announcement Bar and $9/month for Sleek Announcement Bar & Timer.
- Sleek Announcement Bar & Timer lists 5 features Herald Announcement Bar’s listing doesn’t mention, including Behavior tracking, Cookie consent, Custom CSS.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · Custom Messages & Subtext
- · Easily Switch Off/On
- · Fully Customizable
- · Layout & Text Alignments
- · Link to any page
- · Standard Announcement Bar
Premium
- · Countdown Timers & Pill Badges
- · Geo Targetting by Country
- · Language Translations
- · Page Targetting
- · Rotating Messages
- · Scheduled Campaigns
Free
- · All banner types
- · Analytics
- · Clickable links & buttons
- · Highly customizable
- · Up to 2,000 views per month
Premium
- · Customer targeting (tags)
- · Everything in Free
- · Geolocation targeting
- · Scheduling (start & end dates)
- · Translations (multi-language support)
- · Up to 50,000 views per month
Unlimited
- · Everything in Premium
- · Ideal for high-traffic stores
- · Unlimited views
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureHerald Announcement Bar is built into your theme editor. No separate dashboard, no extra tabs, and no code required. Every change previews live before you publish. Includes a countdown timer, date-range scheduling, and flexible layout options. Works with any theme.
Create fully customizable announcement bars to highlight promotions, share updates, and engage visitors across your store. Add countdown timers, rotating messages, and call-to-action buttons—no coding required. Target specific countries, pages, or customer groups, and control when and where each bar appears. Choose from 28 pre-built themes or design your own.
- Custom messages and countdown timers for time-sensitive promotions.
- No-code editing. Change background colour, text colour, and font size instantly
- Multiple layout options to match your store's design.
- Choose top or bottom bar position.
- Sticky Announcement Bar: Add a fixed-position promo banner to any store page.
- Countdown Timer Bar: Create urgency with limited-time countdown timer banners.
- Scrolling Announcement Bar: Display moving marquee announcement banners easily.
- Rotating Announcement Bar: Feature multiple sliding promo banners on 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 |  Herald Announcement Bar |  Sleek Announcement Bar & Timer |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Herald Announcement Bar | Sleek Announcement Bar & Timer |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 5 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Herald Announcement Bar | Sleek Announcement Bar & Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $4.99/month(ahead) | $9/month |
| Longest free trial | 3 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Herald Announcement Bar | Sleek Announcement Bar & Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #384 | #64(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jul 31, 2026 | Apr 17, 2025 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Delovu | MGO Solutions - SleekApps |
FAQ
Herald Announcement Bar and Sleek Announcement Bar & Timer: common questions
- Is Herald Announcement Bar or Sleek Announcement Bar & Timer cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for Herald Announcement Bar and $9/month for Sleek Announcement Bar & Timer. 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?
- Herald Announcement Bar lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Animations. Sleek Announcement Bar & Timer lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Behavior tracking, Cookie consent, Custom CSS, Real-time analytics. 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 14, 2026 for Herald Announcement Bar, Sep 26, 2026 for Sleek Announcement Bar & Timer; 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 14, 2026 for Herald Announcement Bar, Sep 26, 2026 for Sleek Announcement Bar & Timer. 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.