Hextom: Countdown Timer Bar vs HijriBoost
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 5, 2026 for Hextom, Sep 26, 2026 for HijriBoost.
The short answer
- Only Hextom lists a free plan.
- Hextom lists 56 features HijriBoost’s listing doesn’t mention, including A/B testing, Analytics, Animations.
Head to head
Add urgency to flash sales, promotions, and boost sales
- United States
- Australia
- United Kingdom
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · Add link to bar
- · Device targeting
- · Display at any desired position
- · Emoji support on bar
- · Event based timer
- · Page targeting
Premium
- · Bar background images
- · Free plan plus...
- · Geo targeting with Shopify Markets
- · Social/UTM targeting
- · Unlimited active bars
- · daily, weekly, recurring timers
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureCountdown Timer Bar can help you add a sense of urgency in your sales events, make your customers feel they must act now to avoid missing out on something important, and drive more sales. The App supports various types of timers, such as one-time, auto-recurring, daily & weekly timer. You can use them for different sales events. It also offers targeting options including geo location, customer, page, etc.
HijriBoost shows Ramadan, Eid Al-Fitr, Eid Al-Adha, and White Friday on dates that change each year. Saudi, UAE, and Kuwait national days appear for the market selected in Settings. Merchants get reminders 30, 14, and 7 days before each event, then create a discount and publish a bilingual countdown. Shoppers submit an email to reveal the code. Emails export from Leads.
- One-time, auto-recurring, daily & weekly timers can fit different types of sales
- Advanced targeting geo location, customer, page, product, device targeting
- Scheduling, you can plan sales events in advance for events like Black Friday
- Fully customizable with various rotation & animation, background images & styles
- Hijri calendar for Ramadan, both Eids, White Friday, and GCC national days.
- Email reminders 30, 14, and 7 days before each upcoming event.
- Create a percentage or fixed discount and show it on the countdown banner.
- Bilingual countdown captures emails and reveals the discount code to shoppers.
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 |  Hextom |  HijriBoost |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 3,795 | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | −27 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 86 | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | 23% | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden | Not published |
| Top store countries | United States, Australia, United Kingdom | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | Hextom | HijriBoost |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.9 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 765 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | 69% | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Hextom | HijriBoost |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.99/month | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 2 | Not published |
Listing
| Measure | Hextom | HijriBoost |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #8(ahead) | #171 |
| Shopify App Charts | #3 in Countdown timer | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | No |
| Launched | Oct 20, 2015 | Sep 18, 2026 |
| Languages | 9 | 1 |
| Developer | Hextom | Apps-Alchemy |
FAQ
Hextom and HijriBoost: common questions
- Is Hextom or HijriBoost cheaper?
- Only Hextom 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?
- Hextom lists 56 the others don’t mention, such as A/B testing, Analytics, Animations, Announcement bar. 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 5, 2026 for Hextom, Sep 26, 2026 for HijriBoost; 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 5, 2026 for Hextom, Sep 26, 2026 for HijriBoost. 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.