Hextom: Countdown Timer Bar vs Tenshop Countdown Timer
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 8, 2026 for Hextom, Oct 13, 2026 for Tenshop Countdown Timer.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Hextom and $4.90/month for Tenshop Countdown Timer.
- Hextom lists 56 features Tenshop Countdown Timer’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
Free
- · Device targeting for desktop, mobile, an
- · Fixed-duration, scheduled, and daily rec
- · Impression and click analytics
- · Top and bottom countdown bars
- · Unlimited product list image timers
- · Up to 1,000 views per month
Starter
- · 7-day free trial included once per store
- · Built for everyday marketing in medium-t
- · Higher monthly view allowance
- · Includes all Free plan core features
- · Manage, pause, activate, and duplicate m
- · Up to 50,000 views per month
Premium
- · Everything in Starter Plan
- · Geo-target timers to customers’ location
- · Live Support Service
- · Unlimited countdown timer views
- · Unlimited timers on cart pages
- · Upload branded background images
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.
Tenshop Countdown Timer helps merchants add flexible countdown bars to their storefronts without coding. Create time-limited promotions, product launch timers, shopping cart emergency messages, and repeated daily countdown. Customize text, color, location, device, and page positioning, and then track impressions and clicks to see how campaigns work.
- 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
- Custom countdown bars for sales, launches, and flash deals
- Target timers by page type, device, products, and collections
- Track impressions and clicks to measure campaign performance
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 |  Tenshop Countdown Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 3,961 | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | −22 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 82 | 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 | Tenshop Countdown Timer |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.9 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 762 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | 67% | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Hextom | Tenshop Countdown Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.99/month | $4.90/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Hextom | Tenshop Countdown Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #8(ahead) | #156 |
| Shopify App Charts | #3 in Countdown timer | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | No |
| Launched | Oct 20, 2015 | Jun 1, 2026 |
| Languages | 9 | 2 |
| Developer | Hextom | Tencent Cloud International Pte. Ltd. |
FAQ
Hextom and Tenshop Countdown Timer: common questions
- Is Hextom or Tenshop Countdown Timer cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Hextom and $4.90/month for Tenshop Countdown 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?
- 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 8, 2026 for Hextom, Oct 13, 2026 for Tenshop Countdown 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 Nov 8, 2026 for Hextom, Oct 13, 2026 for Tenshop Countdown 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.