Hextom: Quick Announcement Bar vs QuikBeam Announcement Bar
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, Feb 18, 2026 for QuikBeam Announcement Bar.
The short answer
- Only Hextom lists a free plan.
- Hextom lists 32 features QuikBeam Announcement Bar’s listing doesn’t mention, including A/B testing, Analytics, Automations.
Head to head
Promote sales & notifications on a custom banner, boost sales
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Canada
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Basic
- · Device targeting
- · Display at any desired position
- · Emoji support on bar
- · Fully customizable banner
- · Option to Add link/button to bar
- · Page targeting
Premium
- · Auto scheduling
- · Bar background images
- · Basic plan plus...
- · Button Animation
- · Custom CSS
- · Geo targeting with Shopify Markets
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureAlways keeping your customers in the loop about your business updates, promotions, and events is a key element of managing customer relationships. Quick Announcement Bar makes this easier and quicker. You can add a fully customizable banner on your website with a few clicks, inform your customers. You can have multiple bars shown in rotation or with various animations.
QuikBeam Announcement Bar helps merchants share important messages across their storefront with simple, customizable announcement bars. The app lets merchants display updates, promote offers, and guide customers to key pages. It provides easy control over placement, visibility, and design so merchants can manage announcements quickly without changing their theme.
- Present your sales events with a customized bar, increase awareness and sales
- Advanced targeting geo location, customer, page, product, device targeting
- Scheduling, you can plan sales in advance for events like Black Friday
- Fully customizable with various rotation & animations, background images & styles
- Create simple announcement bars to share updates or promotions.
- Control bar placement at the top or bottom of the storefront.
- Show or hide announcements on specific pages or across the entire store.
- Add optional links to guide customers to relevant products or 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 |  Hextom |  QuikBeam Announcement Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 17,462 | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | −179 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 32 | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | 15% | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Apparel & Accessories, Home & Garden, Health & Beauty | Not published |
| Top store countries | United States, United Kingdom, Canada | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | Hextom | QuikBeam Announcement Bar |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.9 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 2,359 | 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 | Hextom | QuikBeam Announcement Bar |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | QuikBeam Announcement Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #28(ahead) | #411 |
| Shopify App Charts | #32 on the Shoplist 100 | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Oct 21, 2015 | Dec 28, 2025 |
| Languages | 9 | 1 |
| Developer | Hextom | Yudiz Solutions Limited |
FAQ
Hextom and QuikBeam Announcement Bar: common questions
- Is Hextom or QuikBeam Announcement Bar 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 32 the others don’t mention, such as A/B testing, Analytics, Automations, Banners. 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, Feb 18, 2026 for QuikBeam 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 Nov 8, 2026 for Hextom, Feb 18, 2026 for QuikBeam 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.