Hextom: Quick Announcement Bar vs Sitewide Notification
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 12, 2026 for Hextom, Feb 19, 2026 for Sitewide Notification.
The short answer
- Only Hextom lists a free plan.
- Hextom lists 48 features Sitewide Notification’s listing doesn’t mention, including A/B testing, Analytics, Animations.
Head to head
Promote sales & notifications on a custom banner, boost sales
Keep your site visitors in the know with our notification bar!
- 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.
- 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
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 |  Sitewide Notification |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 17,808 | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | −153 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 38 | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | 14% | 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 | Sitewide Notification |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.9 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 2,358 | 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 | Sitewide Notification |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Sitewide Notification |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #29 | Not enough data |
| Shopify App Charts | #39 on the Shoplist 100 | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Oct 21, 2015 | Dec 31, 2020 |
| Languages | 9 | Not published |
| Developer | Hextom | The Web Design Hub LLC |
FAQ
Hextom and Sitewide Notification: common questions
- Is Hextom or Sitewide Notification 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 48 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 12, 2026 for Hextom, Feb 19, 2026 for Sitewide Notification; 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 12, 2026 for Hextom, Feb 19, 2026 for Sitewide Notification. 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.