Hextom: Quick Announcement Bar vs Smart Notification 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, May 31, 2026 for Smart Notification Bar.
The short answer
- Only Hextom lists a free plan.
- Hextom lists 38 features Smart Notification Bar’s listing doesn’t mention, including A/B testing, Analytics, Animations.
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.
Smart Notification Bar helps Shopify merchants display important messages clearly across their storefront using highly visible notification bars. Instead of relying on hidden or easy-to-miss text, merchants can use static, slider, or marquee bars to ensure key updates are seen by every visitor in real time.
- 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
- Smart Page Targeting
- Advanced Design Customization
- Priority-Based Display
- Responsive Text Handling
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 |  Smart Notification Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 17,430 | 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 | Smart Notification 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 | Smart Notification 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 | Smart Notification Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #28(ahead) | #301 |
| Shopify App Charts | #32 on the Shoplist 100 | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Oct 21, 2015 | Sep 3, 2025 |
| Languages | 9 | 1 |
| Developer | Hextom | Kommercely |
FAQ
Hextom and Smart Notification Bar: common questions
- Is Hextom or Smart Notification 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 38 the others don’t mention, such as A/B testing, Analytics, Animations, Automations. 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, May 31, 2026 for Smart Notification 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, May 31, 2026 for Smart Notification 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.