Hextom: Quick Announcement Bar vs Yellos Announcement Bar
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 4, 2026 for Hextom, Oct 19, 2026 for Yellos Announcement Bar.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: Hextom 4.9 from 2,362 reviews and Yellos Announcement Bar 5.0 from 1 reviews.
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Hextom and $6.99/month for Yellos Announcement Bar.
- Hextom lists 41 features Yellos 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
Free
- · 10,000 views per month
- · Basic customization
- · Create and publish announcement bars
Plus
- · 50,000 views per month
- · Countdown timers
- · Everything in Free
- · Scrolling marquee animations
Pro
- · Advanced display conditions
- · Audience targeting
- · Everything in Plus
- · Page-specific announcements
- · Scheduled announcements
- · Translations
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.
The Yellos Announcement Bar helps merchants easily showcase promotions, BFCM sales, and updates with customizable options like button animations, text color, font styles, and animations. Stand out with AI-generated backgrounds, creating professional banners without design skills. Features like coupon codes and redirection buttons make it easy for customers to act directly from the banner.
- 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
- Customizable button animations, text colors, and fonts.
- Show excatly what you imagine using AI-generated backgrounds.
- Integrated coupon codes and redirection buttons.
- Simple setup with no coding required for quick implementation.
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 |  Yellos Announcement Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 17,392 | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | −185 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 32 | 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 | Yellos Announcement Bar |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.9 ★ | 5.0 ★(ahead) |
| App Store reviews | 2,362(ahead) | 1 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Hextom | Yellos Announcement Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.99/month | $6.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Hextom | Yellos Announcement Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #28(ahead) | #190 |
| Shopify App Charts | #32 on the Shoplist 100 | #5 on Pricing moves in Banners |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Oct 21, 2015 | Aug 13, 2024 |
| Languages | 9 | 1 |
| Developer | Hextom | Evolution Infosystem Inc. |
FAQ
Hextom and Yellos Announcement Bar: common questions
- Is Hextom or Yellos Announcement Bar cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Hextom and $6.99/month for Yellos Announcement Bar. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- Which has better reviews, Hextom or Yellos Announcement Bar?
- On the Shopify App Store: Hextom 4.9 from 2,362 reviews and Yellos Announcement Bar 5.0 from 1 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Hextom lists 41 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 4, 2026 for Hextom, Oct 19, 2026 for Yellos 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 4, 2026 for Hextom, Oct 19, 2026 for Yellos 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.