Matat Announcement bar vs Scheduled Announcement Bar
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $5/month for Matat Announcement bar and $4.99/month for Scheduled Announcement Bar.
- Matat Announcement bar lists 10 features Scheduled Announcement Bar’s listing doesn’t mention, including Animations, Behavior targeting, Behavior tracking.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · Analytics (views & clicks)
- · Countdown timers
- · Create unlimited Announcement bars
- · Displays immediately and indefinitely
- · Links and CTAs
- · Show on all pages only
Premium
- · Device targeting
- · Everything in Free
- · Page targeting
- · Priority support
- · Scheduling
- · Specific targeting
Free
- · 1 active announcement bar
- · All colors
- · Dismissible bars
- · Full scheduling (start & end dates)
- · Live preview
Starter
- · 5 active announcement bars
- · All colors
- · Dismissible bars
- · Drag & reorder
- · Full scheduling (start & end dates)
- · Live preview
Pro
- · All colors
- · Dismissible bars
- · Drag & reorder
- · Full scheduling (start & end dates)
- · HTML content in bars
- · Live preview
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureMatat Announcement Bar app helps merchants grab attention and drive conversions with customizable announcement bars and countdown timers. Display static, scrolling, or rotating messages, schedule campaigns, and target specific pages. Advanced scheduling and page targeting give you full control over your campaigns, while built-in analytics track views and clicks for performance insights
Scheduled Announcement Bar allows merchants to create and schedule announcement messages that appear on their storefront. Merchants can set start and end dates for each announcement so messages automatically display and expire at the correct time. This removes the need to manually enable or disable promotional banners.
- Choose from static, scrolling, or rotating bars to match your store’s style.
- Adjust colors, fonts, and layouts to fit your brand seamlessly.
- Strategize announcements in advance and show them on specific pages.
- Create multiple announcement bars Set start and end date & time Enable or disabl
- Custom background and text colors Dismissible announcement option
- Auto-hide expired announcements Drag & reorder announcements Background color
- Background color control Text color control
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 |  Matat Announcement bar |  Scheduled Announcement Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Not published | Not published |
| Top store countries | Not published | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | Matat Announcement bar | Scheduled Announcement Bar |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.6 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 9 | 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 | Matat Announcement bar | Scheduled Announcement Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $5/month | $4.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 2 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Matat Announcement bar | Scheduled Announcement Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #63(ahead) | #222 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Nov 13, 2025 | Mar 9, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Matat | Appiesoft Web Solutions |
FAQ
Matat Announcement bar and Scheduled Announcement Bar: common questions
- Is Matat Announcement bar or Scheduled Announcement Bar cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $5/month for Matat Announcement bar and $4.99/month for Scheduled 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.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Matat Announcement bar lists 10 the others don’t mention, such as Animations, Behavior targeting, Behavior tracking, Campaign targeting. Scheduled Announcement Bar lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as A/B testing, Multi-announcement. 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 Oct 13, 2026; 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 Oct 13, 2026. 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.