Namkos Announcement Bar vs Pulse Announcement Bar
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Sep 13, 2026 for Namkos Announcement Bar, Oct 14, 2026 for Pulse Announcement Bar.
The short answer
- Only Pulse Announcement Bar lists a free plan.
- Namkos Announcement Bar lists 10 features Pulse Announcement Bar’s listing doesn’t mention, including Behavior targeting, Behavior tracking, Campaign targeting.
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
- · Add Coupon Code
- · Add a CTA Button
- · All Announcement Bars
- · Analytics Dashboard
- · Free for Development Stores
- · Fully Customizable
Premium
- · Add Coupon Code
- · Add a CTA Button
- · Analytics Dashboard
- · Cart Announcement Bars
- · Fully Customizable
- · Top/Bottom Announcement Bars
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureAdd announcement bars that get noticed - a rotating slider for multiple messages, a scrolling marquee, or a clean simple bar. Add CTA buttons and coupon codes, target specific pages (home, product, collection, cart), and style everything: fonts, gradients, icons. Live in 3 steps: install, enable the app embed (the dashboard guides you), publish your first bar. Built-in analytics show views. Works with all themes.
Pulse Announcement Bar creates professional announcement banners for your store without coding. Build simple text bars, running marquee messages, or rotating multi-item displays. Target specific pages like homepage, products, or collections. Create cart-specific announcements for upsells and shipping offers. Easy theme integration through app blocks. Customize colors, fonts, and positioning.
- Three bar types: Slider, Running (marquee), Simple
- Target by page: home, product, collection, cart
- Clickable CTA or full-bar link, plus copyable coupon codes
- Powerful styling: fonts, weights, gradients, spacing, icons
- Cart-specific announcements to promote upsells and shipping offers
- Build simple, running, or rotating announcement types for any message
- Add announcements to any theme without coding using app blocks
- Target specific pages like homepage, products, or collections
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 |  Namkos Announcement Bar |  Pulse 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 | Namkos Announcement Bar | Pulse Announcement Bar |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 6 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Namkos Announcement Bar | Pulse Announcement Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | $2.99/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 7 days |
| Plans listed | Not published | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Namkos Announcement Bar | Pulse Announcement Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #106(ahead) | #150 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Sep 25, 2025 | Jul 23, 2025 |
| Languages | 6 | 9 |
| Developer | Namkos | Cet Tech |
FAQ
Namkos Announcement Bar and Pulse Announcement Bar: common questions
- Is Namkos Announcement Bar or Pulse Announcement Bar cheaper?
- Only Pulse Announcement Bar 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?
- Namkos Announcement Bar lists 10 the others don’t mention, such as Behavior targeting, Behavior tracking, Campaign targeting, Customer segments. Pulse Announcement Bar lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Geo-targeting, Multi-language, Traffic reports. 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 Sep 13, 2026 for Namkos Announcement Bar, Oct 14, 2026 for Pulse 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 Sep 13, 2026 for Namkos Announcement Bar, Oct 14, 2026 for Pulse 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.