Announcer & Countdown vs Pixotick Announcement 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.
The short answer
- Announcer & Countdown is detected on 3.1× as many Shopify stores as Pixotick Announcement Bar: 31 vs 10 as of Nov 8, 2026.
- On the Shopify App Store: Announcer & Countdown 5.0 from 2 reviews and Pixotick Announcement Bar 5.0 from 1 reviews.
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for Announcer & Countdown and $2.99/month for Pixotick Announcement Bar.
- Announcer & Countdown lists 6 features Pixotick Announcement Bar’s listing doesn’t mention, including Animations, Countdown, Custom CSS.
Head to head
- United States
- Australia
- Barbados
- Czechia
- Hong Kong
- Malta
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Starter
- · 1 Active announcement bar
- · Countdown, Moving Text, Rotating Bars
- · Scheduling
- · Templates library
- · Views & click analytics
Growth
- · Advanced Scheduling & Recurring Bars
- · Countdown, Moving Text, Rotating Bars
- · Page & visibility targeting
- · Templates library
- · Unlimited active announcement bars
Premium
- · A/B testing
- · Advanced Scheduling & Recurring Bars
- · Countdown, Moving Text, Rotating Bars
- · Multi-Language & Auto-translations
- · Page & visibility targeting
- · Regional variants
Free
- · Basic animations (static, marquee)
- · Basic backgrounds (solid, gradient)
- · Highly customizable
- · Popup windows
- · Unlimited views
- · Views counter for every announcement
Pro
- · All animation type - carousel, scrolling
- · Countdown timer: fixed, evergreen, daily
- · Google Fonts integration
- · Image & video backgrounds
- · Popup windows with image and video
- · Scheduled display
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureGrab attention with on-brand announcement bars. Choose five bar types — simple, rotating, news ticker, typewriter, and countdown — to run sales, free-shipping offers, and news on any page. Countdown timers add urgency with flip-clock, box, or circle styles, then show a fallback message when time runs out. Schedule bars ahead, target them by page, and show different messages per market or language.
Announcement bars and popups for sales, free shipping, discount codes, and new arrivals — placed anywhere in your store, on any page or section. Ready-made Black Friday, Halloween and Christmas banners, offered weeks ahead: add your discount and publish. Four styles: static, scrolling, carousel, rotating. 25 templates, image and video backgrounds, 1900+ Google Fonts, countdown timers — fixed date, evergreen, daily.
- Simple bar, urgency countdown, or news ticker with a live indicator.
- Display Multiple announcements as slider or news ticker
- Scheduling and automatic expiration with fallback messages
- Custom announcements for different pages
- Four animation types: static, marquee, carousel, text movement when scrolling
- Gradient, image, video and liquid glass backgrounds. YouTube and Vimeo support
- Schedule announcements by date range, specific weekdays, or hourly slots
- Google Fonts integration with mobile font 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 |  Announcer & Countdown |  Pixotick Announcement Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 31(ahead) | 10 |
| Net store change, 28 days | −1 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Apparel & Accessories, Arts & Entertainment, Electronics | Apparel & Accessories, Home & Garden, Arts & Entertainment |
| Top store countries | United States, Australia, Barbados | Czechia, Hong Kong, Malta |
Reviews
| Measure | Announcer & Countdown | Pixotick Announcement Bar |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 2(ahead) | 1 |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Announcer & Countdown | Pixotick Announcement Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $4.99/month | $2.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Announcer & Countdown | Pixotick Announcement Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #182 | #85(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Aug 8, 2016 | May 27, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 3 |
| Developer | Pasilobus | Pixotick |
FAQ
Announcer & Countdown and Pixotick Announcement Bar: common questions
- Which is more popular, Announcer & Countdown or Pixotick Announcement Bar?
- Announcer & Countdown is detected on 3.1× as many Shopify stores as Pixotick Announcement Bar: 31 vs 10 as of Nov 8, 2026.
- Is Announcer & Countdown or Pixotick Announcement Bar cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for Announcer & Countdown and $2.99/month for Pixotick 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, Announcer & Countdown or Pixotick Announcement Bar?
- On the Shopify App Store: Announcer & Countdown 5.0 from 2 reviews and Pixotick Announcement Bar 5.0 from 1 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Announcer & Countdown lists 6 the others don’t mention, such as Animations, Countdown, Custom CSS, Email signup. Pixotick Announcement Bar lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Cookie consent, GDPR compliance, Notification, Personalized recommendations. 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; 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. 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.