Peak Pulse Countdown Timer Bar vs PulseBar Announcement Bars
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 14, 2026 for Peak Pulse Countdown Timer Bar, Oct 13, 2026 for PulseBar Announcement Bars.
The short answer
- Only PulseBar Announcement Bars lists a free plan.
- Peak Pulse Countdown Timer Bar lists 15 features PulseBar Announcement Bars’s listing doesn’t mention, including Announcement bar, Cart page, Daily deals.
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
- · 1 active bar at a time
- · Basic background colour customisation
- · Close button included
- · Create up to 3 bars
PRO
- · 5 active bars and up to 20 bars total
- · Countdown timers and discount codes
- · Customise fonts, colours, and animation
- · Email capture with Shopify Email sync
- · Place bars at the top or bottom
- · Target bars by page or device
ADVANCED
- · Add your own custom CSS
- · Complete control over all design setting
- · Connect with Brevo and Klaviyo
- · Daily, weekly, and monthly reports
- · Export contact lists
- · Up to 1000 active bars
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
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Pulse Bar lets merchants add announcement bars, countdown timers, and scrolling marquees to their online store without editing any code. Choose from sticky banners, rotating sliders, and marquee bars, then customise fonts, colours, button styles, and animation speed to match your brand.
- Show timer bar/block specific pages, products, collections and cart page/drawer.
- Fixed minute for each visitor, Daily Recurring and to Date timers
- Timer end actions (delete cart, show message, etc) when timer hits 00:00
- Easy to use, no coding required.
- Sticky, scrolling, rotating, and marquee announcement bar types
- Countdown timers with customisable end dates and display styles
- Campaign scheduling with automatic start and end times
- Page and device targeting to control bar visibility per visitor
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 |  Peak Pulse Countdown Timer Bar |  PulseBar Announcement Bars |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Peak Pulse Countdown Timer Bar | PulseBar Announcement Bars |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.3 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 26 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Peak Pulse Countdown Timer Bar | PulseBar Announcement Bars |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | $1/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plans listed | Not published | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Peak Pulse Countdown Timer Bar | PulseBar Announcement Bars |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #31 | #177 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Oct 18, 2023 | May 8, 2026 |
| Languages | 3 | 1 |
| Developer | PeakPulse | WishVault |
FAQ
Peak Pulse Countdown Timer Bar and PulseBar Announcement Bars: common questions
- Is Peak Pulse Countdown Timer Bar or PulseBar Announcement Bars cheaper?
- Only PulseBar Announcement Bars 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?
- Peak Pulse Countdown Timer Bar lists 15 the others don’t mention, such as Announcement bar, Cart page, Daily deals, Expiration date. PulseBar Announcement Bars lists 9 the others don’t mention, such as Backgrounds, Campaign targeting, Color and font, Custom CSS. 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 14, 2026 for Peak Pulse Countdown Timer Bar, Oct 13, 2026 for PulseBar Announcement Bars; 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 14, 2026 for Peak Pulse Countdown Timer Bar, Oct 13, 2026 for PulseBar Announcement Bars. 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.