Perfect Notification Bar vs Simple Announcement Bars
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 10, 2026 for Perfect Notification Bar, Oct 14, 2026 for Simple Announcement Bars.
The short answer
- Only Perfect Notification Bar lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for Perfect Notification Bar and $4/month for Simple Announcement Bars.
- Perfect Notification Bar lists 5 features Simple Announcement Bars’s listing doesn’t mention, including Animations, Banner position, Color and font.
Head to head
Free
- · A close button that hides the bar
- · A message with an optional link
- · One bar on every page
- · Top or bottom, sticky or scrolling
- · Your colours, font and alignment
Pro
- · Background image with an overlay
- · Custom CSS for the bar
- · Everything in Free
- · Mobile-only or desktop-only bars
- · Slide-in, uppercase, letter spacing
- · Start and end dates
Max
- · Each bar on the pages you choose
- · Everything in Pro
- · Set the order your bars stack in
- · Up to 10 bars live at once
Monthly
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureAn announcement bar for your whole store: shipping news, a launch or opening hours, at the top or bottom of every page. Write the message, add a link, pick your colours and font, and choose whether the bar stays in view as shoppers scroll. Add a close button that keeps it hidden for the days you choose.
Keep your customers in the loop with beautiful, targeted announcement bars. Whether you’re running a flash sale, highlighting free shipping, or making a storewide update, our app makes it simple to share the right message at the right time.
- One announcement bar at the top or bottom of every page
- Your message and link, your colours and font, sticky or scrolling
- A close button that hides the bar for the days you choose
- Pro: background image, start and end dates, mobile or desktop only
- Flexible Placement – Choose where your announcement is shown
- Easy Customization - Easily manage the look content of your announcement
- Schedule - Set start and end dates for your announcements
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 |  Simple 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 | Simple Announcement Bars | |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | Not published |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 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 | Simple Announcement Bars | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $4.99/month | $4/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 15 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | Simple Announcement Bars | |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | Not enough data | #413 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Nov 10, 2026 | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | 01 ecommerce ltd | Mark Tiddy |
FAQ
Perfect Notification Bar and Simple Announcement Bars: common questions
- Is Perfect Notification Bar or Simple Announcement Bars cheaper?
- Only Perfect Notification Bar lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for Perfect Notification Bar and $4/month for Simple Announcement Bars. 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?
- Perfect Notification Bar lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Animations, Banner position, Color and font, Custom CSS. Simple Announcement Bars lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Backgrounds. 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 10, 2026 for Perfect Notification Bar, Oct 14, 2026 for Simple 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 Nov 10, 2026 for Perfect Notification Bar, Oct 14, 2026 for Simple 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.