Pify Announcement Bar & Banner 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
- Pify Announcement Bar & Banner is detected on 5.7× as many Shopify stores as Pixotick Announcement Bar: 57 vs 10 as of Nov 8, 2026.
- On the Shopify App Store: Pify Announcement Bar & Banner 4.4 from 6 reviews and Pixotick Announcement Bar 5.0 from 1 reviews.
- Only Pixotick Announcement Bar lists a free plan.
- Pify Announcement Bar & Banner lists 11 features Pixotick Announcement Bar’s listing doesn’t mention, including Animations, Behavior targeting, Campaign targeting.
Head to head
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Canada
- 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.
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 featureYou can easily create eye-catching banners at the top of your website to bring attention to free shipping message, essential updates, special promotions, new product launches, or any other information you want to highlight and ensures that your message gets noticed also with clicks. You have the option to display multiple bars in rotation or with different animations.
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.
- Easy Customization: Various rotation & animation, background images & styles
- Targeted Messaging: geo location, market, pages, device targeting
- Schedule Announcements: you can plan sales in advance for events like BFCM
- Action buttons: Drive user to relevant landing pages, registration forms
- 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 |  Pify Announcement Bar & Banner |  Pixotick Announcement Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 57(ahead) | 10 |
| 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 | Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden | Apparel & Accessories, Home & Garden, Arts & Entertainment |
| Top store countries | United States, United Kingdom, Canada | Czechia, Hong Kong, Malta |
Reviews
| Measure | Pify Announcement Bar & Banner | Pixotick Announcement Bar |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.4 ★ | 5.0 ★(ahead) |
| App Store reviews | 6(ahead) | 1 |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Pify Announcement Bar & Banner | Pixotick 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 | Pify Announcement Bar & Banner | Pixotick Announcement Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #107 | #85(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | May 27, 2024 | May 27, 2026 |
| Languages | 2 | 3 |
| Developer | pifyapp | Pixotick |
FAQ
Pify Announcement Bar & Banner and Pixotick Announcement Bar: common questions
- Which is more popular, Pify Announcement Bar & Banner or Pixotick Announcement Bar?
- Pify Announcement Bar & Banner is detected on 5.7× as many Shopify stores as Pixotick Announcement Bar: 57 vs 10 as of Nov 8, 2026.
- Is Pify Announcement Bar & Banner or Pixotick Announcement Bar cheaper?
- Only Pixotick 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.
- Which has better reviews, Pify Announcement Bar & Banner or Pixotick Announcement Bar?
- On the Shopify App Store: Pify Announcement Bar & Banner 4.4 from 6 reviews and Pixotick Announcement Bar 5.0 from 1 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Pify Announcement Bar & Banner lists 11 the others don’t mention, such as Animations, Behavior targeting, Campaign targeting, Countdown. Pixotick Announcement Bar lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Cookie consent, GDPR compliance, Personalized recommendations, Product page. 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.