PulseBar Announcement Bars vs Countdown Timer Bar,Reward Bar
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026 for PulseBar Announcement Bars, Oct 25, 2026 for Countdown Timer Bar,Reward Bar.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $1/month for PulseBar Announcement Bars and $7.99/month for Countdown Timer Bar,Reward Bar.
- Countdown Timer Bar,Reward Bar lists 23 features PulseBar Announcement Bars’s listing doesn’t mention, including Animations, Announcement bar, Behavior 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
- · 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
Free
- · Announcement Bar with or without timer
- · Basic Support
- · Discount Popups & Low stock bar
- · Free Shipping + Reward Bar
- · Product & Landing page timer bars
- · Sales Notifications Popup
Unlimited
- · 24/7 Priority Support
- · Scheduled Timers & Geo-Targeting
- · Unlimited Announcement Bar Displays
- · Unlimited Discount Popups
- · Unlimited Free Shipping + Reward Bar
- · Unlimited Low Stock Bar Displays
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featurePulse 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.
Turn more store visitors into buyers with tools that create urgency, promote offers, and encourage purchases. WebMobX Countdown Timer Bar+Reward Bar includes customizable countdown timers for product and landing pages, announcement bars, free shipping and reward bars, low stock alerts, and real-time sales notifications. Create discount popups to capture customer emails and offer first-order discounts.
- 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
- Customizable countdown timer bars for flash sales and limited-time offers
- Sticky announcement bars with flexible placement and design settings
- Schedule promotions by date, time, and campaign duration
- Mobile-friendly timer bars that match your store branding
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 |  PulseBar Announcement Bars |  Countdown Timer Bar,Reward 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 | PulseBar Announcement Bars | Countdown Timer Bar,Reward Bar |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 4 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | PulseBar Announcement Bars | Countdown Timer Bar,Reward Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $1/month(ahead) | $7.99/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | PulseBar Announcement Bars | Countdown Timer Bar,Reward Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #177 | #34 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | May 8, 2026 | May 15, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | WishVault | WebMobX |
FAQ
PulseBar Announcement Bars and Countdown Timer Bar,Reward Bar: common questions
- Is PulseBar Announcement Bars or Countdown Timer Bar,Reward Bar cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $1/month for PulseBar Announcement Bars and $7.99/month for Countdown Timer Bar,Reward 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.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- PulseBar Announcement Bars lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Campaign targeting, Custom CSS, Email signup, Free shipping. Countdown Timer Bar,Reward Bar lists 23 the others don’t mention, such as Animations, Announcement bar, Behavior targeting, Behavior tracking. 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 13, 2026 for PulseBar Announcement Bars, Oct 25, 2026 for Countdown Timer Bar,Reward 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 Oct 13, 2026 for PulseBar Announcement Bars, Oct 25, 2026 for Countdown Timer Bar,Reward 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.