Scheduled Announcement Bar vs Sleek Announcement Bar & Timer
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 Scheduled Announcement Bar, Sep 26, 2026 for Sleek Announcement Bar & Timer.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for Scheduled Announcement Bar and $9/month for Sleek Announcement Bar & Timer.
- Sleek Announcement Bar & Timer lists 18 features Scheduled Announcement Bar’s listing doesn’t mention, including Behavior targeting, Behavior tracking, Campaign 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 announcement bar
- · All colors
- · Dismissible bars
- · Full scheduling (start & end dates)
- · Live preview
Starter
- · 5 active announcement bars
- · All colors
- · Dismissible bars
- · Drag & reorder
- · Full scheduling (start & end dates)
- · Live preview
Pro
- · All colors
- · Dismissible bars
- · Drag & reorder
- · Full scheduling (start & end dates)
- · HTML content in bars
- · Live preview
Free
- · All banner types
- · Analytics
- · Clickable links & buttons
- · Highly customizable
- · Up to 2,000 views per month
Premium
- · Customer targeting (tags)
- · Everything in Free
- · Geolocation targeting
- · Scheduling (start & end dates)
- · Translations (multi-language support)
- · Up to 50,000 views per month
Unlimited
- · Everything in Premium
- · Ideal for high-traffic stores
- · Unlimited views
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureScheduled Announcement Bar allows merchants to create and schedule announcement messages that appear on their storefront. Merchants can set start and end dates for each announcement so messages automatically display and expire at the correct time. This removes the need to manually enable or disable promotional banners.
Create fully customizable announcement bars to highlight promotions, share updates, and engage visitors across your store. Add countdown timers, rotating messages, and call-to-action buttons—no coding required. Target specific countries, pages, or customer groups, and control when and where each bar appears. Choose from 28 pre-built themes or design your own.
- Create multiple announcement bars Set start and end date & time Enable or disabl
- Custom background and text colors Dismissible announcement option
- Auto-hide expired announcements Drag & reorder announcements Background color
- Background color control Text color control
- Sticky Announcement Bar: Add a fixed-position promo banner to any store page.
- Countdown Timer Bar: Create urgency with limited-time countdown timer banners.
- Scrolling Announcement Bar: Display moving marquee announcement banners easily.
- Rotating Announcement Bar: Feature multiple sliding promo banners on pages.
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 |  Scheduled Announcement Bar |  Sleek Announcement Bar & Timer |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Scheduled Announcement Bar | Sleek Announcement Bar & Timer |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 5 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Scheduled Announcement Bar | Sleek Announcement Bar & Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $4.99/month(ahead) | $9/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Scheduled Announcement Bar | Sleek Announcement Bar & Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #222 | #64(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Mar 9, 2026 | Apr 17, 2025 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Appiesoft Web Solutions | MGO Solutions - SleekApps |
FAQ
Scheduled Announcement Bar and Sleek Announcement Bar & Timer: common questions
- Is Scheduled Announcement Bar or Sleek Announcement Bar & Timer cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for Scheduled Announcement Bar and $9/month for Sleek Announcement Bar & Timer. 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?
- Scheduled Announcement Bar lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as A/B testing. Sleek Announcement Bar & Timer lists 18 the others don’t mention, such as Behavior targeting, Behavior tracking, Campaign targeting, Color and font. 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 Scheduled Announcement Bar, Sep 26, 2026 for Sleek Announcement Bar & Timer; 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 Scheduled Announcement Bar, Sep 26, 2026 for Sleek Announcement Bar & Timer. 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.