Simple Dev: Banners vs SmartBN: Banner Slider
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 Simple Dev, Nov 9, 2026 for SmartBN.
The short answer
Head to head
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Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Basic
- · Clickable image banner
- · Clickable image slider banner
- · Shopify Plus required
- · Status banner
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureOur app helps Shopify merchants effortlessly create simple checkout banners. These banners are perfect for sharing important information, promoting sales, or highlighting special offers. Ideal for small to medium-sized businesses, our app simplifies the process, making it accessible even for those without design skills.
Banner Slider is a fantastic app that allows you to upload, customize, and display a series of banners as sliders. We support a variety of sliders, including video sliders and Full-Width mode. Aside from that, you can create and preview multiple sliders, assign a link to each banner image, and save a lot of time with the bulk upload feature. Banner Slider works beautifully on all devices (Desktop, Tablet, Mobile).
- Show banners conditionally
- Create clickable image, image slider and status banners
- Preview banners in editor
- Track link clicks to improve user engagement
- Create, edit and remove sliders and banners easily.
- Preview sliders before deciding to show them on front-end.
- Embedded Code for each slider that you can insert into a liquid file or a page.
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 Dev |  SmartBN |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Dev | SmartBN |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 3.2 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 49 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Simple Dev | SmartBN |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $1/month | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 1 | Not published |
Listing
| Measure | Simple Dev | SmartBN |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | Not enough data | #118 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jul 1, 2024 | Oct 21, 2014 |
| Languages | Not published | 1 |
| Developer | Simple Dev | Smartify Apps |
FAQ
Simple Dev and SmartBN: common questions
- 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 Simple Dev, Nov 9, 2026 for SmartBN; 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 Simple Dev, Nov 9, 2026 for SmartBN. 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.