Simple Slider 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 Slider, Oct 15, 2026 for SmartBN.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: Simple Slider 5.0 from 2 reviews and SmartBN 3.2 from 50 reviews.
- Simple Slider lists 5 features SmartBN’s listing doesn’t mention, including Bulk upload, Content scheduling, Drag-and-drop editor.
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.
LIGHT PLAN
- · ・Display of 3 slides
- · ・Layout settings
- · ・Navigation settings
- · ・Pager settings
PROFESSIONAL PLAN
- · ・ Campaign settings
- · ・Add up to 10 images
- · ・All Light Plan features
- · ・Drag & drop to change order
- · ・Real-time preview
- · ・Settings for smartphone-only images
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureI have a banner that I want to appeal to, but I want to think of a better way to display it. Do you have any troubles such as wanting someone to notice and take a look at the next banner? With the simple slider, by changing the settings, you can easily change the settings such as displaying 3 images so that you can see the next image completely.
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).
- You can display 3 images so that you can see the next image completely!
- Even first-time users can easily change the settings!
- You can also customize the shape and color of the arrow!
- 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 Slider |  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 Slider | SmartBN |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★(ahead) | 3.2 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 2 | 50(ahead) |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0(ahead) | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Simple Slider | SmartBN |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $3.55/month | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | 5 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 2 | Not published |
Listing
| Measure | Simple Slider | SmartBN |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #151 | #117(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Dec 5, 2023 | Oct 21, 2014 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Playbit Inc.（プレイビット） | Smartify Apps |
FAQ
Simple Slider and SmartBN: common questions
- Which has better reviews, Simple Slider or SmartBN?
- On the Shopify App Store: Simple Slider 5.0 from 2 reviews and SmartBN 3.2 from 50 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Simple Slider lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Bulk upload, Content scheduling, Drag-and-drop editor, Mobile responsive. 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 Simple Slider, Oct 15, 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 Slider, Oct 15, 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.