SlideSpark ‑ Simple Sliders 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 SlideSpark, Oct 15, 2026 for SmartBN.
The short answer
- Only SlideSpark lists a free plan.
- SlideSpark lists 6 features SmartBN’s listing doesn’t mention, including Captions, Carousel, Custom styles.
Head to head
40+ Nice Sliders: Simple Fade Slideshow, Image Gallery...
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · Captions, arrows, and dots
- · Hero sliders, carousels, and logo strips
- · Image uploads
- · Mobile responsive sections
- · No storefront watermark
- · Theme app blocks
Pro
- · Everything in Free
- · Mobile-specific images
- · Unlimited sliders
- · Unlimited slides per slider
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureSlideSpark helps merchants add clean image sliders, banner sliders, logo carousels, and image galleries to their Shopify storefront without editing code. Upload images, customize captions, arrows, dots, autoplay, spacing, and layout, then place sections with theme app blocks. Built for simple setup, mobile-friendly displays, and lightweight storefront rendering.
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).
- Create sliders, carousels, and logo strips for your storefront
- Add hero banners and image galleries without editing code
- Customize captions, arrows, dots, autoplay, spacing, and layout
- Build mobile-friendly sections for desktop and mobile shoppers
- 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 |  SlideSpark |  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 | SlideSpark | 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 | SlideSpark | SmartBN |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $4.99/month | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 2 | Not published |
Listing
| Measure | SlideSpark | SmartBN |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #65(ahead) | #118 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jun 1, 2026 | Oct 21, 2014 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | bphdev | Smartify Apps |
FAQ
SlideSpark and SmartBN: common questions
- Is SlideSpark or SmartBN cheaper?
- Only SlideSpark 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.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- SlideSpark lists 6 the others don’t mention, such as Captions, Carousel, Custom styles, Image resizing. 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 SlideSpark, 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 SlideSpark, 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.