Smart Animated Banner vs Super Announcement Bar Banners
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 14, 2026 for Smart Animated Banner, Nov 9, 2026 for Super Announcement Bar Banners.
The short answer
- Only Smart Animated Banner lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Smart Animated Banner and $0.99/month for Super Announcement Bar Banners.
- Super Announcement Bar Banners lists 19 features Smart Animated Banner’s listing doesn’t mention, including Backgrounds, Behavior targeting, Campaign targeting.
Head to head
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Australia
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · 1 Smart Banner
- · Standard Templates
Premium
- · 5 Smart Banners
- · Advanced Lottie Animations
- · Advanced Targeting
- · Custom Branding
- · Priority Support
- · Scheduled Campaigns
Business
- · Advanced Analytics Dashboard
- · Advanced Lottie Animations
- · Custom Branding
- · Priority Support
- · Scheduled Campaigns
- · Unlimited Smart Banners
Basic
- · 15,000 views/month
- · 2 Announcement Bars
- · Analytics (30 days)
- · Running announcement bar
- · Simple announcement bar
Starter
- · 5 Announcement Bars
- · 50,000 views/month
- · All Announcement Types
- · Analytics (30 days) & Priority Support
- · Email Collection
- · Full Customization
Grow
- · All Announcement Types
- · Checkout Announcements (Plus Required)
- · Email Collection
- · Full Analytics & Priority Support
- · Full Customization
- · Scheduling, Translations and Geolocation
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureSmart Banner App helps you boost sales with customizable top/bottom banners, pop-ups, and fun spin-to-win campaigns. Collect emails, deliver instant coupon codes, and grow your subscriber list. Track performance with detailed analytics including views, clicks, closes, and customer location insights.
Announce flash sales with this essential announcement bar banner app. Share banners like a scrolling announcement bar (moving announcement bar / marquee), multiple rotating announcement banner (announcement slider bar / caroussel), multi announcement bar, discount banner, coupon bar, annoucement bar or a simple sticky announcement bar banner,scrolling text marquee, banner slider, email collection bar to capture…
- Engaging Campaign Types
- Top & Bottom Banners
- Custom Pop-ups
- Sticky Announcement Bar: Add a fixed-position announcement bar to your store.
- Rotating Announcement Bar: Showcase multiple sliding announcement bars.
- Scrolling Text Announcement Bar: Display a moving announcement bar (marquee) for
- Animated Announcement Bar: Implement smooth sliding or marquee-style bars.
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 |  Smart Animated Banner |  Super Announcement Bar Banners |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 234 |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | −1 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | 1 |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Not published | Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden |
| Top store countries | Not published | United States, United Kingdom, Australia |
Reviews
| Measure | Smart Animated Banner | Super Announcement Bar Banners |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 30 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Smart Animated Banner | Super Announcement Bar Banners |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.99/month | $0.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Smart Animated Banner | Super Announcement Bar Banners |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #327 | #37(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | #22 in Banners |
| Built for Shopify | No | Yes |
| Launched | Oct 2, 2025 | Oct 25, 2024 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Ultratech Innovations | The Shop Tinkerers |
FAQ
Smart Animated Banner and Super Announcement Bar Banners: common questions
- Is Smart Animated Banner or Super Announcement Bar Banners cheaper?
- Only Smart Animated Banner lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Smart Animated Banner and $0.99/month for Super Announcement Bar Banners. 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?
- Super Announcement Bar Banners lists 19 the others don’t mention, such as Backgrounds, Behavior targeting, 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 14, 2026 for Smart Animated Banner, Nov 9, 2026 for Super Announcement Bar Banners; 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 14, 2026 for Smart Animated Banner, Nov 9, 2026 for Super Announcement Bar Banners. 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.