Smart Store Vacation Mode vs Timed Promobar
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 6, 2026 for Smart Store Vacation Mode, Oct 13, 2026 for Timed Promobar.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for Smart Store Vacation Mode and $7.99/month for Timed Promobar.
- Timed Promobar lists 9 features Smart Store Vacation Mode’s listing doesn’t mention, including Announcement bar, Backgrounds, Banner position.
Head to head
Free
- · Buying paused on page and at checkout
- · Close the store with one click
- · Keep selected products on sale
- · Note above Add to cart and Checkout
- · One scheduled closure, start and end
- · Pop-up with your own message
Pro
- · Advance notice before a closure
- · Collect emails to notify on return
- · Hide prices or show a closed page
- · Live countdown to reopening
- · Opening hours, several windows a day
- · Private access link while closed
Free
- · 1 active bar, unlimited views
- · Always on or a fixed time window
- · Runs in your theme, no extra request
- · Static bar with colors, text and link
Pro
- · Calendar and time travel preview
- · Free shipping progress bar
- · Rotating bars, marquee and countdown
- · Targeting rules and statistics
- · Templates and translations
- · Unlimited campaigns, one bar shown
Business
- · Everything in Pro
- · Schedule follows a discount code
- · Several bars stacked at once
- · Shipping cutoff countdown
- · Statistics export as CSV
- · Weekly repeat by weekday and time
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureTake a break without losing sales! Pause your store instantly or schedule closures for holidays, trade shows, or weekly days off. Display reopening dates with live countdowns via bars, pop-ups, or notes above Add to Cart. Buying is blocked on-page and at checkout, yet you can still sell gift cards, accept pre-orders, share private access links, and collect email signups to notify customers when you're back!
Timed Promobar puts a promotion bar at the top of your store and handles the timing for you. Set a start, an end, or a recurring window such as every Friday evening. All times run in your store's time zone, not your visitor's. Preview any future date to see exactly how the bar will look before it goes live, and see every campaign on one calendar.
- Close now, or schedule start and end
- Weekly closing days and opening hours
- Bar, pop-up or note with reopening date
- Live countdown to reopening
- Schedule bars with a start, an end, or a recurring weekly window
- Preview your storefront at any future date before the campaign runs
- Presets for Black Friday, Christmas and nine more seasonal dates
- Static, rotating, marquee, countdown and shipping progress 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 |  Timed Promobar | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Timed Promobar | |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | Not published |
| App Store reviews | Not published | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Timed Promobar | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $4.99/month(ahead) | $7.99/month |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Timed Promobar | |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | Not enough data | #398 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Nov 5, 2026 | Sep 22, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 2 |
| Developer | add-ons.org | inventivo | Full-Service Webdesign Agentur |
FAQ
Smart Store Vacation Mode and Timed Promobar: common questions
- Is Smart Store Vacation Mode or Timed Promobar cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for Smart Store Vacation Mode and $7.99/month for Timed Promobar. 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?
- Smart Store Vacation Mode lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Notification, Promotional, Scheduling, Sticky display. Timed Promobar lists 9 the others don’t mention, such as Announcement bar, Backgrounds, Banner position, Campaign targeting. 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 Nov 6, 2026 for Smart Store Vacation Mode, Oct 13, 2026 for Timed Promobar; 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 Nov 6, 2026 for Smart Store Vacation Mode, Oct 13, 2026 for Timed Promobar. 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.