TabBadge: Cart Favicon Counter vs Tabicon
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Feb 25, 2026 for TabBadge, Jul 18, 2026 for Tabicon.
The short answer
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureTabBadge adds a notification-style badge to your store's browser tab favicon showing the number of items in the cart. The badge appears instantly when items are added, with a smooth bump animation. It updates in real time as items are added or removed. When customers switch tabs, the badge blinks to remind them about items in their cart. Customize badge color, position (4 corners), blink and animation toggles. Free.
This app helps gain users' attention when cross-checking products or having partially completed the purchase process of any product on your website.
- Cart item count badge displayed on the browser tab favicon
- Real-time updates when items are added or removed from cart
- Badge blinks on inactive tabs to remind about the cart
- Smooth bump animation when new items are added to cart
- The unique way of representing your short messages on the tab .
- There are two text entries along with the emoticons .
- The setup and working of the app is very simple.
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 |  TabBadge |  Tabicon |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | TabBadge | Tabicon |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 2 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
FAQ
TabBadge and Tabicon: 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 Feb 25, 2026 for TabBadge, Jul 18, 2026 for Tabicon; 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 Feb 25, 2026 for TabBadge, Jul 18, 2026 for Tabicon. 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.