Heartcoding Sales & Discounts vs Hextom: Countdown Timer Bar
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 11, 2026.
The short answer
- Hextom is detected on 1.5× as many Shopify stores as Heartcoding Sales & Discounts: 4,237 vs 2,805 as of Nov 11, 2026.
- On the Shopify App Store: Heartcoding Sales & Discounts 4.9 from 499 reviews and Hextom 4.9 from 762 reviews.
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Heartcoding Sales & Discounts and $9.99/month for Hextom.
- Hextom lists 46 features Heartcoding Sales & Discounts’s listing doesn’t mention, including A/B testing, Analytics, Animations.
Head to head
the perfect sale app for product discounts & scheduled sales
Add urgency to flash sales, promotions, and boost sales
- United States
- Australia
- United Kingdom
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- Australia
- United Kingdom
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Development Stores
- · Full Premium Plus plan for testing
Premium
- · Advanced filtering and exclude feature
- · Custom countdown timer
- · Custom sale labels
- · Discounts are shown in Shop
- · Product tagging
- · Schedule sales & timer
Premium Plus
- · Advanced filtering and exclude feature
- · Custom countdown timer
- · Custom sale labels
- · Discounts are shown in Shop and Checkout
- · Discounts are synched across ALL markets
- · Product tagging
Free
- · Add link to bar
- · Device targeting
- · Display at any desired position
- · Emoji support on bar
- · Event based timer
- · Page targeting
Premium
- · Bar background images
- · Free plan plus...
- · Geo targeting with Shopify Markets
- · Social/UTM targeting
- · Unlimited active bars
- · daily, weekly, recurring timers
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureAs we are online store owners ourselves we fully understand your needs – that´s why we created Heartcoding Sales & Discounts. You can schedule your sale campaigns, select discounts and apply them storewide, to collections or just single variants using our extensive filter options.
Countdown Timer Bar can help you add a sense of urgency in your sales events, make your customers feel they must act now to avoid missing out on something important, and drive more sales. The App supports various types of timers, such as one-time, auto-recurring, daily & weekly timer. You can use them for different sales events. It also offers targeting options including geo location, customer, page, etc.
- From store owners - for store owners: We exactly understand your needs
- Easy as pie - foolproof, time-saving and no superfluous or confusing features
- Unlimited sale campaigns with unlimited products at the same time
- Customize your own countdown timer for your top/bottom bar and product pages
- One-time, auto-recurring, daily & weekly timers can fit different types of sales
- Advanced targeting geo location, customer, page, product, device targeting
- Scheduling, you can plan sales events in advance for events like Black Friday
- Fully customizable with various rotation & animation, background images & styles
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 |  Heartcoding Sales & Discounts |  Hextom |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 2,805 | 4,237(ahead) |
| Net store change, 28 days | −31 | −8 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 51 | 87(ahead) |
| Big-brand share | 20% | 22% |
| Top store categories | Apparel & Accessories, Home & Garden, Health & Beauty | Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden |
| Top store countries | United States, Australia, United Kingdom | United States, Australia, United Kingdom |
Reviews
| Measure | Heartcoding Sales & Discounts | Hextom |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.9 ★ | 4.9 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 499 | 762(ahead) |
| New reviews, 28 days | 1(ahead) | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | 75%(ahead) | 67% |
Pricing
| Measure | Heartcoding Sales & Discounts | Hextom |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.99/month | $9.99/month |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Heartcoding Sales & Discounts | Hextom |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #57 | #8 |
| Shopify App Charts | #9 in Discounts | #2 in Countdown timer |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | Yes |
| Launched | Jun 12, 2019 | Oct 20, 2015 |
| Languages | 1 | 9 |
| Developer | HeartCoding | Hextom |
FAQ
Heartcoding Sales & Discounts and Hextom: common questions
- Which is more popular, Heartcoding Sales & Discounts or Hextom?
- Hextom is detected on 1.5× as many Shopify stores as Heartcoding Sales & Discounts: 4,237 vs 2,805 as of Nov 11, 2026.
- Is Heartcoding Sales & Discounts or Hextom cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Heartcoding Sales & Discounts and $9.99/month for Hextom. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- Which has better reviews, Heartcoding Sales & Discounts or Hextom?
- On the Shopify App Store: Heartcoding Sales & Discounts 4.9 from 499 reviews and Hextom 4.9 from 762 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Hextom lists 46 the others don’t mention, such as A/B testing, Analytics, Animations, Announcement bar. 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 11, 2026; estimated figures are labeled.
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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 11, 2026. 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.