Hextom: Quick Announcement Bar vs Hoppy Announcement Bar Banner
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 2, 2026.
The short answer
- Hextom is detected on 93× as many Shopify stores as Hoppy Announcement Bar Banner: 17,376 vs 186 as of Nov 2, 2026.
- On the Shopify App Store: Hextom 4.9 from 6,151 reviews and Hoppy Announcement Bar Banner 5.0 from 79 reviews.
- Only Hextom lists a free plan.
- Hextom lists 28 features Hoppy Announcement Bar Banner’s listing doesn’t mention, including A/B testing, Analytics, Automations.
Head to head
Promote sales & notifications on a custom banner, boost sales
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Canada
- United States
- Australia
- United Kingdom
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Basic
- · Device targeting
- · Display at any desired position
- · Emoji support on bar
- · Fully customizable banner
- · Option to Add link/button to bar
- · Page targeting
Premium
- · Auto scheduling
- · Bar background images
- · Basic plan plus...
- · Button Animation
- · Custom CSS
- · Geo targeting with Shopify Markets
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureAlways keeping your customers in the loop about your business updates, promotions, and events is a key element of managing customer relationships. Quick Announcement Bar makes this easier and quicker. You can add a fully customizable banner on your website with a few clicks, inform your customers. You can have multiple bars shown in rotation or with various animations.
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,marquee header, banner slider, email collection bar…
- Present your sales events with a customized bar, increase awareness and sales
- Advanced targeting geo location, customer, page, product, device targeting
- Scheduling, you can plan sales in advance for events like Black Friday
- Fully customizable with various rotation & animations, background images & styles
- Top Bar (hello bar): Share sticky announcement bar, checkout banner and marquee
- Rotating Announcement Bar: scrolling banner, moving bar, running banner
- Animated Announcement Bar: scrolling announcement bar, running announcement bar
- Free Shipping Bar: Add smart bars with free shipping announcements and marquee
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 |  Hextom |  Hoppy Announcement Bar Banner |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 17,376(ahead) | 186 |
| Net store change, 28 days | −186 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 28 | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | 15% | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Apparel & Accessories, Home & Garden, Health & Beauty | Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden |
| Top store countries | United States, United Kingdom, Canada | United States, Australia, United Kingdom |
Reviews
| Measure | Hextom | Hoppy Announcement Bar Banner |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.9 ★ | 5.0 ★(ahead) |
| App Store reviews | 6,151(ahead) | 79 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | 0% |
Pricing
| Measure | Hextom | Hoppy Announcement Bar Banner |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.99/month | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 2 | Not published |
Listing
| Measure | Hextom | Hoppy Announcement Bar Banner |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #28 | #10(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | #32 on the Shoplist 100 | #24 in Banners |
| Built for Shopify | No | Yes |
| Launched | Oct 21, 2015 | Apr 6, 2026 |
| Languages | 9 | 1 |
| Developer | Hextom | Hoppy Apps |
FAQ
Hextom and Hoppy Announcement Bar Banner: common questions
- Which is more popular, Hextom or Hoppy Announcement Bar Banner?
- Hextom is detected on 93× as many Shopify stores as Hoppy Announcement Bar Banner: 17,376 vs 186 as of Nov 2, 2026.
- Is Hextom or Hoppy Announcement Bar Banner cheaper?
- Only Hextom 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.
- Which has better reviews, Hextom or Hoppy Announcement Bar Banner?
- On the Shopify App Store: Hextom 4.9 from 6,151 reviews and Hoppy Announcement Bar Banner 5.0 from 79 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Hextom lists 28 the others don’t mention, such as A/B testing, Analytics, Automations, Banners. Hoppy Announcement Bar Banner lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Cookie consent, Email signup, GDPR compliance, Traffic reports. 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 2, 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 2, 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.