--- title: "Hoppy Announcement Bar Banner vs XB: Announcement Bars & Banner: Shopify app comparison" description: "Compare Hoppy Announcement Bar Banner and XB: Announcement Bars & Banner on detected Shopify stores, App Store reviews, pricing, listed features and integrations." canonical_url: "https://shoplist.co/shopify-apps/compare/hoppy-announcement-bar-banner-vs-xb-announcement-bars-banner" markdown_url: "https://shoplist.co/shopify-apps/compare/hoppy-announcement-bar-banner-vs-xb-announcement-bars-banner.md" data_as_of: "Nov 2, 2026" --- # Hoppy Announcement Bar Banner vs XB: Announcement Bars & Banner Shopify app comparison from Shoplist. Store counts as of Nov 2, 2026. ## At a glance - XB is detected on 2.7× as many Shopify stores as Hoppy Announcement Bar Banner: 495 vs 186 as of Nov 2, 2026. - On the Shopify App Store: Hoppy Announcement Bar Banner 5.0 from 79 reviews and XB 5.0 from 209 reviews. - Hoppy Announcement Bar Banner lists 7 features XB’s listing doesn’t mention, including Cookie consent, Email signup, GDPR compliance. ## Adoption | Measure | Hoppy Announcement Bar Banner | XB | Ahead | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Detected stores | 186 — as of Nov 2, 2026 | 495 — as of Nov 2, 2026 | XB | | Net store change, 28 days | 0 — estimated | \+29 — estimated | | | Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | 43 — new and returning | | | Big-brand share | Not enough data | 10% — of stores of known size | | | Top store categories | Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden | Apparel & Accessories, Home & Garden, Health & Beauty | | | Top store countries | United States, Australia, United Kingdom | United States, United Kingdom, Australia | | ## Reviews | Measure | Hoppy Announcement Bar Banner | XB | Ahead | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | 5.0 ★ | | | App Store reviews | 79 | 209 | XB | | New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data | | | Reviewers a year or more in | 0% | 0% | | ## Pricing | Measure | Hoppy Announcement Bar Banner | XB | Ahead | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Free plan | Not listed | Not listed | | | Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | No monthly plan listed | | | Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed | | | Plans listed | Not published | Not published | | ## Listing | Measure | Hoppy Announcement Bar Banner | XB | Ahead | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Shopify category rank | \#10 — in Banners | \#6 — in Banners | XB | | Shopify App Charts | \#24 in Banners | \#16 in Banners | | | Built for Shopify | Yes | Yes | | | Launched | Apr 6, 2026 | Dec 16, 2025 | | | Languages | 1 — English | 1 — English | | | Developer | Hoppy Apps | Xboost | | ## Listed features - 26 distinct features are listed across these App Store listings; 18 are listed by both. - Hoppy Announcement Bar Banner lists 25 of them (96%). Listed only by Hoppy Announcement Bar Banner: Cookie consent, Email signup, GDPR compliance, Multi-language, Performance tracking, Real-time analytics, Traffic reports. - XB lists 19 of them (73%). Listed only by XB: Emojis. ### Coverage by App Store category | Category | Hoppy Announcement Bar Banner | XB | | --- | --- | --- | | Banners | 25/26 | 19/26 | | Banners › Analytics and reporting | 3/3 | 0/3 | | Banners › Banner type | 9/9 | 6/9 | | Banners › Customization | 13/14 | 13/14 | A feature missing from a listing may still be supported; this compares what each App Store listing says. ## Integrations None of these App Store listings names a platform it works with. ## Pricing plans ### Hoppy Announcement Bar Banner Free ### XB Free ## Frequently asked questions ### Which is more popular, Hoppy Announcement Bar Banner or XB? XB is detected on 2.7× as many Shopify stores as Hoppy Announcement Bar Banner: 495 vs 186 as of Nov 2, 2026. ### Which has better reviews, Hoppy Announcement Bar Banner or XB? On the Shopify App Store: Hoppy Announcement Bar Banner 5.0 from 79 reviews and XB 5.0 from 209 reviews. ### What features does each app list that the other doesn’t? Hoppy Announcement Bar Banner lists 7 the others don’t mention, such as Cookie consent, Email signup, GDPR compliance, Multi-language. XB lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Emojis. 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. ## Links - [Hoppy Announcement Bar Banner vs XB: Announcement Bars & Banner on Shoplist](https://shoplist.co/shopify-apps/compare/hoppy-announcement-bar-banner-vs-xb-announcement-bars-banner) - [Hoppy Announcement Bar Banner on Shoplist](https://shoplist.co/shopify-apps/hoppy-announcement-bar-banner) ([Markdown](https://shoplist.co/shopify-apps/hoppy-announcement-bar-banner.md)) - [XB: Announcement Bars & Banner on Shoplist](https://shoplist.co/shopify-apps/xb-announcement-bars-banner) ([Markdown](https://shoplist.co/shopify-apps/xb-announcement-bars-banner.md)) ## Methodology 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 for Hoppy Announcement Bar Banner and XB are as of Nov 2, 2026. “Not detectable from storefronts” means an app leaves no storefront trace, so Shoplist can’t count its stores. A row names who is ahead only when every app has a measured, unestimated figure. See [data methodology](https://shoplist.co/data-methodology.md).