Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
The All-in-One Announcement Solution for Your Store!
| Annify Announcement Bar | Hextom | |
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| Metric | Annify Announcement Bar | Hextom: Free Shipping Bar |
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| Rating | 4.5 ★ | ★ 4.9 ★ |
| Total reviews | 32 | ★ 2.9k |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free | Free plan available |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing tiers | — | 2 tiers |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Featured placements | — | 3 |
| Languages | 1 supported | 10 supported |
| Listed since | Nov 2024 | Sep 2015 |
Based on the data on this page, Hextom: Free Shipping Bar is the stronger choice for most Shopify App Store merchants — 4.9★ vs Annify Announcement Bar's 4.5★ is a meaningful gap that usually reflects real product or support quality differences across the user base. Pricing entry tiers: Annify Announcement Bar at Free, Hextom: Free Shipping Bar at Free plan available. Check each app's tier structure for the capacity limits you actually need before deciding — the headline number is the same shape, but the gating shape per tier (apps, orders, integrations) varies. Hextom: Free Shipping Bar has the larger user base (2,907 reviews vs 32), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Annify Announcement Bar's smaller cohort can be an advantage for niche workflows where the bigger app has accumulated bloat. Recommended by store size: small/early-stage merchants who need fast install and low risk should default to Hextom: Free Shipping Bar; mid-market and enterprise merchants with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — Annify Announcement Bar's 32-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than Hextom: Free Shipping Bar's broader-but-shallower coverage. This verdict is generated from the live marketplace data on this page — rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position all refresh from the canonical Shopify App Store listing every 24 hours. AppRanks does not accept payment to influence comparison outcomes; the methodology is documented on the About page and applies identically to every pair on the site.
Read each app's audit: Annify Announcement Bar audit • Hextom: Free Shipping Bar audit
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| Keyword | Annify Announcement Bar | Hextom |
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| ai shopping assistant | Not ranked | #146 |
| support | Not ranked | #164 |
| messenger agent | Not ranked | #188 |
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Both Annify Announcement Bar and Hextom: Free Shipping Bar offer paid plans only. Annify Announcement Bar starts at Free; Hextom: Free Shipping Bar starts at Free plan available. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
Hextom: Free Shipping Bar has the higher average rating (4.9★ from 2,907 reviews) compared to Annify Announcement Bar (4.5★ from 32 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
It depends on what you're optimizing for. Annify Announcement Bar fits better if you prioritize broader integrations; Hextom: Free Shipping Bar is the call if you need the higher-rated option. Read both apps' detail pages on AppRanks for the full feature breakdown, install counts, and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store marketplace. Hextom: Free Shipping Bar has more onboarding documentation maturity (2,907 reviews vs 32), which usually translates to better-tested setup wizards and quicker time-to-value. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly — read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for merchant-reported install experience.
Annify Announcement Bar typically suits early-stage and growth-mode stores based on its review-base composition (32 reviews). Hextom: Free Shipping Bar aligns more with early-stage and growth-mode stores (2,907 reviews). Larger review bases generally mean the app has been load-tested at scale — relevant if you're processing high order volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.
Migration support varies by app and category. Annify Announcement Bar and Hextom: Free Shipping Bar both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Annify Announcement Bar" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
