Side-by-side comparison
Create animated, sticky, marquee, scrolling & rotating announcement bars to promote sales — no code.
| Metric | MS Announcement Bars | XB: Announcement Bars & Banner |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | — | 5.0 ★ |
| Total reviews | 0 | 137 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free |
| Built for Shopify | — | ★ Yes |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Languages | 29 supported | 18 supported |
| Listed since | May 2026 |
MS Announcement Bars and XB each lead on different measured dimensions — pick by the one that matters most to you.
Built only from the Shopify App Store listing data shown on this page. AppRanks does not accept payment to influence comparisons. Read the methodology
Read each app's audit: MS Announcement Bars audit • XB: Announcement Bars & Banner audit
| Field | MS Announcement Bars | XB |
|---|---|---|
| Tagline | ||
| Listing audit | 88/100 listing audit | 88/100 listing audit |
| Screenshots | images | images |
| Languages | ||
| Platforms | ||
| Developer |
| Dec 2025 |
| Listed |
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| Keyword | MS Announcement Bars | XB |
|---|---|---|
| countdown announcement banners | Not ranked | #1 |
| bar banner | Not ranked | #2 |
| banner | Not ranked | #2 |
Both MS Announcement Bars and XB: Announcement Bars & Banner offer a free plan. MS Announcement Bars lists no paid plan with a published price; XB: Announcement Bars & Banner lists no paid plan with a published price. Prices are as listed on the Shopify App Store; check what each tier includes in the Pricing section above.
AppRanks cannot separate these two on rating, because neither publishes one. XB: Announcement Bars & Banner does carry the larger published review base (137 vs 0). Read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly; XB: Announcement Bars & Banner has more published reviews to read for user-reported install experience (137 vs 0).
AppRanks cannot say which fits a larger or smaller operation — there is no store-size measurement in the Shopify App Store data. What it can show: MS Announcement Bars has 0 published reviews; XB: Announcement Bars & Banner has 137 published reviews. Compare plan limits and pricing tiers against your own volume.
Migration support varies by app and category. MS Announcement Bars and XB: Announcement Bars & Banner 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 MS Announcement Bars" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.