Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Easily announce promotions, coupon codes, events, or new products with customizable bars.
| Genius Announcement Bar | Yeps Announcement Bar Banner | |
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| Description | ||
| Screenshots | images | images |
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Announcement bar, sales popups, email popups, countdown timer bar, banners & top bars to lift sales
| Metric | Genius Announcement Bar | Yeps Announcement Bar Banner |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | 1.0 ★ | ★ 5.0 ★ |
| Total reviews | 1 | ★ 200 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free plan available |
| Built for Shopify | — | ★ Yes |
| Pricing tiers | 2 tiers | ★ 4 tiers |
| Listed features | 4 | ★ 5 |
| Languages | 1 supported | 10 supported |
| Listed since | Jun 2023 | Nov 2017 |
Based on the data on this page, Yeps Announcement Bar Banner is the stronger choice for most Shopify App Store merchants — 5.0★ vs Genius Announcement Bar's 1.0★ is a meaningful gap that usually reflects real product or support quality differences across the user base.
Pricing entry tiers: Genius Announcement Bar at Free plan available, Yeps Announcement Bar Banner 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 (seats, usage volume, integrations) varies.
Yeps Announcement Bar Banner has the larger user base (200 reviews vs 1), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Genius Announcement Bar's smaller cohort can be an advantage for niche workflows where the bigger app has accumulated bloat.
Recommended by size: small/early-stage merchants who need fast install and low risk should default to Yeps Announcement Bar Banner; mid-market and enterprise merchants with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — Genius Announcement Bar's 1-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than Yeps Announcement Bar Banner'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: Genius Announcement Bar audit • Yeps Announcement Bar Banner audit
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| Keyword | Genius Announcement Bar | Yeps Announcement Bar Banner |
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| announcement countdown timer | #21 | #22 |
Both Genius Announcement Bar and Yeps Announcement Bar Banner offer paid plans only. Genius Announcement Bar starts at Free plan available; Yeps Announcement Bar Banner starts at Free plan available. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
Yeps Announcement Bar Banner has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 200 reviews) compared to Genius Announcement Bar (1.0★ from 1 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
Yeps Announcement Bar Banner holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 1.0★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store. Yeps Announcement Bar Banner has the deeper published review base (200 vs 1), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.
Genius Announcement Bar typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (1 reviews). Yeps Announcement Bar Banner typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (200 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.
Migration support varies by app and category. Genius Announcement Bar and Yeps Announcement Bar 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 Genius 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.
