Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points·30% similar
Boost sales with high-converting announcement bars, banners, cross-sell offers, and discount pop ups
| Attrac Popup, Announcement Bar | Essential Announcement Bar | |
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| Screenshots | images | images |
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Sell more with these announcement bar banner types: carousel, scrolling, sliding, rotating & sticky!
| Metric | Attrac Popup, Announcement Bar | Essential Announcement Bar |
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| Rating | 5.0 ★ | 5.0 ★ |
| Total reviews | 993 | ★ 1.2k |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free plan available |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing tiers | 4 tiers | 4 tiers |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Languages | 6 supported | 19 supported |
| Listed since | Jun 2018 | Aug 2023 |
Attrac Popup, Announcement Bar and Essential Announcement Bar are evenly matched on rating (5.0★ vs 5.0★) — the differentiator comes down to pricing fit, feature breadth, and which app's interaction pattern suits your team's workflow. Pricing entry tiers: Attrac Popup, Announcement Bar at Free plan available, Essential Announcement 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. Essential Announcement Bar has the larger user base (1,205 reviews vs 993), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Attrac Popup, Announcement Bar's smaller cohort can be an advantage for niche workflows where the bigger app has accumulated bloat. Recommended evaluation path: install both apps' free tiers (where available) and run them in parallel on a small cohort of orders for 7-14 days before committing. The data tables below show the per-feature breakdown — for most merchants the deciding factor will be a single integration or workflow detail that's hard to compare from listing pages alone. 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: Attrac Popup, Announcement Bar audit • Essential Announcement Bar audit
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| Keyword | Attrac Popup, Announcement Bar | Essential Announcement Bar |
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| announcement bar | #1 | #3 |
| announcement | #1 | #3 |
| banner | #1 | #4 |
| banners | #1 | #5 |
| recommendations | #17 | #109 |
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Both Attrac Popup, Announcement Bar and Essential Announcement Bar offer paid plans only. Attrac Popup, Announcement Bar starts at Free plan available; Essential Announcement Bar starts at Free plan available. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
Attrac Popup, Announcement Bar (5.0★, 993 reviews) and Essential Announcement Bar (5.0★, 1,205 reviews) are essentially tied on rating. Look at review velocity and individual reviewer quotes — both visible on each app's detail page — to differentiate.
It depends on what you're optimizing for. Attrac Popup, Announcement Bar fits better if you prioritize broader integrations; Essential Announcement Bar is the call if you need the larger user base. 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. Essential Announcement Bar has more onboarding documentation maturity (1,205 reviews vs 993), 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.
Attrac Popup, Announcement Bar typically suits early-stage and growth-mode stores based on its review-base composition (993 reviews). Essential Announcement Bar aligns more with early-stage and growth-mode stores (1,205 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. Attrac Popup, Announcement Bar and Essential Announcement 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 Attrac Popup, 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.
