Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Boost sales with high-converting announcement bars, banners, cross-sell offers, and discount pop ups
| Attrac Popup, Announcement Bar | Oct | |
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| Metric | Attrac Popup, Announcement Bar | Oct: Popups Plus |
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| Rating | 5.0 ★ | 5.0 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 1.1k | 1 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free trial available |
| Built for Shopify | ★ Yes | — |
| Pricing tiers | ★ 4 tiers | 1 tier |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Languages | 6 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Jun 2018 | Feb 2025 |
Attrac Popup, Announcement Bar and Oct: Popups Plus 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, Oct: Popups Plus at Free trial 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.
Attrac Popup, Announcement Bar has the larger user base (1,122 reviews vs 1), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Oct: Popups Plus'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 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 • Oct: Popups Plus audit
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| Keyword | Attrac Popup, Announcement Bar | Oct |
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| popup | #1 | Not ranked |
| popups | #1 | Not ranked |
| pop up | #1 | Not ranked |
| quizzes | Not ranked | #57 |
Both Attrac Popup, Announcement Bar and Oct: Popups Plus offer paid plans only. Attrac Popup, Announcement Bar starts at Free plan available; Oct: Popups Plus starts at Free trial available. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
Attrac Popup, Announcement Bar (5.0★, 1,122 reviews) and Oct: Popups Plus (5.0★, 1 reviews) are essentially tied on rating. Look at review velocity and individual reviewer quotes — both visible on each app's detail page — to differentiate.
AppRanks cannot separate these two on rating — both sit at 5.0★. Attrac Popup, Announcement Bar does carry the larger published review base (1,122 vs 1). Read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store. Attrac Popup, Announcement Bar has the deeper published review base (1,122 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.
Attrac Popup, Announcement Bar typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (1,122 reviews). Oct: Popups Plus typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (1 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. Attrac Popup, Announcement Bar and Oct: Popups Plus 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 Oct: Popups Plus" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
