Side-by-side comparison
Sliding announcement banner for offers, discounts, promotions and more!
| Metric | Marquee Announcement Banner | XB: Announcement Bars & Banner |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | 5.0 ★ | 5.0 ★ |
| Total reviews | 2 | ★ 144 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Built for Shopify | — | ★ Yes |
| Listed features | 4 | ★ 5 |
| Languages | 1 supported | 18 supported |
On the measured data here, XB leads on more dimensions (4 vs 1). Pick Marquee Announcement Banner if one of the points where it leads is what you need.
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Read each app's audit: Marquee Announcement Banner audit • XB: Announcement Bars & Banner audit
| Field | Marquee Announcement Banner | XB |
|---|---|---|
| Tagline | ||
| Listing audit | 81/100 listing audit | 90/100 listing audit |
| Screenshots | images | images |
| Languages | ||
| Platforms | ||
| Developer |
| Listed since | Sep 2024 | Dec 2025 |
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| Listed |
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| Keyword | Marquee Announcement Banner | XB |
|---|---|---|
| banner | Not ranked | #1 |
| countdown announcement banners | Not ranked | #1 |
| announcement banner with timer | Not ranked | #2 |
| scrolling announcement bar | #19 | Not ranked |
Both Marquee Announcement Banner and XB: Announcement Bars & Banner offer a free plan. Marquee Announcement Banner 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.
Marquee Announcement Banner (5.0★, 2 reviews) and XB: Announcement Bars & Banner (5.0★, 144 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★. XB: Announcement Bars & Banner does carry the larger published review base (144 vs 2). 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 (144 vs 2).
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: Marquee Announcement Banner has 2 published reviews; XB: Announcement Bars & Banner has 144 published reviews. Compare plan limits and pricing tiers against your own volume.
Migration support varies by app and category. Marquee Announcement Banner 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 Marquee Announcement Banner" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.