Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Play custom background music for BFCM, Halloween, Christmas & New Year to enhance your brand’s vibe!
| Box Music ‑ Background Music | FX 3D Season Effects Halloween | |
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| Screenshots | images | images |
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Animate your store with 3D effects decorations and games. 200+ holiday animations are available.
| Metric | Box Music ‑ Background Music | FX 3D Season Effects Halloween |
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| Rating | 3.7 ★ | ★ 4.8 ★ |
| Total reviews | 6 | ★ 162 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free plan available |
| Built for Shopify | — | ★ Yes |
| Pricing tiers | 2 tiers | 2 tiers |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Languages | 1 supported | 11 supported |
| Listed since | Feb 2023 | Jan 2020 |
Based on the data on this page, FX 3D Season Effects Halloween is the stronger choice for most Shopify App Store merchants — 4.8★ vs Box Music ‑ Background Music's 3.7★ is a meaningful gap that usually reflects real product or support quality differences across the user base.
Pricing entry tiers: Box Music ‑ Background Music at Free plan available, FX 3D Season Effects Halloween 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.
FX 3D Season Effects Halloween has the larger user base (162 reviews vs 6), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Box Music ‑ Background Music'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 FX 3D Season Effects Halloween; mid-market and enterprise merchants with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — Box Music ‑ Background Music's 6-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than FX 3D Season Effects Halloween'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: Box Music ‑ Background Music audit • FX 3D Season Effects Halloween audit
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| Keyword | Box Music ‑ Background Music | FX 3D Season Effects Halloween |
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| seasonal animation effects | Not ranked | #2 |
| animations | Not ranked | #2 |
| effects | Not ranked | #2 |
| background music | #4 | Not ranked |
| background music player | #8 | Not ranked |
Both Box Music ‑ Background Music and FX 3D Season Effects Halloween offer paid plans only. Box Music ‑ Background Music starts at Free plan available; FX 3D Season Effects Halloween starts at Free plan available. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
FX 3D Season Effects Halloween has the higher average rating (4.8★ from 162 reviews) compared to Box Music ‑ Background Music (3.7★ from 6 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
FX 3D Season Effects Halloween holds the higher average rating (4.8★ vs 3.7★). 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. FX 3D Season Effects Halloween has the deeper published review base (162 vs 6), 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.
Box Music ‑ Background Music typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (6 reviews). FX 3D Season Effects Halloween typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (162 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. Box Music ‑ Background Music and FX 3D Season Effects Halloween 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 Box Music ‑ Background Music" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
