Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Boost conversions with countdown bars, cart timers, stock urgency & sale pop up.
| Countdown Timer Bar Samita | Lightning Deals | |
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Run limited-time, quantity-based Amazon-like deals to drive urgency and improve conversions.
| Metric | Countdown Timer Bar Samita | Lightning Deals: Sales Booster |
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| Rating | 5.0 ★ | 5.0 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 184 | 4 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free | Free plan available |
| Built for Shopify | ★ Yes | — |
| Pricing tiers | — | 2 tiers |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Featured placements | 1 | — |
| Languages | 19 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Sep 2024 | Apr 2025 |
Countdown Timer Bar Samita and Lightning Deals: Sales Booster 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: Countdown Timer Bar Samita at Free, Lightning Deals: Sales Booster 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.
Countdown Timer Bar Samita has the larger user base (184 reviews vs 4), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Lightning Deals: Sales Booster'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: Countdown Timer Bar Samita audit • Lightning Deals: Sales Booster audit
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| Keyword | Countdown Timer Bar Samita | Lightning Deals |
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| countdown timers | #2 | Not ranked |
| announcement countdown timer | #2 | Not ranked |
| countdown timer | #3 | Not ranked |
| chatbot for sales | Not ranked | #230 |
| chatbot sales | Not ranked | #237 |
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Both Countdown Timer Bar Samita and Lightning Deals: Sales Booster offer paid plans only. Countdown Timer Bar Samita starts at Free; Lightning Deals: Sales Booster starts at Free plan available. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
Countdown Timer Bar Samita (5.0★, 184 reviews) and Lightning Deals: Sales Booster (5.0★, 4 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★. Countdown Timer Bar Samita does carry the larger published review base (184 vs 4). Read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store. Countdown Timer Bar Samita has the deeper published review base (184 vs 4), 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.
Countdown Timer Bar Samita typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (184 reviews). Lightning Deals: Sales Booster typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (4 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. Countdown Timer Bar Samita and Lightning Deals: Sales Booster 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 Lightning Deals: Sales Booster" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
