Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
All-in-One Subscription App for Bundles, Recurring Billing, Smart Offers, and Subscription Boxes
| Easy Subscriptions App | Black Friday Animated Side Bar | |
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Black Friday revenue boost for your store using a side bar. The ideal Black Friday sales driver.
| Metric | Easy Subscriptions App | Black Friday Animated Side Bar |
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| Rating | 5.0 ★ | 5.0 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 209 | 13 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free to install | Free to install |
| Built for Shopify | ★ Yes | — |
| Pricing tiers | ★ 4 tiers | 1 tier |
| Listed features | ★ 5 | 3 |
| Featured placements | 1 | — |
| Languages | 6 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Dec 2023 | Nov 2020 |
Easy Subscriptions App and Black Friday Animated Side 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: Easy Subscriptions App at Free to install, Black Friday Animated Side Bar at Free to install. 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.
Easy Subscriptions App has the larger user base (209 reviews vs 13), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Black Friday Animated Side 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 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: Easy Subscriptions App audit • Black Friday Animated Side Bar audit
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| Keyword | Easy Subscriptions App | Black Friday Animated Side Bar |
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| recurring subscription management | #6 | Not ranked |
| subscriptions app | #6 | Not ranked |
| product subscriptions | #6 | Not ranked |
| black friday | Not ranked | #7 |
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Both Easy Subscriptions App and Black Friday Animated Side Bar offer paid plans only. Easy Subscriptions App starts at Free to install; Black Friday Animated Side Bar starts at Free to install. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
Easy Subscriptions App (5.0★, 209 reviews) and Black Friday Animated Side Bar (5.0★, 13 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★. Easy Subscriptions App does carry the larger published review base (209 vs 13). Read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store. Easy Subscriptions App has the deeper published review base (209 vs 13), 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.
Easy Subscriptions App typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (209 reviews). Black Friday Animated Side Bar typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (13 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. Easy Subscriptions App and Black Friday Animated Side 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 Black Friday Animated Side Bar" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
