Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
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| Essential Announcement Bar | BeUniq ‑ Free Shipping Bar | |
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| Description | ||
| Screenshots | images | images |
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Show a free shipping progress bar. Help customers track cart goals.
| Metric | Essential Announcement Bar | BeUniq ‑ Free Shipping Bar |
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| Rating | 5.0 ★ | 5.0 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 1.3k | 1 |
| Free plan | ★ Yes | — |
| Pricing | ★ Free plan available | $2.99/month |
| Built for Shopify | ★ Yes | — |
| Pricing tiers | ★ 4 tiers | 1 tier |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Languages | 19 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Aug 2023 | Oct 2021 |
Essential Announcement Bar and BeUniq ‑ Free Shipping 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.
On pricing, Essential Announcement Bar offers a free tier (Free plan available) while BeUniq ‑ Free Shipping Bar starts at $2.99/month. For early-stage teams validating fit, the free-tier path lets you run the app on real workloads before committing budget.
Essential Announcement Bar has the larger user base (1,306 reviews vs 1), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. BeUniq ‑ Free Shipping 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: Essential Announcement Bar audit • BeUniq ‑ Free Shipping Bar audit
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| Keyword | Essential Announcement Bar | BeUniq ‑ Free Shipping Bar |
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| banner | #4 | Not ranked |
| banners | #4 | Not ranked |
| announcement banner with timer | #7 | Not ranked |
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Essential Announcement Bar is the cheaper option — it offers a free plan (Free plan available). BeUniq ‑ Free Shipping Bar starts at $2.99/month. Both publish their pricing on the Shopify App Store; AppRanks mirrors what's listed on each refresh cycle.
Essential Announcement Bar (5.0★, 1,306 reviews) and BeUniq ‑ Free Shipping Bar (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★. Essential Announcement Bar does carry the larger published review base (1,306 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. Essential Announcement Bar has the deeper published review base (1,306 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.
Essential Announcement Bar typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (1,306 reviews). BeUniq ‑ Free Shipping Bar 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. Essential Announcement Bar and BeUniq ‑ Free Shipping 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 BeUniq ‑ Free Shipping Bar" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
