Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Boost Your Sales with Sales Countdown Timer (when people see a count down timer, they rush to buy)
| Essential Countdown Timer Bar | Hoppy Trust Badges & Icons | |
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Promote sales by adding payment icons, security icons, shipping icons, product badges.
| Metric | Essential Countdown Timer Bar | Hoppy Trust Badges & Icons |
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| Rating | ★ 5.0 ★ | 4.9 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 1.5k | 807 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free plan available |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing tiers | 4 tiers | — |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Featured placements | 4 | — |
| Languages | 19 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Feb 2022 | Oct 2024 |
Essential Countdown Timer Bar and Hoppy Trust Badges & Icons are evenly matched on rating (5.0★ vs 4.9★) — the differentiator comes down to pricing fit, feature breadth, and which app's interaction pattern suits your team's workflow. Pricing entry tiers: Essential Countdown Timer Bar at Free plan available, Hoppy Trust Badges & Icons 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 (apps, orders, integrations) varies. Essential Countdown Timer Bar has the larger user base (1,511 reviews vs 807), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Hoppy Trust Badges & Icons'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 of orders 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 Countdown Timer Bar audit • Hoppy Trust Badges & Icons audit
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| Keyword | Essential Countdown Timer Bar | Hoppy Trust Badges & Icons |
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| banners | #14 | #7 |
| banner | #14 | #10 |
| background | #20 | #12 |
| landing pages | #24 | #21 |
| landing | #24 | #22 |
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Both Essential Countdown Timer Bar and Hoppy Trust Badges & Icons offer paid plans only. Essential Countdown Timer Bar starts at Free plan available; Hoppy Trust Badges & Icons starts at Free plan available. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
Essential Countdown Timer Bar (5.0★, 1,511 reviews) and Hoppy Trust Badges & Icons (4.9★, 807 reviews) are essentially tied on rating. Look at review velocity and individual reviewer quotes — both visible on each app's detail page — to differentiate.
It depends on what you're optimizing for. Essential Countdown Timer Bar fits better if you prioritize rating consistency; Hoppy Trust Badges & Icons is the call if you need the larger user base. Read both apps' detail pages on AppRanks for the full feature breakdown, install counts, and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store marketplace. Essential Countdown Timer Bar has more onboarding documentation maturity (1,511 reviews vs 807), which usually translates to better-tested setup wizards and quicker time-to-value. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly — read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for merchant-reported install experience.
Essential Countdown Timer Bar typically suits early-stage and growth-mode stores based on its review-base composition (1,511 reviews). Hoppy Trust Badges & Icons aligns more with early-stage and growth-mode stores (807 reviews). Larger review bases generally mean the app has been load-tested at scale — relevant if you're processing high order volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.
Migration support varies by app and category. Essential Countdown Timer Bar and Hoppy Trust Badges & Icons 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 Hoppy Trust Badges & Icons" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
