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| Metric | FlexiBar: Sales Bar & Bundles | XB: Announcement Bars & Banner |
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| Rating | 4.6 ★ | ★ 5.0 ★ |
| Total reviews | 23 | ★ 128 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing tiers | 2 tiers | — |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Languages | 10 supported | 18 supported |
| Listed since | Nov 2024 | Dec 2025 |
Based on the data on this page, XB: Announcement Bars & Banner is the stronger choice for most Shopify App Store merchants — 5.0★ vs FlexiBar: Sales Bar & Bundles's 4.6★ is a meaningful gap that usually reflects real product or support quality differences across the user base.
Pricing entry tiers: FlexiBar: Sales Bar & Bundles at Free plan available, XB: Announcement Bars & Banner at Free. 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.
XB: Announcement Bars & Banner has the larger user base (128 reviews vs 23), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. FlexiBar: Sales Bar & Bundles'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 XB: Announcement Bars & Banner; mid-market and enterprise merchants with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — FlexiBar: Sales Bar & Bundles's 23-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than XB: Announcement Bars & Banner'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: FlexiBar: Sales Bar & Bundles audit • XB: Announcement Bars & Banner audit
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| Keyword | FlexiBar | XB |
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| announcement bars | #12 | #2 |
| announcement | #11 | #3 |
| banner | #22 | #1 |
| banners | #22 | #3 |
| announcement bar | #24 | #2 |
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Both FlexiBar: Sales Bar & Bundles and XB: Announcement Bars & Banner offer paid plans only. FlexiBar: Sales Bar & Bundles starts at Free plan available; XB: Announcement Bars & Banner starts at Free. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
XB: Announcement Bars & Banner has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 128 reviews) compared to FlexiBar: Sales Bar & Bundles (4.6★ from 23 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
XB: Announcement Bars & Banner holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.6★). 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. XB: Announcement Bars & Banner has the deeper published review base (128 vs 23), 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.
FlexiBar: Sales Bar & Bundles typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (23 reviews). XB: Announcement Bars & Banner typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (128 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. FlexiBar: Sales Bar & Bundles and XB: Announcement Bars & Banner 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 FlexiBar: Sales Bar & Bundles" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
