Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Show Coupon code banner, Sales Countdown timer, Scrolling Text, Rotating Banner slider, Message.
| Profy Banner & Countdown Timer | Free Announcement Bar | |
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| Screenshots | images | images |
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Smart Announcement Bar adds promo bars to your store. Share sales, codes, and CTAs on pages.
| Metric | Profy Banner & Countdown Timer | Free Announcement Bar |
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| Rating | 5.0 ★ | — |
| Total reviews | 127 | 0 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free |
| Built for Shopify | ★ Yes | — |
| Pricing tiers | 3 tiers | — |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Languages | 9 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Aug 2023 | Jul 2026 |
Based on the data on this page, Profy Banner & Countdown Timer is the stronger choice for most Shopify App Store merchants — 5.0★ vs Free Announcement Bar's 0.0★ is a meaningful gap that usually reflects real product or support quality differences across the user base.
Pricing entry tiers: Profy Banner & Countdown Timer at Free plan available, Free Announcement Bar 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.
Profy Banner & Countdown Timer has the larger user base (127 reviews vs 0), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Free Announcement Bar'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 Profy Banner & Countdown Timer; mid-market and enterprise merchants with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — Free Announcement Bar's 0-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than Profy Banner & Countdown Timer'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: Profy Banner & Countdown Timer audit • Free Announcement Bar audit
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| Keyword | Profy Banner & Countdown Timer | Free Announcement Bar |
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| sales countdown timer | #7 | Not ranked |
| announcement countdown timer | #12 | Not ranked |
| countdown timer | #12 | Not ranked |
No tracked changes.
Both Profy Banner & Countdown Timer and Free Announcement Bar offer paid plans only. Profy Banner & Countdown Timer starts at Free plan available; Free Announcement Bar starts at Free. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
AppRanks cannot separate these two on rating, because neither publishes one. Profy Banner & Countdown Timer does carry the larger published review base (127 vs 0). Read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store. Profy Banner & Countdown Timer has the deeper published review base (127 vs 0), 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.
Profy Banner & Countdown Timer typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (127 reviews). Free Announcement Bar typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (0 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. Profy Banner & Countdown Timer and Free Announcement 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 Free Announcement Bar" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
