Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Show Coupon code banner, Sales Countdown timer, Scrolling Text, Rotating Banner slider, Message.
| Profy Banner & Countdown Timer | Vadi ‑ Quick Announcement Bar | |
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Scrolling marquee & carousel banners with CTA buttons. Add unlimited bars, a cart free shipping goal
| Metric | Profy Banner & Countdown Timer | Vadi ‑ Quick Announcement Bar |
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| Rating | ★ 5.0 ★ | 2.0 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 127 | 1 |
| Free plan | ★ Yes | — |
| Pricing | ★ Free plan available | $1/month |
| Built for Shopify | ★ Yes | — |
| Pricing tiers | ★ 3 tiers | 1 tier |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Languages | 9 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Aug 2023 | Jul 2025 |
Based on the data on this page, Profy Banner & Countdown Timer is the stronger choice for most Shopify App Store merchants — 5.0★ vs Vadi ‑ Quick Announcement Bar's 2.0★ is a meaningful gap that usually reflects real product or support quality differences across the user base.
On pricing, Profy Banner & Countdown Timer offers a free tier (Free plan available) while Vadi ‑ Quick Announcement Bar starts at $1/month. For early-stage teams validating fit, the free-tier path lets you run the app on real workloads before committing budget.
Profy Banner & Countdown Timer has the larger user base (127 reviews vs 1), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Vadi ‑ Quick 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 — Vadi ‑ Quick Announcement Bar's 1-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 • Vadi ‑ Quick Announcement Bar audit
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| Keyword | Profy Banner & Countdown Timer | Vadi ‑ Quick Announcement Bar |
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| sales countdown timer | #7 | Not ranked |
| announcement countdown timer | #12 | Not ranked |
| countdown timer | #12 | Not ranked |
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Profy Banner & Countdown Timer is the cheaper option — it offers a free plan (Free plan available). Vadi ‑ Quick Announcement Bar starts at $1/month. Both publish their pricing on the Shopify App Store; AppRanks mirrors what's listed on each refresh cycle.
Profy Banner & Countdown Timer has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 127 reviews) compared to Vadi ‑ Quick Announcement Bar (2.0★ from 1 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
Profy Banner & Countdown Timer holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 2.0★). 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. Profy Banner & Countdown Timer has the deeper published review base (127 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.
Profy Banner & Countdown Timer typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (127 reviews). Vadi ‑ Quick Announcement 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. Profy Banner & Countdown Timer and Vadi ‑ Quick 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 Vadi ‑ Quick 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.
