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Turn ordering on and off based on your business hours. Allow customers to schedule deliveries.
| Metric | Hextom: Quick Announcement Bar | We Are Open |
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| Rating | 4.9 ★ | ★ 5.0 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 2.3k | 5 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free trial available |
| Built for Shopify | ★ Yes | — |
| Pricing tiers | ★ 2 tiers | 1 tier |
| Listed features | ★ 5 | 3 |
| Featured placements | 1 | — |
| Languages | 10 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Oct 2015 | Oct 2020 |
Hextom: Quick Announcement Bar and We Are Open are evenly matched on rating (4.9★ vs 5.0★) — the differentiator comes down to pricing fit, feature breadth, and which app's interaction pattern suits your team's workflow. Pricing entry tiers: Hextom: Quick Announcement Bar at Free plan available, We Are Open at Free trial 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. Hextom: Quick Announcement Bar has the larger user base (2,276 reviews vs 5), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. We Are Open'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: Hextom: Quick Announcement Bar audit • We Are Open audit
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| announcement bar | #5 | Not ranked |
| announcement | #6 | Not ranked |
| banner | #10 | Not ranked |
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Both Hextom: Quick Announcement Bar and We Are Open offer paid plans only. Hextom: Quick Announcement Bar starts at Free plan available; We Are Open starts at Free trial available. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
Hextom: Quick Announcement Bar (4.9★, 2,276 reviews) and We Are Open (5.0★, 5 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. Hextom: Quick Announcement Bar fits better if you prioritize broader integrations; We Are Open is the call if you need the higher-rated option. 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. Hextom: Quick Announcement Bar has more onboarding documentation maturity (2,276 reviews vs 5), 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.
Hextom: Quick Announcement Bar typically suits early-stage and growth-mode stores based on its review-base composition (2,276 reviews). We Are Open aligns more with early-stage and growth-mode stores (5 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. Hextom: Quick Announcement Bar and We Are Open 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 We Are Open" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
