Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Create targeted announcement bars, countdowns, and free shipping offers. Launch in minutes.
| Quicky Announcement Bars | SB Announcement Bar | |
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| Screenshots | images | images |
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Show targeted announcement bars by page, cart, location, or customer. Drive actions with offers.
| Metric | Quicky Announcement Bars | SB Announcement Bar |
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| Rating | 5.0 ★ | 5.0 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 127 | 1 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free plan available |
| Built for Shopify | ★ Yes | — |
| Pricing tiers | ★ 3 tiers | 1 tier |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Languages | 1 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Mar 2022 | Oct 2023 |
Quicky Announcement Bars and SB Announcement Bar are evenly matched on rating (5.0★ 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: Quicky Announcement Bars at Free plan available, SB Announcement Bar 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 (seats, usage volume, integrations) varies.
Quicky Announcement Bars 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. SB Announcement Bar'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 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: Quicky Announcement Bars audit • SB Announcement Bar audit
| Keyword | Quicky Announcement Bars | SB Announcement Bar |
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| bar banner | #10 | Not ranked |
| with countdown | #24 | Not ranked |
| countdown | #24 | Not ranked |
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Both Quicky Announcement Bars and SB Announcement Bar offer paid plans only. Quicky Announcement Bars starts at Free plan available; SB Announcement Bar starts at Free plan available. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
Quicky Announcement Bars (5.0★, 127 reviews) and SB Announcement Bar (5.0★, 1 reviews) are essentially tied on rating. Look at review velocity and individual reviewer quotes — both visible on each app's detail page — to differentiate.
AppRanks cannot separate these two on rating — both sit at 5.0★. Quicky Announcement Bars does carry the larger published review base (127 vs 1). Read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store. Quicky Announcement Bars 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.
Quicky Announcement Bars typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (127 reviews). SB 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. Quicky Announcement Bars and SB 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 SB 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.
