Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Create targeted announcement bars, countdowns, and free shipping offers. Launch in minutes.
| Quicky Announcement Bars | Hextom | |
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| Screenshots | images | images |
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| Metric | Quicky Announcement Bars | Hextom: Upsell Sales Boost |
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| Rating | ★ 5.0 ★ | 4.8 ★ |
| Total reviews | 127 | ★ 1.5k |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free plan available |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing tiers | 3 tiers | ★ 4 tiers |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Featured placements | — | 1 |
| Languages | 1 supported | 10 supported |
| Listed since | Mar 2022 | Apr 2018 |
Quicky Announcement Bars edges out Hextom: Upsell Sales Boost on rating (5.0★ vs 4.8★), but the gap is small enough that pricing fit and feature differentiation should drive the decision more than the headline number.
Pricing entry tiers: Quicky Announcement Bars at Free plan available, Hextom: Upsell Sales Boost 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.
Hextom: Upsell Sales Boost has the larger user base (1,535 reviews vs 127), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Quicky Announcement Bars'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 Quicky Announcement Bars; mid-market and enterprise merchants with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — Hextom: Upsell Sales Boost's 1,535-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than Quicky Announcement Bars'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: Quicky Announcement Bars audit • Hextom: Upsell Sales Boost audit
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| Keyword | Quicky Announcement Bars | Hextom |
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| with countdown | #24 | #8 |
| countdown | #24 | #10 |
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Both Quicky Announcement Bars and Hextom: Upsell Sales Boost offer paid plans only. Quicky Announcement Bars starts at Free plan available; Hextom: Upsell Sales Boost starts at Free plan available. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
Quicky Announcement Bars has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 127 reviews) compared to Hextom: Upsell Sales Boost (4.8★ from 1,535 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
Quicky Announcement Bars holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.8★). 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. Hextom: Upsell Sales Boost has the deeper published review base (1,535 vs 127), 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). Hextom: Upsell Sales Boost typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (1,535 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 Hextom: Upsell Sales Boost 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 Quicky Announcement Bars" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
