Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Scrolling marquee & carousel banners with CTA buttons. Add unlimited bars, a cart free shipping goal
| Vadi ‑ Quick Announcement Bar | Profy Banner & Countdown Timer | |
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| Description | ||
| Screenshots | images | images |
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Show Coupon code banner, Sales Countdown timer, Scrolling Text, Rotating Banner slider, Message.
| Metric | Vadi ‑ Quick Announcement Bar | Profy Banner & Countdown Timer |
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| Rating | 2.0 ★ | ★ 5.0 ★ |
| Total reviews | 1 | ★ 127 |
| Free plan | — | ★ Yes |
| Pricing | $1/month | ★ Free plan available |
| Built for Shopify | — | ★ Yes |
| Pricing tiers | 1 tier | ★ 3 tiers |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Languages | 1 supported | 9 supported |
| Listed since | Jul 2025 | Aug 2023 |
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. The free option meaningfully reduces evaluation cost, particularly at low usage volumes where the entry-paid tier can outpace the value delivered.
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: Vadi ‑ Quick Announcement Bar audit • Profy Banner & Countdown Timer audit
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| Keyword | Vadi ‑ Quick Announcement Bar | Profy Banner & Countdown Timer |
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| sales countdown timer | Not ranked | #7 |
| announcement countdown timer | Not ranked | #12 |
| countdown timer | Not ranked | #12 |
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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.
Vadi ‑ Quick Announcement Bar typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (1 reviews). Profy Banner & Countdown Timer typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (127 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. Vadi ‑ Quick Announcement Bar and Profy Banner & Countdown Timer 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.
