Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
| Smarter Announcement Bar | Profy Announcement Bar Banners | |
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| Screenshots | images | images |
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| Metric | Smarter Announcement Bar | Profy Announcement Bar Banners |
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| Rating | ★ 5.0 ★ | 4.8 ★ |
| Total reviews | 16 | ★ 146 |
| Free plan | ★ Yes | — |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Paid |
| Built for Shopify | — | — |
| Pricing tiers | ★ 4 tiers | 1 tier |
| Listed features | 4 | 4 |
| Languages | 1 supported | 5 supported |
Smarter Announcement Bar edges out Profy Announcement Bar Banners 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. On pricing, Smarter Announcement Bar offers a free tier (Free plan available) while Profy Announcement Bar Banners starts at Paid. For early-stage stores or merchants validating fit, the free-tier path lets you run the app on real orders before committing budget. Profy Announcement Bar Banners has the larger user base (146 reviews vs 16), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Smarter Announcement Bar's smaller cohort can be an advantage for niche workflows where the bigger app has accumulated bloat. Recommended by store size: small/early-stage merchants who need fast install and low risk should default to Smarter Announcement Bar; mid-market and enterprise merchants with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — Profy Announcement Bar Banners's 146-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than Smarter Announcement Bar'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 Wix App Market 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: Smarter Announcement Bar audit • Profy Announcement Bar Banners audit
| Keyword | Smarter Announcement Bar | Profy Announcement Bar Banners |
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| announcement | #31 | #1 |
| announcement bar | #4 | #3 |
| message bar | #6 | #3 |
| progress bar | #7 | #3 |
| welcome bar | #7 | #4 |
Smarter Announcement Bar is the cheaper option — it offers a free plan (Free plan available). Profy Announcement Bar Banners starts at Paid. Both publish their pricing on the Wix App Market marketplace; AppRanks mirrors what's listed on each refresh cycle.
Smarter Announcement Bar has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 16 reviews) compared to Profy Announcement Bar Banners (4.8★ from 146 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
It depends on what you're optimizing for. Smarter Announcement Bar fits better if you prioritize rating consistency; Profy Announcement Bar Banners is the call if you need the larger user base. 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 Wix App Market marketplace. Profy Announcement Bar Banners has more onboarding documentation maturity (146 reviews vs 16), 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.
Smarter Announcement Bar typically suits early-stage and growth-mode stores based on its review-base composition (16 reviews). Profy Announcement Bar Banners aligns more with early-stage and growth-mode stores (146 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. Smarter Announcement Bar and Profy Announcement Bar Banners 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 Smarter 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.
