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Essential Announcement Bar

by Essential Apps

5.0

(1,220 reviews)

70/100 · SolidBuilt for ShopifyFree plan available. Free trial available.
Best suited for stores looking to add announcement bars to their storefront without additional cost or complexity.

Sell more with these announcement bar banner types: carousel, scrolling, sliding, rotating & sticky! Share flash sale promo bar announcements using the Essential Announcement Bar banner. Choose between a scrolling announcement bar (moving announcement bar / marquee), multiple rotating announcement bars (announcement slider bar / caroussel), or a simple sticky announcement bar banner. All smart bars have a “Call to Action” button to direct all traffic to the desired page & increase sales. Multi announcement bar banner messages can be added as a top bar (hello bar) or section. Share flash sale promo bar announcements using the Essential Announcement Bar banner. Choose between a scrolling announcement bar (moving announcement bar / marquee), multiple rotating announcement bars (announcement slider bar / caroussel), or a simple sticky announcement bar banner. All smart bars have a “Call to Action” button to direct all traffic to the desired page & increase sales. Multi announcement bar banner messages can be added as a top bar (hello bar) or section. more Sticky Announcement Bar: Create a fixed position announcement header bar Scrolling Announcement Bar: Create moving banner announcement bar (Marquee) Rotating Announcement Bar: Create multiple sliding announcement bars Animated Announcement Bar: Scrolling banner, sliding & marquee announcement bars Create multi announcement discount bars and promote flash sale

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Who it’s for
Banners
What it moves
Top line

conversion rate

What it costs
From $6.99/mo

free plan available · 4 tiers

How it’s supported
70/100

Solid · from 1,216 reviews

What it does

Sticky Announcement Bar: Create a fixed position announcement header bar

Scrolling Announcement Bar: Create moving banner announcement bar (Marquee)

Rotating Announcement Bar: Create multiple sliding announcement bars

Animated Announcement Bar: Scrolling banner, sliding & marquee announcement bars

Create multi announcement discount bars and promote flash sale

Plan fit
What each step up actually buys you

This developer's plans are separated by features, not by how big your store is — so there is no volume that picks a tier for you. Here is what each one adds over the one below it.

Free
Free
You start with

Up to 2,000 monthly views

Unlimited simple bars

Unlimited rotating bars

Add a link or button

Highly customizable

Starter
$6.99/month
Adds

Up to 20,000 monthly views

Everything in Free

Unlimited running line bars

Add icons to the bar

Upload your own icons

Essential
$9.99/month
Adds

Up to 50,000 monthly views

Everything in Starter

Unlimited cart page bars

Scheduling

Geolocation targeting

Translations

Professional
$29.99/month
Adds

Unlimited views

Everything in Essential

All premium features

Listed as “Free plan available. Free trial available.”. Plan contents change — confirm on the listing before you install.
Pricing
Free plan available. Free trial available.
Free

Free

Free
Up to 2,000 monthly views
Unlimited simple bars
Unlimited rotating bars
Add a link or button
Highly customizable
Starter

$6.99/month

Lowest paid plan
Up to 20,000 monthly views
Everything in Free
Unlimited running line bars
Add icons to the bar
Upload your own icons
Essential

$9.99/month

Up to 50,000 monthly views
Everything in Starter
Unlimited cart page bars
Scheduling
Geolocation targeting
Translations
Professional

$29.99/month

Unlimited views
Everything in Essential
All premium features
Plans as listed on the Shopify App Store. Always confirm current pricing before installing.

70

/ 100
Solid
high confidence

Scored on 1,216 merchant reviews we hold for Essential Announcement Bar, across five checks. Every figure is computed from those reviews — expand any row to see the counts behind it.





Computed from the 1,216 reviews we hold, with 12-month windows measured to 2026-08. This scores the public review record — it is not a review of the software itself, and a low score often means we hold little evidence rather than poor evidence.
Review history
2023–2026 · 1,216 reviews read
Reviews per year
202355 reviews
2024537 reviews
2025435 reviews
2026189 reviews
What merchants say

5.0

1,220 reviews
5★97%
4★2%
3★0%
2★0%
1★0%
Developer replies
44%
of reviews get an answer
Reviewed at 12m+
11%
had used it a year when they wrote
From 1,216 reviews read. Typical reviewer had used the app for 3 months. Most merchants review in their first month, so this reflects when people write — not how long they stay.
Recent merchant reviews

The newest 8 of 1,220. Open one to read it in full, with the developer's reply where there is one.

Amazing app! Very easy to set up and customize. The announcement bar looks professional, loads quickly, and helps highlight important offers for customers. The interface is simple to use, and it works perfectly with my Shopify store. Highly recommended for anyone looking to improve their store's appearance and conversions.

Developer repliedThank you for your review! We’re delighted to hear you’re enjoying the app and found it easy to set up and customize. It’s great to know the announcement bar integrates seamlessly with your store and helps you showcase important offers in a professional way. We truly appreciate your recommendation and support! Samuel Show more

Easy to use app. Andy provided outstanding service and helped solve the problem promptly.

Developer repliedThank you for your review! We’re glad to hear you’re finding the app easy to use and that Andy was able to resolve your issue promptly. It’s wonderful to know you had such a positive support experience. We truly appreciate your support! Samuel Show more

Very effective and quick customer support!

Fantastic app with exceptional support. The Essential Announcement Bar is easy to use, looks great, and adds real value to my store. A special thank‑you to Matas for the outstanding support — fast, friendly, and genuinely helpful. Really appreciate the extra effort. Highly recommended.

Great app. The support is very helpful. Wendyle helped me fast when I got an issue.

Developer repliedThank you for your review! We’re really glad to hear you’re enjoying the app and that Wendyle was able to help you quickly. It’s great to know you had a smooth experience with our support team. We truly appreciate your support! Samuel Show more

The banners flow seamlessly on my website and are pretty easy to setup and move around for priority placement.

Developer repliedThank you for your review! We’re really glad to hear the banners are fitting seamlessly into your website and that you’re finding the setup and placement easy to manage. That flexibility is exactly what we aim for. We truly appreciate your support! Samuel Show more

Thanks team for the excellent support, especially Sebastian and Matas.

Developer repliedThank you for your review! We’re really glad you had a great experience with our support team. Sebastian and Matas will both be happy to hear your kind words. We truly appreciate your support! Samuel Show more

Easy to use. Had an issue and Samuel from support literally resolved in within 5 minutes! Can recommend

Developer repliedThank you for your review! Happy to hear you find the app easy to use, and it’s great that we could assist you so quickly. Your support means a lot to us! Samuel Show more

Essential Announcement Bar FAQ

Answered from this app's own listing and its full review record.

Best suited for stores looking to add announcement bars to their storefront without additional cost or complexity.

There is a free plan, paid plans start at $6.99/month, and run to $29.99/month across 4 published tiers. Prices are as listed on the Shopify App Store and can change — confirm before installing.

Essential Announcement Bar's plans are separated by features rather than by store size — none of the tiers is capped on a volume you could state up front. Compare what each step adds over the one below it rather than trying to size yourself into a tier.

On our scorecard Essential Announcement Bar rates 70 out of 100 — solid — read from 1,216 merchant reviews. The developer has published replies to 541 of 1,216 reviews. The score reflects what the review record shows, nothing more.

1,220 merchants have reviewed Essential Announcement Bar, averaging 5.0 out of 5. We hold the review history from 2023 to 2026, which is what the year-by-year chart on this page is built from.

Quick facts
At a glance
Merchant rating

5.0 / 5 · 1,220 reviews


Rating, last 12 months

4.96 from 415 reviews


New reviews, last 12 months

415 (was 459)


Developer replies

541 of 1,216 reviews


Typical reviewer had used it

3 months


Pricing

Free plan available. Free trial available.


On the App Store since

August 9, 2023


Review history held

2023 – 2026

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