by Essential AppsPartner
Share flash sale promo bar announcements using the Essential Announcement Bar banner. Choose between a scrolling announcement bar (moving announcem...
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.
Free
Free
Starter
$6.99 /mo
Essential
$9.99 /mo
Professional
$29.99 /mo
Used by 16,103 Shopify stores
Data sourced from StoreLeads
Yes, there is a genuinely functional free plan that includes unlimited simple and rotating bars for up to 2,000 monthly views, plus a Call to Action button and full customization options. Paid plans start at $6.99/month (up to 20,000 views), $9.99/month (up to 50,000 views), and $29.99/month for unlimited views. All paid plans come with a 7-day free trial.
Essential Announcement Bar holds the 'Built for Shopify' badge, which means it meets Shopify's highest standards for performance, design, and integration. The app uses Shopify's native theme editor infrastructure and does not require any custom code injection, which minimizes performance impact.
Setup requires no coding skills whatsoever. Merchants consistently report the app works 'out of the box' with no technical complications, an easy-to-navigate interface, and lots of choices for banner placement. The app's dashboard is designed to be user-friendly so you can create and publish bars without any developer help.
Yes, the app is built exclusively for Shopify and is designed to work with all modern Shopify themes. It integrates seamlessly into Shopify's ecosystem, including support for Shopify Markets. Bars can be added as a top bar (hello bar) or as an inline section anywhere on your store.
The app supports sticky, scrolling (marquee), rotating/carousel, and animated announcement bars. You can customize colors, fonts, backgrounds, emojis, and icons, and all bar types include a Call to Action button. Advanced features like scheduling, geo-targeting, translations, and cart page bars are available on the $9.99/month Essential plan and above.
Yes, the app supports 18 languages including English, French, German, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), and more. Geo-targeting — which lets you show different bars to visitors based on their location — is available on the Essential plan ($9.99/month) and above. Translation support is also included at that tier.
The app has a 5.0 rating across 1,191 reviews, with 97% being 5-star. Merchants praise the support team as highly responsive — often replying within minutes — and willing to help with custom coding and modifications. The overall merchant sentiment highlights easy installation, seamless functionality on desktop and mobile, and helpful support during critical sales events like Black Friday.