The 10 Best Announcement Apps for Shopify

The top 10 apps merchants see when they search the Shopify App Store for announcement, in the exact order the store ranks them. Only Shopify's organic ranking is shown, never sponsored ads.

Updated October 10, 2026 · Organic ranking

Your theme almost certainly has one already. Shopify's reference theme ships an announcement bar section that holds several messages, rotates between them on a timer you switch on, and gives each one a line of text and a link. What it does not have is any of the things that make a bar useful past the first week: no schedule, no country targeting, no countdown, and no way to put the message anywhere except the header, because the native section is locked to that part of the page.

So this category is not selling you a bar, it is selling the rules around one. Different messages to different countries, a sale banner that appears on Friday and stops on Monday without anybody remembering, several bars in rotation, and placement on pages the header section cannot reach. Worth noting that the feature most associated with these apps, the countdown timer, is actually named by only a minority of the leading listings for this exact search.

  1. 1 Attrac Popup, Announcement Bar logo

    Attrac Popup, Announcement Bar

    ★ 5.0 (1,178 reviews) · Free plan available

    Add bar, banner, pop up window, marquee header,countdown timer

    Built for Shopify
  2. 2 Essential Announcement Bar logo

    Essential Announcement Bar

    ★ 5.0 (1,304 reviews) · Free plan available

    Boost Flash Sales via Scrolling Text Marquee & Carousel Banner

    Built for Shopify
  3. 3 XB: Announcement Bars & Banner logo

    XB: Announcement Bars & Banner

    ★ 5.0 (137 reviews) · Free

    Boost sales with Annoucement Bar, Marquee and Carousel Banners

    Built for Shopify
  4. 4 Oxify Announcement Bar logo

    Oxify Announcement Bar

    ★ 4.9 (52 reviews) · Free

    Announcement bar for sales, promos and free shipping news

    Built for Shopify
  5. 5 Yeps Announcement Bar Banner logo

    Yeps Announcement Bar Banner

    ★ 5.0 (197 reviews) · Free plan available

    Add bar banner, pops, countdown timer bar, header, email popup

    Built for Shopify
  6. 6 Hoppy Marquee Announcement Bar logo

    Hoppy Marquee Announcement Bar

    ★ 5.0 (47 reviews) · Free

    Add scrolling banner, marquee header, carousel banners etc

    Built for Shopify
  7. 7 Annify Announcement Bar logo

    Annify Announcement Bar

    ★ 4.7 (41 reviews) · Free

    Engage Customers Instantly with Eye-Catching Announcement Bars

    Built for Shopify
  8. 8 Algoshop Announcement Bar logo

    Algoshop Announcement Bar

    ★ 4.9 (107 reviews) · Free plan available

    Smart, customizable announcement bars to engage customers

    Built for Shopify
  9. 9 Flash Announcement Bar logo

    Flash Announcement Bar

    ★ 5.0 (2 reviews) · Free plan available

    Create high-converting, holiday & gift-ready announcement bars

  10. 10 TA Banner Slider, Sales Pop up logo

    TA Banner Slider, Sales Pop up

    ★ 5.0 (1,257 reviews) · Free plan available

    Announcement Bar, Email Popup, Countdown Timer & Banners

    Built for Shopify

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What to look for in a Announcement app

Scheduling is the feature that pays for itself
A banner announcing a sale that ended nine days ago does more damage than no banner, and it is the single most common thing wrong with a storefront. If an app only lets you turn a message on and off by hand, it has not solved the problem you actually have.
Where it needs to appear
The native section lives in the header and nowhere else. If your message belongs on the cart, on particular product pages, or only to visitors from one country, that placement is exactly what you are paying for, so check it specifically rather than assuming site-wide means anywhere.
Somebody has to switch it on
These arrive as theme embeds, and an app cannot enable its own embed: it has to be turned on in the theme editor. That accounts for a good share of "I installed it and nothing happened", and it is also the step to remember when you remove one.

Frequently asked questions

Which is the best Announcement app for Shopify?

Based on the Shopify App Store's own organic ranking for "announcement", Attrac Popup, Announcement Bar currently holds the #1 spot, with a 5.0 star rating across 1,178 reviews. The best choice for your store still depends on your requirements, so compare the top results above.

How is this ranking determined?

We record the organic results merchants actually see when searching the Shopify App Store for "announcement", refreshed daily. Shopify's own sponsored ("Ad") results are excluded, so positions reflect its real search ranking rather than paid promotion. Source: the Shopify App Store search results for "announcement", you can verify the current ranking there yourself.

Which Announcement apps are Built for Shopify?

9 of the top 10 announcement apps hold the Built for Shopify badge: Attrac Popup, Announcement Bar, Essential Announcement Bar, XB: Announcement Bars & Banner, Oxify Announcement Bar, Yeps Announcement Bar Banner and more.

What does the Built for Shopify badge mean?

Built for Shopify
Built for Shopify is the highest level of recognition Shopify awards an app. To earn the badge, an app must meet Shopify's standards for safety, performance, ease of use, and proven usefulness: it cannot slow down the admin, storefront, or checkout, must integrate seamlessly into the Shopify admin, and must demonstrate quality through installs, reviews, and ratings over time. When comparing similar apps, preferring ones with the badge is a safe default. Learn more about the Built for Shopify badge →

As of October 10, 2026, the top-ranked announcement app on the Shopify App Store is Attrac Popup, Announcement Bar, with a 5.0 star rating across 1,178 reviews. 9 of the top 10 carry the Built for Shopify badge, and the average rating is 5.0 stars across 4,322 reviews.

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