Essential Announcement Bar

Name: Essential Announcement Bar
Brand: Essential Apps
Rating: 5.0 (1101 reviews)

Pricing: Free plan available. Free trial available.
Rating: 5.0 (1,101)
Developer: Essential Apps

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Essential Shopify announcement bar application

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.

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

Popular with stores like yours: Based in United States

Highlights: Use directly in Shopify admin; Works with the latest themes

Languages

English, French, German, Spanish, and Portuguese (Brazil)

Pricing

Free

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

Starter

$6.99 / month

or $67.08/year and save 20%

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

7-day free trial

Essential

$9.99 / month

or $95.88/year and save 20%

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

7-day free trial

Professional

$29.99 / month

or $287.88/year and save 20%

Unlimited views
Everything in Essential
All premium features

7-day free trial

All charges are billed in USD. Recurring and usage-based charges are billed every 30 days.

Reviews (1,101)

Overall rating

Counts per rating level

97% of ratings are 5 stars
1.1K
3% of ratings are 4 stars
28
0% of ratings are 3 stars
3
0% of ratings are 2 stars
0% of ratings are 1 stars
1

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Merchants appreciate this app for its ability to display promotions and essential information prominently without coding skills, enhancing customer engagement and boosting sales. It supports multiple languages, features customizable templates, scheduling, and a responsive design for mobile and desktop. The installation and customization process is straightforward. The support team is responsive and effective in resolving issues, contributing to a positive user experience.

November 11, 2025

So far so good. I have Implemented the application ahead of our black friday activity. The assistance from the developers has been great. Very reactive and helped me get to where i wanted to be in terms of the customer journey online. Score based on the journey so far.....

Crewroom

United Kingdom

Almost 2 years using the app

December 2, 2025

Tried several other applications this one works out the box, no technical complications, easy to navigate and lots of choices for banner location.

Kaotica

Canada

About 1 year using the app

September 3, 2025

Absolutely excellent! I'm really pleased with this app. It's simple to use, effective, plus I've had great support and customer service from Matas! I'd highly recommend this app to store owners looking to make a shout about discounts, offers & deals.

3rd Day

United Kingdom

Over 1 year using the app