Essential Announcement Bar

Name: Essential Announcement Bar
Brand: Essential Apps
Rating: 5.0 (1302 reviews)

Pricing: Free plan available. Free trial available.
Rating: 5.0 (1,302)
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

Languages

English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Czech, Danish, Finnish, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian (Bokmål), Dutch, Polish, Portuguese (Portugal), Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Chinese (Simplified), and Chinese (Traditional)

Works with

Shopify Admin

Pricing

Choose the plan that best fits your business.

Free

Features

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%

Features

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%

Features

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%

Features

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 (1,302)

Overall rating

Counts per rating level

98% of ratings are 5 stars
1.3K
2% of ratings are 4 stars
25
0% of ratings are 3 stars
4
0% of ratings are 2 stars
0% of ratings are 1 stars
2

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What merchants think

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Merchants describe this app as very easy to install and use, with no coding needed and banners created in minutes. Announcement bars are highly customizable, professional-looking, and mobile-friendly, used to promote discounts, shipping, and key updates. Merchants say it runs reliably, manages multiple banners well, and can boost conversions. Support is praised as fast, friendly, and effective, and many find the free or starter plans great value.

June 8, 2026

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.

Luxzra

India

19 days using the app

Essential Apps replied June 9, 2026

Thank 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