Essential Announcement Bar

Name: Essential Announcement Bar
Brand: Essential Apps
Rating: 5.0 (1205 reviews)

Pricing: Free plan available. Free trial available.
Rating: 5.0 (1,205)
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

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 (1,205)

Overall rating

Counts per rating level

97% of ratings are 5 stars
1.2K
2% of ratings are 4 stars
29
0% of ratings are 3 stars
4
0% of ratings are 2 stars
0% of ratings are 1 stars
2

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Merchants value this app for creating professional announcement bars that enhance website aesthetics and highlight promotions. They appreciate its easy installation, customization options, and seamless performance on both desktop and mobile. The app allows quick updates without code modifications. Customer support is praised for being responsive and helpful, providing fast and personalized assistance.

May 31, 2026

Excellent app and very easy to use. The announcement bar is highly customizable, looks great on both desktop and mobile, and was quick to set up. It's been a simple way to highlight promotions, shipping information, and important updates. Great support as well. Thank you, Matas, for your help and responsiveness!

SeductiveUtopia.net

Australia

Over 1 year using the app

Essential Apps replied June 1, 2026

Thank you for your review!

We’re really glad to hear you’re finding the announcement bar easy to use and that it’s working well across both desktop and mobile. It’s great to know it’s helping you highlight key updates and promotions effectively. Matas will also be happy to hear your kind words about his support.

We truly appreciate your support!

Samuel

May 28, 2026

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

BagIt

United States

6 months using the app

Essential Apps replied May 28, 2026

Thank 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

April 22, 2026

It does what it says, and works well. The support team is very responsive and were able to resolve the few questions we had to get it working the way we wanted it to

UTR Decorating

Canada

7 months using the app