OngoingAI

Essential Announcement Bar usage & market intelligence

Shopify rating

5.0 ★

1,310 reviews

What merchants actually report
4.97average· 1,249 reviews analyzed· 742 with written feedback
97% 5★0% ≤3★

29% of attributable reviewers are United States merchants. 6% had used the app for a year or more when they reviewed.

The developer replies to 44% of reviews overall and 33% of critical ones.

Recent sentiment holds steady at 4.95, in line with the 4.97 lifetime average.

Rating · last 90d

4.95

Recent direction

Replies to reviews

44%

Developer response rate

Replies to critical

33%

On 3★ and below

Long-term reviewers

6%

Using 1yr+ at review

Top merchant markets

United States 29%United Kingdom 9%Australia 8%France 6%Canada 6%

Tenure when reviewed

under a day 50%days 17%months 27%a year or more 6%

Based on public merchant reviews, with newer feedback given more weight. OngoingAI matches each review to an identifiable store and the app they use.

Pricing
Free plan available
FreeFree
  • • Up to 2,000 monthly views
  • • Unlimited simple bars
  • • Unlimited rotating bars
  • • Add a link or button
  • • Highly customizable
Starter$6.99/month

7-day free trial · 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
Essential$9.99/month

7-day free trial · or $95.88/year and save 20%

  • • Up to 50,000 monthly views
  • • Everything in Starter
  • • Unlimited cart page bars
  • • Scheduling
  • • Geolocation targeting
Professional$29.99/month

7-day free trial · or $287.88/year and save 20%

  • • Unlimited views
  • • Everything in Essential
  • • All premium features
What does Essential Announcement Bar do?

Share flash sale promo bar announcements using the Essential Announcement Bar banner. Choose between a scrolling announcement bar (moving announcem...

  • 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

Features

BannersAnnouncement barCookie consentGDPR complianceMulti-announcementNotificationProduct pagePromotionalPersonalized recommendationsBanner positionSticky displayLinks and buttonsBackgroundsColor and fontEmojisMulti-languageMobile responsiveSchedulingGeo-targetingCampaign targetingBehavior targetingPerformance trackingReal-time analyticsCustomer segments
Review history
Daily review count on the Shopify App Store
1,310+83 · 27d~3.1/day· Rating steady at 5.0★
Aug 10Sep 5

Daily tracking from Aug 10, 2026 through today · 26 days observed

Category rankings
Live organic position on Shopify App Store category pages
  • Banners#14 on Aug 15 → #12 on Sep 5 · 22 observed days#12▲2

Tracked daily · last 22 days · as of 2026-09-05

Catalog position
Within Banners on the App Store
Rank by reviews
#1 of 335
Review percentile
100th
Rating percentile
100th
On the App Store
3.1 yrs
Works with
Integrations listed for Essential Announcement Bar
Shopify Admin
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Frequently asked questions

Share flash sale promo bar announcements using the Essential Announcement Bar banner. Choose between a scrolling announcement bar (moving announcem... It's a banners tool for ecommerce stores.