XB

Shopify banners app by Xboost·Create animated, sticky, marquee, scrolling & rotating announcement bars to promote sales — no code.

Snapshot

5.00(98 reviews)#34of 407 inBanners

Ongoing.AI tracks XB daily — category rank, keyword positions in App Store search, install footprint, listing changes, and reviewer sentiment — back to when we first observed the listing.

CategoriesBanners

Rating

5.00

98 reviews

Pricing

Free

free

Built for Shopify

Yes

Years live

0

launched Dec 16, 2025

Last updated

Jul 1, 2026

Shopify listing

Recent activity

Review trajectory.

Daily review count and rating drift. The blue line is cumulative review count; the dashed amber overlay is the rating on the right axis. Boring is good — sudden swings stand out against an otherwise stable curve.

New reviews

7-day Δ

+6

28-day Δ

+7

Rating change

7-day Δ

+0.00

28-day Δ

+0.00

#99#96#94#92#895.003.752.501.250.00May 28Jun 5Jun 14Jun 23Jul 2Total reviewsRating (0–5)
XB added 7 reviews over the last 28 days.

Category rank over time

Where XB sits day-by-day in Banners.

Position across the Banners page, snapshot daily. Lower is better — the Y axis is inverted so the strongest ranks sit at the top of the chart. Open the full Banners leaderboard →

#7#9#12#14#16May 28May 31Jun 4Jun 7Jun 11XB · #14Hextom · #13C · #15
Best position observed: #10. XB slipped 3 positions over the window. Greyed lines: the apps sitting immediately around it on the latest snapshot.

Catalog position

Where XB sits in the App Store.

Rank and percentile inside the Banners category — the competitive shape of the niche around this app.

Rank in Banners

#34

of 407 active apps

Review count percentile

92th

vs category siblings

Rating percentile

74th

vs category siblings

Years on App Store

0

since 2025

Listing change cadence

What XB has changed lately.

Every pricing tweak, tagline refresh, and Shopify-side listing ping. Captured from Ongoing.AI’s per-scrape diff log — the cadence and the content of changes, in one strip.

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Shopify Lastmod · Jul 2

2026-06-30 → 2026-07-01

Shopify Lastmod · Jul 1

2026-06-29 → 2026-06-30

Shopify Lastmod · Jun 30

2026-06-27 → 2026-06-29

PricingIdentity & listingCadence

Reviews

What merchants are saying

5.00(98 reviews)
  • 100%positive144
  • 0%neutral0
  • 0%negative0

Top themes

    What merchants praise

    “I have only been using the app for a week now for a single banner, but so far I am very impressed with ease of use and the functionality/customizability. Very happy so far with the app.”
    Surewood Shafts · 5★ · 2026-06-30

    Capabilities

    What Announcement Bars & Banner can do.

    The 19 capabilities Announcement Bars & Banner lists across its category, in Shopify’s own taxonomy. Pulled directly from the App Store listing.

    Banner type

    6
    • Announcement bar
    • Free shipping
    • Multi-announcement
    • Notification
    • Product page
    • Promotional

    Customization

    13
    • Banner position
    • Animations
    • Sticky display
    • Links and buttons
    • Backgrounds
    • Color and font
    • Custom CSS
    • Emojis
    • Mobile responsive
    • Scheduling
    • Geo-targeting
    • Campaign targeting
    • Behavior targeting

    FAQ

    Announcement Bars & Banner — frequently asked questions.

    What is Announcement Bars & Banner on Shopify?
    Announcement Bars & Banner, officially listed on the Shopify App Store as XB: Announcement Bars & Banner, is a Shopify app in the Banners category. Xboost Announcement Bar allows you to quickly create animated announcement bars that capture attention and drive clicks. Choose from sticky, scrolling and rotating effects to display promotions, free shipping offers or flash sales. With smart geolocation & product targeting, plus simple setup and no code required, even beginners can launch professional-looking promotion bars in minutes. Fully responsive and compatible with all themes. It averages 5.00 out of 5 across 98 merchant reviews on the Shopify App Store.
    How much does Announcement Bars & Banner cost?
    Announcement Bars & Banner is free to install and use on Shopify — there are no paid plans on this app.
    Is Announcement Bars & Banner free?
    Yes — Announcement Bars & Banner is free to install and use on Shopify. There are no paid plans.
    When was Announcement Bars & Banner launched?
    Announcement Bars & Banner launched on December 16, 2025. In that time it has gathered 98 merchant reviews.
    Is Announcement Bars & Banner Built for Shopify?
    Yes — Announcement Bars & Banner carries Shopify's Built for Shopify badge. This certification is awarded to apps that meet Shopify's published standards for performance, ease of use, and merchant value, and is reviewed by the Shopify team rather than self-declared by the developer.
    What are the best Announcement Bars & Banner alternatives?
    Merchants commonly compare Announcement Bars & Banner with Hextom, Hextom, Essential Countdown Timer Bar, and Avada Boost Sales Trust Badges. Each alternative covers a similar use case but differs on pricing model, integration depth, and the specific themes merchants praise in reviews — see the alternatives section above for a side-by-side.

    Alternatives

    Apps merchants pick instead.

    Hextom

    Hextom: Free Shipping Bar

    4.90★2,907

    Hextom

    Hextom: Quick Announcement Bar

    4.90★2,279

    Essential Apps

    Essential Countdown Timer Bar

    5.00★1,508

    AOV.ai Store Design

    Avada Boost Sales Trust Badges

    5.00★1,478
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    Methodology

    Where the numbers come from.

    Ratings, review counts, pricing tiers, “Built for Shopify”, launch date, and category memberships come from the live Shopify App Store listing — refreshed daily by Ongoing.AI’s crawler. The review-count trajectory is the diff between today’s snapshot and snapshots from 7 and 28 days ago. Topic counts and sentiment come from the review corpus, topic-tagged with Claude. Install footprint is observed via Ongoing.AI’s tech-detection pass against actively-tracked Shopify storefronts. Catalog position is computed at snapshot time against every active app sharing the primary category. Snapshot generated .

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