The free shipping bar is the rare widget with a mechanism you can point at: it tells a shopper they are $12 away from free delivery while they still have the cart open, and a measurable share of them add another item. Announcement bars in general are the cheapest way to communicate a policy, a sale or a shipping cut-off without touching the theme. The options below are close in capability, so choose on the axis that matters to you — progressive cart-aware messaging, or many bars with heavy targeting.
4 apps compared · checked 26 October 2026
| App | Rating | Reviews | Pricing | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TA Banner Slider, Sales Pop up | 5.0 | 1,255 | Free plan available | Merchants who want rotating multi-message bars and carousel banners |
| Free Shipping Bar & Cross Sell | 4.8 | 286 | Free | A free progress bar paired with a related-products block |
| Essential Trust Badges & Icons | 5.0 | 1,169 | Free plan available | Stores already on the Essential suite that need banners plus badges |
| Yeps Announcement Bar Banner | 5.0 | 199 | Free plan available | A clean, modern bar app for stores that dislike legacy admin UIs |
Feature lists all look the same. These are the five things that change the outcome once the app is installed.
The bar should read the live cart total and update the remaining amount as items are added. Static 'free shipping over $50' text is a policy note, not a conversion widget.
Stores usually need at least three messages — shipping threshold, current promo, delivery cut-off. Check how many bars a plan allows and whether they rotate or stack.
A free shipping threshold that is true in the US and false in Europe is worse than no bar. Look for country targeting with per-market thresholds and correct currency formatting.
A sticky bar overlays content and can clash with sticky headers; a pushed bar shifts the page down. Both are fine, but the app should let you choose so you do not get layout shift.
App blocks that you position in the theme editor beat apps that ask for header code injection — you can see the result before publishing.
Ordered by our picks first, then by merchant reviews. Short on time: TA Banner Slider, Sales Pop up is the safest default.
Add announcement bar, marquee, countdown, carousel banners
Upsell app with free shipping progress bar, related products
Lift sales with trust badges, feature icons, labels & banners
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