Hextom: Countdown Timer Bar has been on Shopify since 2015 and carries the Built for Shopify badge. It adds a countdown to a customizable announcement bar, so a sale, live event or shipping deadline is visible across the store, and comes from the same developer as Hextom Quick Announcement Bar.
Key features
- One-time event timers on the free plan; daily, weekly and auto-recurring timers on Premium.
- Page and device targeting for free, plus Shopify Markets, customer, product and social or UTM source targeting on Premium.
- Scheduling for events such as Black Friday, rotation, animations and background images.
- A clickable bar with a link or button and emoji support, with an admin in ten languages.
Pricing and trial
The Shopify listing shows a free plan with an event-based timer, any bar position, page and device targeting, a link and emoji support. Premium costs $9.99/month or $99/year and adds unlimited active bars, daily, weekly and recurring timers, geo targeting with Shopify Markets, social and UTM targeting and background images, with a 7-day free trial.
Rating and reviews
Hextom Countdown Timer Bar has 4.9 from 764 Shopify reviews, 94% of them five-star, and several reviewers have used it for more than five years. Merchants mention easy setup, reliable timers for live shows and flash sales, and fast support. The few one-star reviews are mostly older reports of display problems on iPhones and a complaint that the bar does not apply a discount automatically; one 2024 one-star review actually describes an outage of a different app.
Pitfalls
The free plan allows one active bar with a one-time timer; recurring timers and country-specific bars require Premium. The bar announces an offer but does not create the discount, so set up prices or codes in Shopify separately. If you already use Hextom Quick Announcement Bar, check how the two bars stack in your header.
Conclusion
Hextom Countdown Timer Bar is a dependable choice for announcing time-limited sales with a single, affordable paid plan. For on-page and cart timers alongside a top bar, compare Essential Countdown Timer Bar.
Prices in USD. Pricing and ratings checked in October 2026.
