The bar the listing leads with is not on the free plan.
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✓ Pricing re-verified 29 Sep 2026
Four plans priced on monthly bar views. Free covers up to 2,000 views a month with unlimited simple bars and unlimited rotating bars, each with a link or button. Starter is $6.99 a month, or $67.08 a year at a stated 20% saving, for up to 20,000 views, and adds running-line (scrolling marquee) bars and icons, including your own uploaded icons.
Free up to 2,000 bar views a month; Starter is $6.99 a month for 20,000 views, Essential $9.99 for 50,000 and Professional $29.99 for unlimited views, each 20% less on yearly billing, with a 7-day trial on paid plans. Read on the Shopify App Store on 29 September 2026.
No. The free plan has static and rotating bars; the running-line (scrolling) bar starts on Starter at $6.99 a month, according to the pricing table and the vendor's help article on bar types.
You are not charged extra. You get an email, and if you do not upgrade within 3 days your bars are unpublished. Views reset on the 1st of the month, but the bars are not republished automatically.
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