Hextom's Free Shipping Bar was for years the most-installed shipping bar on Shopify. As of 3 September 2026 its App Store page says the app is no longer available for new installs. If you relied on it — or you're seeing it fail on a new theme — here is what to look for in a replacement, and how Barly compares.
| Barly | Hextom: Free Shipping Bar | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free plan · Pro $5.99/mo or $49.99/yr | — |
| Free plan | 1 bar, live cart tracking, 60 languages, full editor, no watermark | — |
| Storefront languages | 60 storefront languages | — |
| Templates | 48 | — |
| Countdown bar | Yes (Pro) | — |
| Shopify Markets thresholds | Yes – per-market thresholds (Pro) | — |
| Rendering | Server-side, in the first HTML | Not stated in listing |
| App Store rating | New (launched Sept 2026) | No longer available |
| Built for Shopify badge | Not yet | — |
Competitor data from its public Shopify App Store listing, last checked 3 September 2026. Hextom: Free Shipping Bar is a trademark of Hextom; Liūto Apps is not affiliated. Barly rating reflects a September 2026 launch.
As of 3 September 2026 its Shopify App Store page states the app is no longer available. Existing installs may keep working, but new stores cannot install it and support is via Hextom directly.
You recreate the bar in Barly's visual editor in a couple of minutes: message, threshold, colours, position. 48 templates are included in Pro if you want a fresh look.
Uninstall the old app from Shopify. If your theme still shows leftover scripts, ThemeMedic (our free scanner) lists them.
Free plan for live stores. First 500 stores get every Pro feature free for 6 months.