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Best Free Shipping Bar Apps for Shopify, Compared in 2026

We compared 6 free shipping bar apps on Shopify App Store reviews, features and pricing. Updated October 2026.

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Quick answer: which free shipping bar app should you pick?

Essential Free Shipping Bar has a 5.0 rating from 977 reviews and a free plan, more reviews than any other dedicated free shipping bar we compared. Hextom: Free Shipping Bar, long a popular choice, is no longer listed on the Shopify App Store. The best fit depends on what you need:

  • Progress bar with upsells and revenue tracking: Essential Free Shipping Bar (5.0 stars, 977 reviews).

  • Cart drawer plus progress bar: iCart (450 reviews).

  • Completely free: Free Shipping Bear (45 reviews), Free Shipping Bar By Sellify (14) or KILATECH Free Shipping Bar (4).

  • A different goal for each country: Free Shipping Bear (goal per country) or Progressify (Shopify Markets).

  • Tiered goals: Progressify (up to three goals, $5 per month, 41 reviews).

Last updated October 20, 2026. Ratings, review counts and prices come from each app's Shopify App Store listing on that date. Essential Free Shipping Bar is our own app, so we say so wherever it appears.

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Free Shipping Bar

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Essential Free Shipping Bar has a 5.0 rating from 977 reviews on the Shopify App Store, more than any other dedicated free shipping bar we compared, and a free plan with unlimited top-bar and product-page progress bars (up to 1,000 monthly views). Set a cart goal with a reward such as free shipping or a discount code, show it on product pages, in the cart, in the cart drawer or as an announcement bar, and add upsells, cross-sells and revenue tracking on the higher plans. It supports 19 languages and multiple currencies.

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Free shipping bar app comparison table

App Reviews Rating Free plan Paid from Best for
Essential Free Shipping Bar 977 5.0 Yes (1,000 views/month) $9.99/month Progress bar with upsells and revenue tracking
iCart Cart Drawer Cart Upsell 450 4.7 Yes (first 100 orders) $9/month Cart drawer with a multi-tier progress bar
Free Shipping Bear 45 4.6 Free app Free A separate cart goal for each country
Progressify: Free Shipping Bar 41 4.0 No (5-day trial) $5/month Up to three tiered goals and gift with purchase
Free Shipping Bar By Sellify 14 4.0 Free app Free Simple bar in cart, drawer, top bar or product page
KILATECH Free Shipping Bar 4 5.0 Free app Free Multi-currency bar with three progressive messages
Data from each app's Shopify App Store listing, October 20, 2026. Sorted by review count.

Which free shipping bar app is best for your store?

  • Free: Free Shipping Bear, Free Shipping Bar By Sellify and KILATECH Free Shipping Bar are free apps. Essential and iCart have free plans.

  • Different goals per country or market: Free Shipping Bear sets a goal per country, Progressify integrates with Shopify Markets, and KILATECH supports Markets and multi-currency checkout. Essential offers location targeting on paid plans.

  • Bar plus upsells: Essential, iCart and Progressify combine a progress bar with upsells.

  • Cart drawer: Essential, iCart, Progressify and Free Shipping Bar By Sellify can show the bar in the cart drawer.

  • Tiered rewards: Progressify (up to three goals) and iCart (multi-tier progress bar).

Ready to install one? Here is a step-by-step guide to adding a free shipping bar.

How to set your free shipping threshold

Start from your average order value (AOV), which you can find in Shopify analytics. A threshold set a little above your AOV gives most shoppers a short, reachable gap to close, while a threshold far above it tends to be ignored. Whatever you choose, make the number in the bar match the free shipping rate in your Shopify shipping settings, otherwise shoppers see one offer in the cart and another at checkout.

Our guide on how to set up free shipping on Shopify covers the shipping-rate side.

Free shipping bars vs shipping rate and label apps

A free shipping bar only shows shoppers how close their cart is to a free shipping threshold. It does not calculate carrier rates, print labels or track parcels. Those jobs belong to the apps in Shopify's Orders and shipping category, and a bar works alongside them.

What makes free shipping bar apps effective?

Shoppers expect free shipping from online stores. Customers may not realize how close they are to qualifying, so a free shipping bar keeps them informed and can lift both average order value and customer retention. For more on messaging, see these free shipping announcement examples.

What to check before you install a free shipping bar app

Shopify has no built-in free shipping progress bar, so you need a third-party app, and the apps differ in ways that are easy to miss:

  • Availability. Open the listing before you commit. Apps get renamed or withdrawn: Hextom: Free Shipping Bar, long one of the most popular, is no longer listed on the Shopify App Store, and several other apps on our previous version of this list had changed name or were no longer available.

  • Customization. Some apps allow very little control over style and placement.

  • Speed and compatibility. Test your cart and product pages on mobile and in different browsers after installing.

  • Clean removal. Some apps leave code behind after you uninstall them.

  • Billing. Check what counts toward plan limits such as views or orders, and what happens when you exceed them.

All apps listed are available on the Shopify app store.

How we compared these apps

We took ratings, review counts, free plans and prices from each app's Shopify App Store listing on October 20, 2026. Apps are sorted by review count. We left out apps that are no longer listed. Essential Free Shipping Bar is published by Essential Apps, the publisher of this page. Prices and ratings change, so check the listing before you install.

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FAQ

It depends on what you need. Essential Free Shipping Bar has 5.0 stars from 977 reviews, more than any other dedicated free shipping bar we compared, plus a free plan and a progress bar with built-in upsells (Essential Apps publishes it). iCart suits stores that want a cart drawer with a multi-tier progress bar (4.7 stars, 450 reviews), and Free Shipping Bear is a fully free option with a separate goal per country. Compare all 6 in the table above.
As of October 20, 2026, Hextom: Free Shipping Bar is no longer listed on the Shopify App Store. Alternatives with a free option include Essential Free Shipping Bar (free plan, 5.0 stars, 977 reviews, location targeting and analytics on paid plans), Free Shipping Bear (free, a goal per country), iCart (free for the first 100 orders, with a cart drawer), and Free Shipping Bar By Sellify and KILATECH Free Shipping Bar (both free). If you used country targeting, Free Shipping Bear and Progressify both support a different goal per country. Essential Apps publishes Essential Free Shipping Bar.
Use a free shipping progress bar that updates with the cart total, for example “You’re $12.50 away from free shipping”. 1) Pick a threshold, usually a little above your average order value. 2) Set the same minimum in your Shopify shipping settings so the cart and checkout agree. 3) Install a free shipping bar app and place the bar where shoppers decide: the product page, cart page, cart drawer or an announcement bar. 4) Add a success message for when the goal is reached, then test on mobile. Essential Free Shipping Bar includes unlimited top-bar and product-page bars on its free plan, with cart page bars on the $14.99 Essential plan. Some themes also include a static announcement bar, but it will not update as the cart changes.
Essential Free Shipping Bar (also searched as Essential Free Shipping Upsell) has 5.0 stars from 977 reviews on the Shopify App Store. The free plan covers unlimited top-bar and product-page bars up to 1,000 monthly views. Paid plans run from $9.99 to $29.99 a month and add geolocation targeting, cart page bars, upsells, cross-sells and analytics. It supports 19 languages and multiple currencies. Where others fit better: Free Shipping Bear is completely free with a goal per country, iCart combines its progress bar with a full cart drawer, and Progressify offers up to three tiered goals for $5 a month. Essential Apps publishes Essential Free Shipping Bar.
Use a third-party app. Browse the free shipping bar apps in the Shopify App Store and look for one that meets your needs and has good ratings and reviews, then open its listing to read the description, the reviews and the pricing. Click “Add app” and follow the on-screen instructions to install it on your store. Once it is installed, use it to set the minimum order amount, choose the eligible countries and change the appearance of the bar to match your store’s design. Save your changes and the bar goes live: customers who meet the minimum order amount will see it and can take advantage of the offer. Step-by-step guide.
Free Shipping Bear, Free Shipping Bar By Sellify and KILATECH Free Shipping Bar are listed as free apps. Essential Free Shipping Bar (up to 1,000 views a month) and iCart (first 100 orders free) have free plans. Progressify has no free plan: it costs $5 a month with a 5-day free trial. Check each listing for current limits.
Yes, with some apps. Free Shipping Bear sets a separate cart goal for each country, Progressify integrates with Shopify Markets to set different offer values per country, and KILATECH supports Markets and multi-currency checkout. Essential Free Shipping Bar offers country or location targeting on its paid plans.
Yes, with several apps. Essential Free Shipping Bar, iCart, Progressify and Free Shipping Bar By Sellify can show the bar in the cart drawer, and Essential and Sellify can also show it on the cart page, as a top bar or on product pages. Check the listing of the app you choose for your theme.
Many are free or have free plans. Paid plans range from $5 a month (Progressify) through $9 (iCart, for 101 to 200 orders) and $9.99 (Essential Free Shipping Bar Starter) up to $29.99 for Essential's Professional plan with unlimited views. Prices are from each app's Shopify listing on October 20, 2026.
Some themes include an announcement bar where you can type a message such as “Free shipping over $50”, but that message is static. A progress bar that updates with the cart total usually needs an app or custom code. Check your theme settings first, then consider an app if you want a live progress bar.
As various research shows, as many as 80% of buyers are more likely to complete a purchase if a store has a free shipping option, and more than 90% mention that convenience is one of the most crucial parts of choosing a merchant to buy from. Most importantly, orders with free shipping average around 30% higher in value (source: Invespcro). Knowing that, communicating your free shipping offer across the store with a progress bar should be a no-brainer: it boosts average order value and might be just what you need to go from an abandoned cart to a sale.
Go to the shipping settings in your admin page, select the eligible countries, set the minimum order amount and click “Save”. Customers who meet the minimum order amount will be eligible for free shipping at checkout. More on offering free shipping on Shopify.