Hello Bar vs HurryTimer (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, HurryTimer grades higher than Hello Bar: 2.6 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Hello Bar grades higher on platforms. HurryTimer grades higher on value for money and the free plan. They get the same grade on features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Hello Bar
Top bars, popups and slide-ins for collecting leads on any site
HurryTimer
Countdown timer plugin for WordPress and WooCommerce
Which one is for you
Pick Hello Bar if
- Fits if you want a sign-up bar along the top of every page of your blog
- Works for A/B testing popups on Growth, at $29 a month billed yearly
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you run a shop and want spin-to-win wheels, coupons or offers based on the cart
- Tight if you hope to stay free, as Starter's 5,000 views don't reset each month and it has no A/B tests
- Not for you if you need webhooks, CRM sync or more than 3 seats for less than $49 a month
- Watch out: when a site hits its monthly view limit, its campaigns pause until the next billing cycle
- Pricey if you pay monthly, at $39 for Growth against $29 billed yearly
Pick HurryTimer if
- Fits if you run WordPress or WooCommerce and want a countdown timer
- Works for a sale that repeats on a schedule, once you pay for Pro
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if your site is not on WordPress
- Not for you if you want recurring campaigns for free: they are Pro
- Watch out: after an annual plan ends the plugin keeps working but gets no updates or support
- Watch out: countdown timers for email are listed as coming, not available
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAHello BarFair | 2.6GPAHurryTimerGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CA site with 20,000 visitors should fit in Growth's 50,000 popup views a month: $29 billed yearly, or $39 monthly. That's the middle of what popup tools here charge. Webhooks and CRM sync cost more, on Premium at $49. | A$39 a year for one site is about $3.25 a month, under 60% of the cheapest quarter for popup tools, and there is a free edition. |
| Free plan and trial | CThe Starter plan is free with no card, but its 5,000 views are in total, not per month, so a site with real traffic runs out fast. Treat it as a trial. There's no A/B testing on it either. | BThe free WordPress.org edition has evergreen and fixed-date timers, enough for a small site. Recurring timers need Pro. |
| Features | CBars, modals, slide-ins and takeovers, exit-intent, scroll and delay triggers, targeting by country, device and ad campaign, and A/B tests on every paid plan. The core is all there, but there's no spin-to-win, coupons or cart rules on record, which most tools here list. | CIt does timers fully: evergreen, fixed-deadline and recurring campaigns, expiry actions and a WooCommerce bar. It is a smaller job than a popup tool, and email timers are listed as not available yet. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. 100+ templates and a Design Assistant that copies your site's colors and fonts help, but you still put it on your site and set up the triggers and targeting yourself. | CNo store rating on record. You install a plugin and set up each campaign. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWorks on an existing website and sends sign-ups to Mailchimp, Klaviyo, ActiveCampaign, HubSpot, GetResponse, ConvertKit, Salesforce and Zapier. There's no desktop or phone app, so B is as high as it goes. | CWordPress only, with Elementor, Divi, Beaver Builder, WPBakery and Gutenberg named. |
| Best for | sign-up bars on blogs and small sites | countdown timers for WordPress |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Hello Bar and HurryTimer. How we grade
Price against what you get
Hello Bar starts at $29 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. HurryTimer starts at $3.25 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.0.
Hello Bar scores higher, and starts $25.75 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other popup and widget tools on the chart, 8 score higher than Hello Bar for less, and 2 score higher than HurryTimer for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Hello Bar also covers templates, forms and a/B testing.
- HurryTimer also covers no-code.
At a glance
| Hello Bar | HurryTimer | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $29 per month for up to 50,000 popup views, billed annually | $39 per year for 1 website |
| Free plan | None | Free edition on WordPress.org with evergreen and one-time timers; recurring timers are Pro. |
| Free trial | Free Starter plan: unlimited popups but 5,000 views in total, not per month, with 1 seat and no card required | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Hello Bar LLC | Nabil Lemsieh |
| Price read from | hellobar.com | hurrytimer.com |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Hello Bar
- The free Starter plan stops after 5,000 views in total, not per month, and has no A/B testing.
- View limits apply to each website; when a site reaches its monthly limit, its campaigns pause until the next billing cycle.
- Growth allows 3 seats; unlimited seats, priority support, webhooks and CRM sync need Premium or Elite.
- First-time customers get a 30-day money-back guarantee, and a cancelled account drops to the free Starter plan.
HurryTimer
- It runs only inside WordPress; there is no standalone web app.
- Recurring campaigns are a Pro feature, not in the free edition.
- After an annual subscription ends the plugin keeps working but gets no updates or support.
- Countdown timers for email are listed as coming, not available yet.
Key features
Hello Bar
- Bars, modals, sliders and takeovers
- Sticky header and footer bars, modal popups, small alerts, slide-ins, inline forms, video popups and full-screen takeovers.
- Triggers and targeting
- Show a campaign on exit intent, after a scroll or a delay, on chosen URLs, by device, by country or city, or by ad campaign and traffic source.
- A/B testing
- Every paid plan can run unlimited A/B tests to compare popup versions; the free Starter plan cannot.
- Themes and Design Assistant
- Start from more than 100 templates, and the Design Assistant picks up your site's colors and fonts to style a popup to match.
- Lead capture and integrations
- Send sign-ups to Mailchimp, Klaviyo, ActiveCampaign, HubSpot and others or export them as CSV; Premium and Elite add webhooks and CRM sync.
- Reports
- Track how each campaign performs and build custom reports from the results.
HurryTimer
- Evergreen timers
- Each visitor gets their own countdown that starts when they arrive, and the timer can restart automatically when it ends.
- Fixed-deadline campaigns
- A shared timer runs between two fixed dates for events and sales with a firm end.
- Recurring campaigns
- Pro timers repeat on a set of rules, such as daily deals or shipping cut-off times.
- Expiry actions
- When time is up the plugin can redirect, hide the timer, show a message, expire a coupon or hide the add-to-cart button.
- WooCommerce and announcement bar
- Shows a timer on product pages and in a sticky bar at the top or bottom of the page; WooCommerce is optional.
Plans
Hello Bar
Starter$0
Unlimited popups and pre-built themes for 1 seat, capped at 5,000 views in total, not per month. No A/B testing and basic targeting only.
Growth$29
per month for up to 50,000 views, billed annually ($39 monthly)
Unlimited popups, subscribers and A/B tests, customizable targeting and 3 seats. Price rises with views: $49 a month at 150,000.
Premium$49
per month for up to 150,000 views, billed annually ($69 monthly)
Unlimited seats, priority support and the premium integrations, including webhooks and CRM sync.
Elite$99
per month for up to 500,000 views, billed annually ($129 monthly)
Everything in Premium with a 500,000 views a month allowance for high-traffic sites.
Agency or EnterpriseCustom
Higher view volumes across several sites, with views that can be shared across the account and dedicated support.
HurryTimer
Free$0
Evergreen and fixed-date countdown timers from the WordPress.org plugin.
Personal$39
per year for 1 website
All Pro features, a year of updates and a year of priority support.
Marketer$79
per year for up to 5 websites
Everything in Personal on up to 5 sites, with premium support.
Agency$129
per year for unlimited websites
Everything in Marketer on unlimited sites.
Ways to pay less
Hello Bar
- Annual discount
Annual billing costs less than paying monthly
Growth is $29 a month billed annually against $39 billed monthly, Premium $49 against $69 and Elite $99 against $129.
HurryTimer
- Lifetime license
Lifetime licenses at $69, $109 and $199
One-time prices for Personal ($69, 1 site), Marketer ($109, 5 sites) and Agency ($199, unlimited sites), with lifetime updates. The page shows $99, $159 and $299 crossed out.
- Other savings
14-day money-back guarantee
The pricing section says a purchase can be refunded within 14 days.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Hello Bar or HurryTimer?
As of Nov 13, 2026, HurryTimer is cheaper to start with: $3.25 a month when paid by the year, against $29 a month for Hello Bar. Hello Bar starts at $29 per month for up to 50,000 popup views, billed annually, and HurryTimer starts at $39 per year for 1 website.
Which has a free plan, Hello Bar or HurryTimer?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only HurryTimer has a free plan. Hello Bar does not, though it has a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.