Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Get AI theme updates, add new sections, and protect your store with backups & outage alerts.
| Design Packs | Theme Updater & Backups | OOTS | |
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Expertly-built collection of theme sections and templates that work with any theme
| Metric | Design Packs: Theme Sections | Theme Updater & Backups | OOTS |
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| Rating | ★ 5.0 ★ | 4.2 ★ |
| Total reviews | 98 | ★ 291 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free plan available |
| Built for Shopify | ★ Yes | — |
| Pricing tiers | 3 tiers | ★ 4 tiers |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Featured placements | — | 2 |
| Languages | 1 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Jan 2021 | Sep 2016 |
Based on the data on this page, Design Packs: Theme Sections is the stronger choice for most Shopify App Store merchants — 5.0★ vs Theme Updater & Backups | OOTS's 4.2★ is a meaningful gap that usually reflects real product or support quality differences across the user base.
Pricing entry tiers: Design Packs: Theme Sections at Free plan available, Theme Updater & Backups | OOTS at Free plan available. Check each app's tier structure for the capacity limits you actually need before deciding — the headline number is the same shape, but the gating shape per tier (seats, usage volume, integrations) varies.
Theme Updater & Backups | OOTS has the larger user base (291 reviews vs 98), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Design Packs: Theme Sections's smaller cohort can be an advantage for niche workflows where the bigger app has accumulated bloat.
Recommended by size: small/early-stage merchants who need fast install and low risk should default to Design Packs: Theme Sections; mid-market and enterprise merchants with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — Theme Updater & Backups | OOTS's 291-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than Design Packs: Theme Sections's broader-but-shallower coverage.
This verdict is generated from the live marketplace data on this page — rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position all refresh from the canonical Shopify App Store listing every 24 hours. AppRanks does not accept payment to influence comparison outcomes; the methodology is documented on the About page and applies identically to every pair on the site.
Read each app's audit: Design Packs: Theme Sections audit • Theme Updater & Backups | OOTS audit
| Keyword | Design Packs | Theme Updater & Backups | OOTS |
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| theme | #16 | #14 |
| theme publishing scheduler | #23 | #24 |
| page builder | #94 | #75 |
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Both Design Packs: Theme Sections and Theme Updater & Backups | OOTS offer paid plans only. Design Packs: Theme Sections starts at Free plan available; Theme Updater & Backups | OOTS starts at Free plan available. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
Design Packs: Theme Sections has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 98 reviews) compared to Theme Updater & Backups | OOTS (4.2★ from 291 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
Design Packs: Theme Sections holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.2★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store. Theme Updater & Backups | OOTS has the deeper published review base (291 vs 98), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.
Design Packs: Theme Sections typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (98 reviews). Theme Updater & Backups | OOTS typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (291 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.
Migration support varies by app and category. Design Packs: Theme Sections and Theme Updater & Backups | OOTS both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Design Packs: Theme Sections" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
