Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Get AI theme updates, add new sections, and protect your store with backups & outage alerts.
| Theme Updater & Backups | OOTS | Puco Sections | |
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Save your time and money with 200+ sections & blocks, no coding required, all in your Theme Editor
| Metric | Theme Updater & Backups | OOTS | Puco Sections: Theme Sections |
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| Rating | 4.2 ★ | ★ 5.0 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 291 | 152 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free to install |
| Built for Shopify | — | ★ Yes |
| Pricing tiers | ★ 4 tiers | 1 tier |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Featured placements | 2 | — |
| Languages | 1 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Sep 2016 | Sep 2022 |
Based on the data on this page, Puco Sections: 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: Theme Updater & Backups | OOTS at Free plan available, Puco Sections: Theme Sections at Free to install. 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 152), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Puco Sections: 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 Puco Sections: 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 Puco Sections: 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: Theme Updater & Backups | OOTS audit • Puco Sections: Theme Sections audit
| Keyword | Theme Updater & Backups | OOTS | Puco Sections |
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| theme | #173 | #15 |
| page builder | #40 | #7935 |
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Both Theme Updater & Backups | OOTS and Puco Sections: Theme Sections offer paid plans only. Theme Updater & Backups | OOTS starts at Free plan available; Puco Sections: Theme Sections starts at Free to install. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
Puco Sections: Theme Sections has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 152 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.
Puco Sections: 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 152), 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.
Theme Updater & Backups | OOTS typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (291 reviews). Puco Sections: Theme Sections typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (152 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. Theme Updater & Backups | OOTS and Puco Sections: Theme Sections 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 Puco Sections: 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.
