Shopify app
EstablishedTheme Updater & Backups | OOTS
Effortlessly update themes, add new sections, and backup data
- Rating on Shopify
- 4.2(292)
- Reviews
- 292
- Developer
- Out of the Sandbox
- Launched
- September 13, 2016
- Pricing
- Free plan available. Free trial available.
- Languages
- English
The facts
Every value below is read from the listing or computed by the published formula. Nothing is a verdict.
Bayesian rating
4.23
category median 4.41
Reviews in the last 180 days
16
from 292 collected reviews
1 and 2 star share
31%
90 of 292
Starting price
$4/month
band: Under $10 · 7-day trial
Pricing plans as listed on Shopify
All charges are billed in USD. Recurring and usage-based charges are billed every 30 days. See all pricing options
| Plan | Price | Billed yearly | Trial | Usage fee | Included |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updater Free | Free | not offered | none | none stated | Access updated theme files; Get notified when new versions release; Install free theme sections |
| Theme Sections | $4/month | $36/year | 7 days | none stated | Premium sections by top theme developers; Install sections in any Shopify theme; New sections released every month |
| Updater Pro | $9/month | $96/year | 7 days | none stated | One-click AI-powered theme updates; Keep code edits and app integrations; Email alerts for new theme updates |
| Vault Backups | $29/month | $312/year | 7 days | none stated | Automated backups of your online store; Instantly restore data; 1-year backup history; Unlimited storage |
Rating distribution
292 ratings on the listing at crawl time.
- 5 stars174(60%)
- 4 stars20(7%)
- 3 stars8(3%)
- 2 stars14(5%)
- 1 star76(26%)
Review collection
What the site has collected for this app, so every number below can be checked against its window.
- Collected: 292 of 292 reviews (100% coverage)
- Window: Sep 28, 2016 to Oct 7, 2026
- Replied by the developer: 203 of 292 collected
- Collected on Oct 15, 2026
Latest reviews
The 10 most recent of 292 collected reviews, quoted to at most 25 words each. Full reviews are on the Shopify listing.
5 starsOct 7, 2026Nordlys PrintDenmarkAbout 5 years using the app
"For me this app works as intended and makes upgrading to new theme versions much easier. Support has also been great when needed. 5 stars."
5 starsOct 5, 2026BeCause TeesUnited StatesAbout 5 years using the app
"Migrating to a theme update is such a nightmare but this app makes it sooo much easier. Great themes with excellent customer service. We've always ..."
5 starsSep 21, 2026PC-OccasionBelgiumOver 3 years using the app
"Easy to use and working with this for years now i recommand!"
5 starsSep 12, 2026NestNook OnlineUnited StatesAbout 1 month using the app
"Theme Updater & Backups has made managing Shopify theme updates much easier. Updating a customized theme can be stressful, especially when you have custom code ..."
5 starsSep 2, 2026Artistica.comUnited StatesOver 9 years using the app
"Excellent and Extremely Reliable! Updating a Shopify theme can be tedious, complicated, and risky, especially with a customized website. Theme Updater & Backups makes the ..."
5 starsAug 12, 2026Sprout Enterprise®United StatesOver 9 years using the app
"Usually, we've had no issues in updating the Turbo theme. But this version from 9.6 to 10 -- went haywire. AI allegedly handled all but ..."
Developer replied. Read on Shopify
5 starsAug 11, 2026SoleyTürkiye2 days using the app
"We’re using the Combine theme. We’ve made a lot of code improvements. We needed to update our theme to version 4.0.0 without losing any code ..."
5 starsAug 10, 2026Goody Goody Gum DropsAustraliaOver 3 years using the app
"Excellent app. Highly recommended. Great to update a new theme and the theme sections make web page changes easy."
4 starsJul 22, 2026FabricSmiths Inc.United StatesAbout 4 years using the app
"GREAT Support, the app didn't install an older clean version of a theme for me (to compare customizations), but support did install one for me."
Developer replied. Read on Shopify
5 starsJul 16, 2026GoodimpressionUnited StatesOver 3 years using the app
"Theme Updater has made updating on Shopify so much easier. Please remember to be very careful adding 3rd party apps to your store so the ..."
Developer replied. Read on Shopify
Screenshots
5 of 7 listing screenshots, composed as review cards. Captions are the developer's own.
1 of 5: vault has automatic products backups ready for your to restore 
2 of 5: progress bar in theme updater creating new theme 
3 of 5: theme updated to the latest version and ready for customization 
4 of 5: Know when Shopify is down with realtime status page monitoring 
5 of 5: Get support updating your premium shopify theme
Features Shopify lists for this app
Feature handles from the listing, grouped as Shopify groups them.
Page types
- Landing pages
- Home pages
- Product pages
- Collections
- Blogs
- FAQs
- Quick view
- Footers
- Theme sections
- Custom pages
Managing pages
- Templates
- Import and export
- Automations
- Page versions
- Content syncing
- Global sections
- Global styles
- Custom code
- AI generation
- Audits
- Testing
Works with
Third-party integrations link to their hub when 5 or more apps name them. Shopify's own surfaces are listed separately and never counted as integrations.
- Archetype Themes
- Clean Canvas Themes
- Dawn Theme
- Krown Themes
- Pixel Union/Out of the Sandbox
- Troop Themes
Shopify surfaces: Shopify Admin
Data access
As disclosed on the listing. Never scored.
Not disclosed on the listing.
Developer
Out of the Sandbox
- Apps in the dataset:
- 1
- Address:
- 329 Howe St., PMB 2066, Vancouver, BC, V6C 3N2, CA
- Website:
- outofthesandbox.com
- Support email domain:
- outofthesandbox.com
- English support:
- yes
- Resources:
- Privacy policy, FAQ, App Documentation
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From the Shopify listingDeveloper claims, shown verbatim and collapsed. 87 words.Show
- Update your Shopify theme without losing your customizations or content
- Email alerts when theme updates are available and Shopify outages are detected
- Automated backups for products, collections, themes, orders, customers, and more
- Compare themes versions (diff checker) to ensure customizations are maintained
- Install premium theme sections made by the top theme developers
Get AI theme updates, add new sections, and protect your store with backups & outage alerts.
Effortlessly protect and maintain your online store. With new versions released every few months, keeping your theme updated is critical to get the latest features, design enhancements, and bug fixes. No more time-consuming manual updates – instead update in minutes with our AI-powered updater that preserves all your customizations and code modifications. Add automated backups, high-converting theme sections, and real-time store monitoring to alert you instantly if Shopify reports an outage.
Data as of Oct 14, 2026, from the public Shopify App Store listing. How the numbers are computed: methodology.
292 reviews counted on the listing. Rating and count in the structured data are the values Shopify displayed at crawl time.