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Theme Updater & Backups | OOTS

Develop by Shopify

$4-$29

/ Month
Free plan available 7 Days Free Trial

Keep your theme updated and protect store data with backups

Email notifications
Automated backups
One-click updates
Customizations retention
Version comparisons

About Theme Updater & Backups | OOTS

Launched Sep 12, 2016

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Built by Shopify

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570, Boul. Charest Est, Suite 220, Québec, QC, G1K 9G3, CA

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Description

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.

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. more
  • 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

Pros

  • Easy to use with one-click automated theme updates
  • Preserves customizations and settings during theme updates
  • Email notification alerts when new theme versions become available
  • Automated backups for products, collections, themes, orders, customers, and more
  • Dedicated customer support with one-click setup
  • Positive reviews indicate the app works well when no issues arise
  • Detailed comparison of code changes after an update

Cons

  • Significant number of negative reviews citing broken themes and poor support
  • Issues with updating custom coded themes; some code changes are not transferred
  • Reported errors and failures in completing theme updates, with long response times from support
  • Costly support services for issues that could allegedly be resolved more cheaply through freelancers
  • Some users experience total loss of previous design and site structure when updating
  • Provides carry over customizations, but it doesn't guarantee a 100% transfer due to potential code conflicts

Top Helpful Reviews

Planted Technology

Nov 19, 2025  on Shopify

This app works well and has been able to copy most of our customizations to the new theme after an update. However, we've found that not all customizations are able to be copied, so we still have to have a developer help with theme updates, in order to keep all our customizations.

RETTRO

Nov 08, 2025  on Shopify

trash app with minimal to no options. These sections should be standard if anything. Out of the Sandbox is pure outdated garbage

Canine Spirit Australia

Sep 08, 2025  on Shopify

We have an old Parallax theme which has limited functionality, so we got the app to add the FAQs to our product pages. I was able to add it to the product pages and it works if you want to add generic FAQs to the pages. However, to get product specific FAQs on each product page you need to add individual metafields for the sub-titles, then each question & each answer. We have close to 100 products so that means hundreds of metafields. Would great to see this feature added.

Canine Spirit Australia

Sep 05, 2025  on Shopify

We have the Parallax theme but it so limited now in functionality compared to so many other themes out there. So I was hoping I could get some better functionality by adding the theme sections this app offers. However, disappointingly we can't get the theme sections of this app to work. First I wanted to add the FAQs block on product pages. Spent hours trying to add custom dynamic sources- finally sorted it on the theme editor. But, now I can't get the FAQs to actually show on the product pages. (yes they are 'turned on'). So I tried the 'Image with Text' section as well - tried to add it to category and product pages. It shows in the editor - but won't go live on the site. Disappointed but guessing maybe it's because Parallax is now such an old theme. Fingers crossed a big update will come for Parallax and it will have something as simple as FAQs on the product page as built in. Otherwise, I think it would be faster to buy a better theme.

Windfall Jewelry

Aug 30, 2025  on Shopify

We have added the scrolling images and collection list sections from Theme Updater & Backups to our website. They definitely enhance the appearance of our website. We had some minor technical glitches with scrolling images not displaying correctly with our theme that tech support was able to resolve.

La Compagnie des Cartes - Le voyage et la randonnée

Aug 28, 2025  on Shopify

Great interface and great support. You'll never hesitate again to go through theme updates (Expanse from Archetype Themes in my case).

JK Taylor US

Aug 12, 2025  on Shopify

The updater works very well as I have used it for three updates with no issues. I would appreciate more details in the release notes.

Serene Soul Wellness

Jul 06, 2025  on Shopify

As a growth marketer who regularly optimizes design and performance, keeping your theme up-to-date is critical and Theme Updater by Out of the Sandbox delivers that with zero downtime or stress.

Epically Beautiful

Jun 26, 2025  on Shopify

Theme updater is easy to use as it carries over all your custom codes to the new theme at the press of a button. I do end up with coding 'conflicts' arising each time, but you just have to look at the code and make your own judgment on which code to accept. I either kept it to the same code or selected the one for the new theme. I don't trust the Ai version. When updating it will give you a new draft copy of the theme so you don't mess up your Live one. You can always view and check the draft copy to make sure all your customisations are still in place and that everything looks ok before publishing and making it Live.

AME Jewellery

Jun 18, 2025  on Shopify

Out of the Sandbox has been my trusted theme partner for years. The theme’s update package makes upgrading my website easy and consistent. Additionally, Out of the Sandbox's responsive technical support consistently resolves any issues promptly. It’s an outstanding theme with reliable, top-notch support. Thank you so much!

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