Theme Updater Shopify Apps – Market Share Breakdown
(Updated October 2026) See which theme updater Shopify apps dominate installs and how their share has shifted over time. This keyword page shows the full market share table, monthly share trends for the leaders, and a country-level breakdown so you can compare global vs regional dominance.
Theme Updater Shopify Apps — Full Market Share Table
All tracked theme updater Shopify apps ranked by current install share, with change vs 30 days ago and Leader / Climbing / Declining / Stable status — filterable by country and date range.
| # | App | Market Share | Change | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Theme Updater & Backups | OOTS | 73.78% | 4.04 | Climbing |
| 2 |  Section Store: Theme Sections | 15.84% | 2.99 | Declining |
| 3 |  Theme Auto | Theme Scheduler | 6.41% | 0.36 | Declining |
| 4 |  Smart Breadcrumbs ‑ SEO & Nav | 2.91% | 0.37 | Declining |
| 5 |  T‑Selector VAT Toggle & Exempt | 0.58% | 0.17 | Climbing |
| 6 |  Storefront Auditor | 0.17% | 0.01 | Declining |
| 7 |  Webrex ‑ Pricing By Country | 0.12% | 0.14 | Declining |
| 8 |  Launchify | 0.08% | 0.05 | Declining |
| 9 |  Maestro Visibility Scheduler | 0.07% | 0.00 | Declining |
| 10 |  Smart Backup ‑ Backup Restore | 0.02% | 0.00 | Declining |
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Key Insights:
- Theme Updater & Backups | OOTS holds 73.8% share of theme updater app installs — 57.9pp ahead of Section Store: Theme Sections (15.8%).
- Top 3 apps (Theme Updater & Backups | OOTS, Section Store: Theme Sections, Theme Auto | Theme Scheduler) account for 96.0% of all theme updater install share — a concentrated market.
- Theme Updater & Backups | OOTS is gaining share fastest this month (+4.04pp) — the largest single gainer among the top theme updater apps by share.
- Section Store: Theme Sections is losing share fastest (-2.99pp) — could indicate a churning user base or a stronger challenger gaining ground.
Theme Updater Shopify Apps — Market Share Over Time
Monthly market share trajectory for the top 5 theme updater Shopify apps over the past year — see who's gaining or losing install share month by month.
Charts Data
| App | May 2026 | Jun 2026 | Jul 2026 | Aug 2026 | Sep 2026 | Oct 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theme Updater & Backups | OOTS | 67.9%4.25 | 69.8%1.96 | 73.8%3.91 | 73.8%0.04 | 84.8%11.01 | 83.3%1.48 |
| Theme Auto | Theme Scheduler | 5.3%2.15 | 6.8%1.45 | 6.4%0.37 | 13.5%7.12 | 10.4%3.16 | 11.5%1.09 |
| Smart Breadcrumbs ‑ SEO & Nav | 4.5%0.48 | 3.3%1.24 | 2.9%0.38 | 1.0%1.93 | 2.8%1.85 | 3.1%0.29 |
| T‑Selector VAT Toggle & Exempt | 0.3%0.55 | 0.4%0.09 | 0.6%0.17 | 0.6%0.01 | 0.7%0.12 | 1.2%0.46 |
 AccessifyAI: Accessibility | — | — | — | 0.7% | 1.1%0.32 | 0.8%0.28 |
Key Insights:
- Theme Updater & Backups | OOTS's share expanded from 68.3% → 83.3% over the charted period.
- Of the top 5 tracked theme updater apps, 5 grew share and 0 lost share — leader is widening the gap.
Top Theme Updater Shopify Apps by Country
Per-country market share rankings for theme updater Shopify apps across 5 markets — see which apps lead in each country and where regional leaders diverge from the global leader.
| # | 🌎 Worldwide |  United States |  India |  China |  United Kingdom |
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Key Insights:
- Theme Updater & Backups | OOTS leads theme updater apps in 2 of 4 tracked markets (United States, United Kingdom).
- Theme Updater & Backups | OOTS leads worldwide, but 2 of 4 tracked markets crown a different leader — Section Store: Theme Sections in India, Section Store: Theme Sections in China.
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Top 5 Apps in Theme Updater
- Theme Updater & Backups | OOTS — Leads theme updater apps with 83.3% install share, rated 4.2★ — gaining share this month.
- Theme Auto | Theme Scheduler — Holds 11.5% of theme updater app install share, rated 4.8★ — losing share this month.
- Vasta ThemeUpdater — Holds 0 of theme updater app install share.
- Smart Breadcrumbs ‑ SEO & Nav — Holds 3.1% of theme updater app install share, rated 5.0★ — gaining share this month.
- Theme Weaver — Holds 0 of theme updater app install share, rated 4.3★.
Theme Updater Shopify Apps — Frequently Asked Questions
1. Which theme updater app has the highest market share on Shopify?
Theme Updater & Backups | OOTS dominates the theme updater category on Shopify with 73.8% of installs — 57.9pp ahead of Section Store: Theme Sections. This is a clear leader by share, so most merchants default to it unless they have a niche-fit reason to pick differently.
2. How is market share calculated for theme updater Shopify apps?
For theme updater (a keyword page), market share is rank-weighted — apps at position #1 carry roughly 40× the weight of apps at position #22, and apps beyond #22 are excluded. Each app's weighted score is divided by the total weighted score across the keyword to give the share %. This reflects Shopify search behaviour: most installs come from the top of the results.
3. Which theme updater apps are gaining market share on Shopify?
Theme Updater & Backups | OOTS is gaining theme updater app market share fastest this month, up +4.04pp versus 30 days ago. Switch the table sub-tab to "Market Share Changes" to see all gainers ordered by movement.
4. Which theme updater apps are losing market share on Shopify?
Section Store: Theme Sections has lost the most market share this month among theme updater apps (-2.99pp). Sort the table by Change (Low to High) to see the full list of decliners.
5. Which countries drive the most theme updater Shopify app installs?
United States drives the largest share of theme updater app installs at 45.1%, followed by Canada at 10.4% and Italy at 6.3%. Use the country picker on the third card to compare market leaders by country.
6. How many theme updater apps does ShopDigest track on Shopify?
ShopDigest tracks 96 theme updater apps on the Shopify App Store. Market share, rankings, and review data refresh weekly so you can track competitive shifts as they happen.
