Animated Sections vs Design Packs: Theme Sections
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 23, 2026 for Animated Sections, Nov 9, 2026 for Design Packs.
The short answer
- Only Design Packs lists a free plan.
- Animated Sections lists 14 features Design Packs’s listing doesn’t mention, including 3D animations, Animation control, Backgrounds.
Head to head
New sections and landing pages for your free or premium theme
- United States
- Canada
- United Kingdom
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free to install
Free Plan
- · Add three free sections - yours to keep!
- · Ask us anything - we’ve got you
- · Style settings for Desktop and Mobile
- · • "About" - bios, intros, and info
- · • "FAQ" - questions and accordions
- · • "Footer" - Company details and contact
Standard Plan
- · Built for speed + performance
- · Customize faster with no dev time
- · Drag and drop to build your pages
- · Friendly, fast support from real humans
- · New sections and templates added monthly
- · Tweak layouts, fonts. styles, and more
Premium Insider
- · 1:1 onboarding call to set you up
- · Direct access via private Slack
- · Free font setup by our dev team
- · Front-of-line section priority
- · Get early access to new features
- · Includes everything in Standard Plan
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureMake your store stand out with these modern designs. We built these sections for Shopify from the ground up, to democratize bespoke web design & bring you designs normally only available through costly custom development. These eye-catching sections are built entirely in Liquid, CSS and JavaScript (no imported animation libraries), so they are highly performant and work with any theme.
Your new powerful collection of sections and templates designed for maximum flexibility. Product pages, animated elements, info tabs, FAQs, slideshows, parallax effects, and premium styles. Works with online store and can be customized to match any design. Connect and detect metafields and metaobjects to integrate dynamic content. Highly functional blog pages and articles.
- Add sections to your existing themes
- Beautiful animated sections that bring attention to your text / media / products
- Add sections to as many themes as you want
- Highly customizable with conditional settings - see only relevant settings
- Customizations: Size, fonts, colors, animation, and mobile settings
- Built for performance & speed: Will not affect page loading
- Maintains Brand Guidelines: Use custom fonts & Global CSS
- New Releases Monthly: Everything is Included
All the numbers
Every figure, side by side
A green dot marks the app ahead on a measured figure. Estimates, gaps and apps that leave no storefront trace never take the lead.
Adoption
| Measure |  Animated Sections |  Design Packs |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 629 |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | −14 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | 22% |
| Top store categories | Not published | Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Food, Beverages & Tobacco |
| Top store countries | Not published | United States, Canada, United Kingdom |
Reviews
| Measure | Animated Sections | Design Packs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 4.9 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 97 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Animated Sections | Design Packs |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | $24.99/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 1 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Animated Sections | Design Packs |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #119 | #52(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | #19 in Page builder |
| Built for Shopify | No | Yes |
| Launched | May 12, 2026 | Jan 15, 2021 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Animated Software Ltd. | Design Packs Inc |
FAQ
Animated Sections and Design Packs: common questions
- Is Animated Sections or Design Packs cheaper?
- Only Design Packs lists a free plan. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Animated Sections lists 14 the others don’t mention, such as 3D animations, Animation control, Backgrounds, Career pages. Design Packs lists 14 the others don’t mention, such as Custom code, Custom fonts, Elements, FAQs. A feature missing from a listing may still be supported; this compares what each App Store listing says.
- Where does this comparison’s data come from?
- Shoplist crawls Shopify storefronts to detect which apps each store runs, and reads each app’s Shopify App Store listing for reviews, pricing, features and integrations. Store counts are as of Oct 23, 2026 for Animated Sections, Nov 9, 2026 for Design Packs; estimated figures are labeled.
How Shoplist compares apps
Store counts come from Shoplist’s crawl of Shopify storefronts, which detects the apps each store runs; they are as of Oct 23, 2026 for Animated Sections, Nov 9, 2026 for Design Packs. Reviews, ratings, plans, features and integrations come from each app’s Shopify App Store listing. 28-day figures are labeled when estimated, and a figure that is missing or estimated never decides who leads. Read the methodology.