Design Packs: Theme Sections vs Section Store & UI Blocks
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 3, 2026 for Design Packs, May 14, 2026 for Section Store & UI Blocks.
The short answer
- Only Design Packs lists a free plan.
- Design Packs lists 17 features Section Store & UI Blocks’s listing doesn’t mention, including 404 pages, About us pages, Blogs.
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 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 featureYour 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.
Section Store & UI Blocks helps Shopify merchants create modern, conversion-focused storefronts using customizable UI sections and theme app blocks. Add announcement bars, smart search, tabbed collections, shop-by-category layouts, shoppable videos, USP sections, and more directly from the Shopify theme editor.
- 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
- Offer slider with countdown timers to create urgency and boost conversions.
- Cart progress bar that increases average order value with reward milestones.
- Custom image-text sections to highlight stories, offers, and key products.
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 |  Design Packs |  Section Store & UI Blocks |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 618 | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | −13 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | 22% | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden | Not published |
| Top store countries | United States, Canada, United Kingdom | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | Design Packs | Section Store & UI Blocks |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 123 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Design Packs | Section Store & UI Blocks |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $24.99/month | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 3 | Not published |
Listing
| Measure | Design Packs | Section Store & UI Blocks |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #50(ahead) | #171 |
| Shopify App Charts | #18 in Page builder | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | No |
| Launched | Jan 15, 2021 | Jul 10, 2025 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Design Packs Inc | Digi Sidekick |
FAQ
Design Packs and Section Store & UI Blocks: common questions
- Is Design Packs or Section Store & UI Blocks 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?
- Design Packs lists 17 the others don’t mention, such as 404 pages, About us pages, Blogs, Contact pages. Section Store & UI Blocks lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as A/B testing, Product pages. 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 Nov 3, 2026 for Design Packs, May 14, 2026 for Section Store & UI Blocks; 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 Nov 3, 2026 for Design Packs, May 14, 2026 for Section Store & UI Blocks. 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.