Comparison · 60 merchant reviews read · Updated October 2026
ABsolutely vs Theme Scientist
Short answer
Pick ABsolutely if you need price tests and template tests and you want the most proven option (47 reviews).
Pick Theme Scientist if you want the lowest starting price ($9.99/month).
 ABsolutely |  Theme Scientist | |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.9★ (47) | 4★ (13) |
| Cost at your traffic | $49+/moStarting price. The listing says price rises with orders but gives no tiers. | $29.99+/moYour traffic is above the listed limits. Tester Pro is the floor, expect a custom quote. |
| How price scales | Starts at $49/month (Content Testing), $199 (Price Testing) or $499 (Advanced Testing), and goes up with your store's sitewide order volume; a free trial is available but its length isn't stated. | Starts at $9.99/month with a 14-day free trial, and the price goes up as your store's monthly order limit increases (50, 250, or 500 orders). |
| Launched | November 29, 2024 | March 5, 2020 |
| App Store listing | App Store listing |
Theme Scientist starts at $9.99 a month, ABsolutely at $49
ABsolutely
- Content Testing$49/mo
- Price Testing$199/mo
- Advanced Testing$499/mo
“Starting at $49. Pricing scales based on sitewide order volume.”
Theme Scientist
- Tester$9.99/mo
- Tester+$19.99/mo
- Tester Pro$29.99/mo
Only ABsolutely can run price tests
Read from each app's listing. A dot means the listing says it can do it.
| ABsolutely | Theme Scientist | |
|---|---|---|
| Price tests | ● | ○ |
| Theme tests | ● | ● |
| Template tests | ● | ○ |
| Content tests | ● | ● |
| URL split tests | ● | ○ |
| Shipping tests | ● | ○ |
| Visual editor | ● | ○ |
| Audience targeting | ● | ○ |
What reviewers complain about
Share of each app's reviews that complain about the topic. Apps under 20 reviews are left out because a single review swings the number.
| ABsolutely | |
|---|---|
| Price | 0% |
| Billing and refunds | 0% |
| Support | 4.3% |
| Bugs | 2.1% |
| Setup | 2.1% |
| Dashboard | 0% |
| Reporting and stats | 2.1% |
| Flicker | 0% |
| Page speed | 0% |
| Integrations | 0% |
| What you can test | 0% |
| Results | 0% |
The most common ABsolutely complaint: bugs
Update: They did reply. Most issues are unresolved but may be outside of their control. 1 issue is arguably user error / arguably UX defect (my bias as a customer is that it's a UX defect). Delay in response to a pri 1 issue seems to be from having recently switched support platforms. I need more time to evaluate and test things out, but am updating to 3 stars until I have a few days to do so. I…
Theme Scientist replies to 85% of reviews. ABsolutely replies to none
| ABsolutely | Theme Scientist | |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews with a developer reply | 0% | 85% |
| Praise support | 48.9% | 69.2% |
| Complain about support | 4.3% | 7.7% |
Serious problems reviewers reported
Billing disputes, broken stores, misused data and missing features. Each one is a single merchant's account.
Update: They did reply. Most issues are unresolved but may be outside of their control. 1 issue is arguably user error / arguably UX defect (my bias as a customer is that it's a UX defect). Delay in response to a pri 1 issue seems to be from having recently switched support platforms. I need more time to evaluate and test things out, but am updating to 3 stars until I have a few days to do so. I…
Results merchants put a number on
- 15% other with ABsolutely, testing lower prices. “lower prices increased our profits by 15%”
- over $50k a year revenue with Theme Scientist, testing multiple growth ideas. “increase our revenue by over $50k a year”
- double conversion rate with Theme Scientist. “double, yes double our conversion rates in 3 months”
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