Comparison · 148 merchant reviews read · Updated October 2026
Elevate vs Theme Scientist
Short answer
Pick Elevate if you need price tests and template tests and you're replacing Google Optimize (3 reviewers made that move).
Pick Theme Scientist if you want the lowest starting price ($9.99/month).
 Elevate |  Theme Scientist | |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.9★ (144) | 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 with a free trial, and the price goes up with your store's sitewide order volume and the plan you choose. | 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 | December 22, 2020 | March 5, 2020 |
| App Store listing | App Store listing |
Theme Scientist starts at $9.99 a month, Elevate at $49
Elevate
- Basic Plan$49/mo
- Standard Plan$99/mo
- Premium Plan$499/mo
“Pricing scales based on sitewide order volume”
Theme Scientist
- Tester$9.99/mo
- Tester+$19.99/mo
- Tester Pro$29.99/mo
Only Elevate can run price tests
Read from each app's listing. A dot means the listing says it can do it.
| Elevate | Theme Scientist | |
|---|---|---|
| Price tests | ● | ○ |
| Theme tests | ● | ● |
| Template tests | ● | ○ |
| Content tests | ● | ● |
| URL split tests | ● | ○ |
| Shipping tests | ● | ○ |
| Checkout tests | ● | ○ |
| Visual editor | ● | ○ |
| AI test ideas | ● | ○ |
| 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.
| Elevate | |
|---|---|
| Price | 1.5% |
| Billing and refunds | 0% |
| Support | 0.7% |
| Bugs | 3% |
| Setup | 0% |
| Dashboard | 0% |
| Reporting and stats | 1.5% |
| Flicker | 0% |
| Page speed | 0% |
| Integrations | 0% |
| What you can test | 0% |
| Results | 0% |
The most common Elevate complaint: bugs
bad app. Can't even split visitors good. Is 250 visitors and 30 visitors a 50/50 split? xd
Theme Scientist replies to 85% of reviews, Elevate to 6%
| Elevate | Theme Scientist | |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews with a developer reply | 6% | 85% |
| Praise support | 78.5% | 69.2% |
| Complain about support | 0.7% | 7.7% |
Serious problems reviewers reported
Billing disputes, broken stores, misused data and missing features. Each one is a single merchant's account.
bad app. Can't even split visitors good. Is 250 visitors and 30 visitors a 50/50 split? xd
Results merchants put a number on
- $30k+ revenue with Elevate. “find $30k+ in additional monthly sales”
- 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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