Aurora Shopify Theme — Usage Statistics
Aurora runs on 0.2% of the 3,500,000+ Shopify stores across our full detection dataset. For how its share is moving right now, see theme trends.
Aurora is a Shopify theme used by 0.2% of the Shopify stores in our dataset. The figure reflects live storefront detection of the active theme, not Theme Store download counts.
Theme store ID: 1770 — the number Aurora stamps into every store that installs it.
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Aurora adoption trend
Aurora has held steady at about 0.2% of the stores scanned each month in recent months. See all Shopify trends →
Aurora speed & Core Web Vitals
Across 102 real Aurora stores, 66% pass Google’s Core Web Vitals (median LCP 1.9s). Filtered to stores running only a few apps, that rises to 64.9%, isolating the theme’s own speed from the apps merchants pile on.
Aurora is a paid Shopify theme in the Theme Store, built as a small library of considered presets rather than a giant catalog of demos. Its pitch is design-led speed: pick the preset that matches the brand and get most of the way to a finished storefront in an afternoon, then spend the customization budget on product photography and copy rather than on wiring together sections. Merchants who choose Aurora tend to be brand-forward stores where the look matters more than the feature list.
Because Aurora sits in the first-party Theme Store, it comes with Shopify's own update cadence and support surface plus lifetime access to future versions, without a re-license charge. The panels below show what actually happens on Aurora stores in our dataset: the app stack they build around it, the categories they sell most, and how the theme performs on real-world Core Web Vitals across the shops that run it.
Where it fits: A brand-forward store where the visual tone matters more than the feature list. Aurora ships with a short menu of considered presets, each a distinct aesthetic rather than a variant of the same layout, and a merchant who wants a designed store live within a day, without building sections from scratch, has a legitimate shortcut here. It also carries the Theme Store's own updates and support, so a merchant who picks it does not have to plan an exit around a broken re-license.
The trade-off: The preset library is small compared to a ThemeForest theme, so a store that wants dozens of visual starting points will not find them here. The theme is also premium-priced, so the value only really lands for a store that will use the design polish. A heavy-catalog or discount-driven store paying the same money for a features-first theme like Impulse, Impact, or Xtra will get more raw conversion machinery for the budget.
Ideal store: A single-product-line or curated multi-line brand that leads with photography, copy, and visual identity: fashion, beauty, home, lifestyle, and design-led food or drink. Aurora gives back less to a heavy discount catalog, to a multi-brand marketplace store, or to a store that plans a bespoke checkout or a heavy custom product-page build. None of those needs match what the theme is optimized for.
Before you commit: Preview all five presets with your own brand photography imported, not with the demo imagery. A preset that looks stunning on stock lifestyle shots can flatten hard against real product images. Then check the product page and cart flow on mobile with your actual variant count, because premium themes carry different mobile trade-offs depending on how many product options a shopper has to work through. And confirm that any subscription, bundle, or B2B app you plan to run pairs cleanly with Aurora's sections, because feature-added apps read very differently against a design-led theme than against a features-first one.
Top apps used on Aurora stores
| # | App | % of stores | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Klaviyo
Email Marketing |
48.5% | |
| 2 |
 Judge.me Product Reviews App
Product reviews |
46.1% | |
| 3 |
 Loox ‑ Product Reviews App
Product reviews |
19.6% | |
| 4 |
 Instafeed ‑ Instagram Feed
Marketing - Other |
13.2% | |
| 5 |
 Triplewhale
Analytics |
12.8% | |
| 6 |
 Trustpilot
Marketing - Other |
12.8% | |
| 7 |
 Recharge
Subscriptions |
12.8% | |
| 8 |
 Eg Auto Add To Cart
Cart customization |
9.3% | |
| 9 |
 Swym Wishlist
Wishlists |
9.3% | |
| 10 |
 Uppromote Affiliate
Affiliate programs |
8.3% |
Store types using Aurora
By business model
- Subscription 14.1%
- Multichannel & Marketplaces 7.8%
- Wholesale / B2B 4.4%
- Dropshipping 0.5%
- Print on Demand 0.5%
By what they sell
- Apparel & Accessories 58.4%
- Health & Beauty 19.8%
- Food, Beverages & Tobacco 18.3%
- T-Shirts 16.3%
- Clothing 12.4%
- Home & Garden 9.9%
Examples of stores running Aurora
- zeesy.pk
- fuaark.com
- kashees.com
- royalpret.com
- velotricbike.com
- eurusconcept.com
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How this data works
This figure comes from live detection: we scan Shopify storefronts and read the active theme each one runs, then express it as a share of the 3,500,000+ stores in our dataset. It is a share of every store in our dataset, not just recently scanned stores, so it moves more slowly than the month-over-month figures on our trends page. We report what is currently detected, not historical installs or Theme Store / App Store counts.
Independent by design: rankings are determined solely by live detection data. Affiliate relationships never affect what ranks or how stores are counted. Read the full methodology →
Citing this data
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ShopThemeDetector, "Aurora Shopify theme usage statistics", 2026. https://shopthemedetector.com/shopify-themes/aurora
