Balance
clothing

Balance

Shopify theme by Maestrooo

Impact uses a bold visual style with gradients and large headings, built originally for entertainment and audio equipment brands but adaptable to other electronics retailers. Over 35 sections support customization, and the theme adds quick buy on collection pages, a sticky add-to-cart bar, and mega-menu navigation with swatch filters.
Source Shopify Theme Store Official
★★★★★
★★★★★
4.3 · 200 reviews · 85% positive
PRICE
$ 400,00 USD
PRESETS
3 styles
PRESETS INCLUDED Total 3

Independently reviewed by the eDIY editorial team

How fast is Balance?

Google PageSpeed Insights scores for the home page, out of 100

In our October 2026 test, the official Balance demo scored 80/100 on mobile and 92/100 on desktop. On mobile, LCP was 3.8s, CLS 0.00 and Total Blocking Time 25ms.

Theme demo store

Official Balance demo, home page
80 /100
Mobile
Needs improvement
92 /100
Desktop
Good

Tested Oct 2026 · Google PageSpeed Insights lab data

MetricMobileDesktop
Largest Contentful Paint 3.8s 852ms
Cumulative Layout Shift 0.00 0.00
Total Blocking Time 25ms 13ms
Speed Index 6.2s 2.9s

The 8 live stores we tested averaged 39/100 on mobile and 55/100 on desktop. Average mobile LCP was 16.0s and CLS was 0.03. These results reflect complete production stores, not the theme alone.

Live stores average

Mean across 8 stores running Balance
39 /100
Mobile
Poor
55 /100
Desktop
Needs improvement

Tested Oct 2026 · Results include each store's apps, images, tracking scripts and customizations

MetricMobileDesktop
Largest Contentful Paint 16.0s 2.8s
Cumulative Layout Shift 0.03 0.01
Total Blocking Time 1.6s 1.7s
Speed Index 12.0s 4.3s

Per-store results

8 live stores · tested Oct 2026
Casper Sleep
casper.com
Mobile 42
Desktop 56
Nathan James
nathanjames.com
Mobile 52
Desktop 62
Threadheads
threadheads.com
Mobile 59
Desktop 80
Faherty Brand
fahertybrand.com
Mobile 30
Desktop 46
Backyard Discovery
backyarddiscovery.com
Mobile 30
Desktop 61
BARK
bark.co
Mobile 29
Desktop 54
Gymreapers
gymreapers.com
Mobile 32
Desktop 47
Paulfredrick
paulfredrick.com
Mobile 40
Desktop 36

Balance ranking and satisfaction

Position among all Shopify themes
#417 of 1308
Position among Shopify themes for "clothing"
#97 of 264
Overall satisfaction based on all reviews
85% positive

Tracked over time

Shopify themes ranking

Position among all Shopify themes

#417
95 positions
Sep 11 Sep 27 Sep 30 Oct 2 Oct 5 Oct 8
Dropped from #322 to #417 since Sep 11, 2026

Industry ranking

Position among Clothing industry

#97
3 positions
Sep 11 Sep 26 Sep 29 Oct 1 Oct 4 Oct 7
Dropped from #94 to #97 since Sep 11, 2026

Review growth

Cumulative merchant reviews

200
reviews
Sep 11 Sep 27 Sep 30 Oct 2 Oct 5 Oct 8
No new reviews since Sep 11, 2026

Price history

Theme Store list price, USD

$400
no price changes
Sep 11 Sep 27 Sep 30 Oct 2 Oct 5 Oct 8
No price changes since Sep 11, 2026

Release history

LATEST VERSION
v7.2.0
Released July 6, 2026
Releases in 12 mo 5
Total releases 64
First release October 8, 2022
v7.2.0 FEATURE

Added

  • Added a Disclosures block for support with Shopify's Disclosure metafields. Disclosures allow you to show regulatory safety and compliance content.
v7.1.0 FEATURE

Added

  • Added support for Shopify's native swatch configuration in the Product variations block.
  • Media grid and media with text sections now support an optional section header, allowing you to add a title and subheading to those two sections.

Fixed

  • Minor style adjustments to the Shopify managed account modal.
  • Fixed an issue where adding a link in the description theme setting broke the promo block on the collection template.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause the free shipping bar to temporarily show an incorrect amount when cart discount are applied.
  • Fixed an issue where search did not work correctly when the query started with a special character.
v7.0.1 FIX

Fixed

  • Fixed a bug due to Shopify new customer account, where an "Account" floating text would appear even when the navigation drawer would be hidden.
v7.0.0 MAJOR

Added

  • Login/account button in the header now uses the Shopify managed account component. This new component improves the user experience by adding a fast login with Shop and quick access to managed customer accounts.
  • Brand metafield support for social media links with automatic fallback when theme settings are blank
  • A new page transition effect is now available on supported browsers (Chrome and Safari 26+). When navigating between pages, the theme gently fades in the new page, creating a smoother, more refined browsing experience while making the site feel faster.
    This enhancement relies on a modern browser capability and does not impact performance. It is disabled by default, you can enable it from General settings > Animation > Show page transition.
  • You can now decide to show the announcement bar on home page only (previously, the announcement bar would be visible on every pages). You can use the new "Show on homepage only" in the section.

Fixed

  • Fixed an issue on the video section where clicking exactly on the "Play" button icon would not launch the video on mobile under some rare circumstances.
  • Fixed an issue where custom line item properties that referenced an image would not properly show up.

Changes

  • [Breaking change] When using drawer mode for filters on collection pages, the “Sort by” option is no longer counted as an active filter in the “Apply” button label. Previously, even if no filters were selected, the theme displayed “Apply (1)” because the sort option was included in the count. Starting with this version, sorting is excluded from the filter count, so the button will simply display “Apply” when no filters are applied. This change improves clarity and provides a more intuitive experience for buyers.
v6.12.0 FEATURE

Added

  • "Powered by Shopify" can now be disabled in the Footer's settings.

Improved

  • We've made an important change to how the quantity selector works on product and cart pages.
    Until now, the theme automatically limited the maximum quantity a customer could select to your available inventory when stock tracking was enabled. This was originally added to improve the shopping experience and prevent customers from selecting quantities that exceeded what was in stock.
    However, this feature also revealed your exact inventory levels, which can be sensitive information for some businesses. To help protect this data, we’ve removed the inventory limit from the quantity selector.
    Customers can now enter higher quantities than what you have, but if they try to add more items than you have in stock, Shopify will now show an error message instead.
  • Improved cart accessibility: when a product is added to the cart, the theme now announces "XXX added to cart" to screen readers. This enhancement helps users relying on assistive technologies understand when an item has been successfully added, providing a more inclusive shopping experience.
  • Minor accessibility improvements on the quantity selector.

Fixed

  • Fixed a rare bug where a slideshow configured as auto-rotate with a video slide as first slide might not finish playing the full video before moving to the next slide.

Full changelog

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What merchants say about Balance Shopify theme

We know about 200 reviews

Theme is great and matches our brand. Had a small issue, but Karla was great to work with and fixed it quickly. Highly recommend.

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Riven
Aug 27, 2026

We’ve been very happy with the Impact theme and especially the support from Maestrooo. Karla has been fantastic — incredibly quick to respond and has gone above and beyond to help us, even assisting with some additional fixes outside their usual support. Great theme, excellent documentation and even better support. Highly recommended! DoggyTopia

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DoggyTopia
Aug 21, 2026

The Mestroo theme has given us all the flexibility and, above all, the functionality we need to grow and offer a truly professional service. It's a solid, up-to-date theme that delivers on every front. The support is excellent as well — genuinely professional and technically deep. Every issue we ran into was resolved quickly and thoroughly. Eduardo in particular does a great job. Thank you!

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Slow Goods
Jul 29, 2026

I encountered numerous issues while configuring the theme and sent an email to ask for help. However, it has been three days since I sent that email, and I haven't received reply! I paid $400 for this theme, and I certainly didn't expect to end up with a product that lacks after-sales support! If you see comment, please contact me ASAP and check my email. Email ends with "gameperipherals"

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Gameperipherals
Jul 20, 2026

The theme itself is great and has a lot of potential. However, the documentation website is a major frustration. It constantly freezes, loads very slowly, or becomes unusable, making it extremely difficult to find the information you need. I honestly don’t understand why this issue hasn’t been addressed, as it significantly affects the overall user experience. Improving the documentation site woul …

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Dentiphoto
Jul 14, 2026

Running our shop on Impact for three years now and have customised it heavily. A theme is only as good as its support, and that is where Impact stands out: Karla has always helped us quickly and with concrete answers. One wish: manual control over heading tags (H1, H2 and so on) for cleaner SEO structure. Aside from that, a flexible, reliable theme we recommend.

N
Nuindie.shop
Jun 17, 2026

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