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| Metric | Digital Product Subscriptions | Digital Downloads & PDF ‑ BIG |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.6 ★ | ★ 4.9 ★ |
| Total reviews | 18 | ★ 884 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free to install | Free plan available |
| Built for Shopify | ★ Yes | — |
| Pricing tiers | 4 tiers | 4 tiers |
| Listed features |
On the measured data here, Digital Downloads & PDF leads on more dimensions (4 vs 1). Pick Digital Product Subscriptions if one of the points where it leads is what you need.
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Read each app's audit: Digital Product Subscriptions audit • Digital Downloads & PDF ‑ BIG audit
| Field | Digital Product Subscriptions | Digital Downloads & PDF ‑ BIG |
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| Tagline | ||
| Listing audit | 91/100 listing audit | 96/100 listing audit |
| Screenshots | images | images |
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| Developer |
| 5 |
| 5 |
| Featured placements | — | 3 |
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| Languages | 1 supported | 6 supported |
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| Listed since | Apr 2025 | Nov 2022 |
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| Keyword | Digital Product Subscriptions | Digital Downloads & PDF ‑ BIG |
|---|---|---|
| sell digital products | #11 | #1 |
| digital product delivery | #10 | #9 |
| digital products | #15 | #5 |
| digital downloads | #18 | #5 |
| digital | #17 | #6 |
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Both Digital Product Subscriptions and Digital Downloads & PDF ‑ BIG offer a free plan. Digital Product Subscriptions lists no paid plan with a published price; Digital Downloads & PDF ‑ BIG lists no paid plan with a published price. Prices are as listed on the Shopify App Store; check what each tier includes in the Pricing section above.
Digital Downloads & PDF ‑ BIG has the higher average rating (4.9★ from 884 reviews) compared to Digital Product Subscriptions (4.6★ from 18 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
Digital Downloads & PDF ‑ BIG holds the higher average rating (4.9★ vs 4.6★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly; Digital Downloads & PDF ‑ BIG has more published reviews to read for user-reported install experience (884 vs 18).
AppRanks cannot say which fits a larger or smaller operation — there is no store-size measurement in the Shopify App Store data. What it can show: Digital Product Subscriptions has 18 published reviews; Digital Downloads & PDF ‑ BIG has 884 published reviews. Compare plan limits and pricing tiers against your own volume.
Migration support varies by app and category. Digital Product Subscriptions and Digital Downloads & PDF ‑ BIG both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Digital Product Subscriptions" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.