Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Digital Products makes selling digital products and downloads simple, right from your Shopify store.
| Shopify Digital Products | LDT Digital Downloads & Ebooks | |
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| Screenshots | images | images |
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Sell digital downloads as files, PDF, adaptive stream videos, e-books, guides, courses, license keys
| Metric | Shopify Digital Products | LDT Digital Downloads & Ebooks |
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| Rating | 4.8 ★ | 4.8 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 1.2k | 223 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free | Free plan available |
| Built for Shopify | — | ★ Yes |
| Pricing tiers | — | 4 tiers |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Featured placements | 3 | — |
| Languages | 21 supported | 25 supported |
| Listed since | Nov 2012 | Jun 2023 |
Shopify Digital Products and LDT Digital Downloads & Ebooks are evenly matched on rating (4.8★ vs 4.8★) — the differentiator comes down to pricing fit, feature breadth, and which app's interaction pattern suits your team's workflow.
Pricing entry tiers: Shopify Digital Products at Free, LDT Digital Downloads & Ebooks at Free plan available. Check each app's tier structure for the capacity limits you actually need before deciding — the headline number is the same shape, but the gating shape per tier (seats, usage volume, integrations) varies.
Shopify Digital Products has the larger user base (1,249 reviews vs 223), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. LDT Digital Downloads & Ebooks's smaller cohort can be an advantage for niche workflows where the bigger app has accumulated bloat.
Recommended evaluation path: install both apps' free tiers (where available) and run them in parallel on a small cohort for 7-14 days before committing. The data tables below show the per-feature breakdown — for most merchants the deciding factor will be a single integration or workflow detail that's hard to compare from listing pages alone.
This verdict is generated from the live marketplace data on this page — rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position all refresh from the canonical Shopify App Store listing every 24 hours. AppRanks does not accept payment to influence comparison outcomes; the methodology is documented on the About page and applies identically to every pair on the site.
Read each app's audit: Shopify Digital Products audit • LDT Digital Downloads & Ebooks audit
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| Keyword | Shopify Digital Products | LDT Digital Downloads & Ebooks |
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| download | #1 | #6 |
| downloads | #1 | #7 |
| digital | #1 | #8 |
| sell digital | #4 | #5 |
| digital products | #1 | #9 |
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Both Shopify Digital Products and LDT Digital Downloads & Ebooks offer paid plans only. Shopify Digital Products starts at Free; LDT Digital Downloads & Ebooks starts at Free plan available. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
Shopify Digital Products (4.8★, 1,249 reviews) and LDT Digital Downloads & Ebooks (4.8★, 223 reviews) are essentially tied on rating. Look at review velocity and individual reviewer quotes — both visible on each app's detail page — to differentiate.
AppRanks cannot separate these two on rating — both sit at 4.8★. Shopify Digital Products does carry the larger published review base (1,249 vs 223). Read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store. Shopify Digital Products has the deeper published review base (1,249 vs 223), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.
Shopify Digital Products typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (1,249 reviews). LDT Digital Downloads & Ebooks typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (223 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.
Migration support varies by app and category. Shopify Digital Products and LDT Digital Downloads & Ebooks 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 LDT Digital Downloads & Ebooks" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
