Chapters LMS: Sell Courses vs Shopify Digital Products
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026 for Chapters LMS, Nov 7, 2026 for Shopify Digital Products.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: Chapters LMS 5.0 from 2 reviews and Shopify Digital Products 4.8 from 1,442 reviews.
- Shopify Digital Products lists 12 features Chapters LMS’s listing doesn’t mention, including Audio, Custom, Digital art.
Head to head
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Canada
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · 30 GB storage + 300 GB streaming free
- · 5% per sale, capped at $29/month
- · Free to install — no monthly fee
- · Quizzes, exams & certificates included
- · Then $0.16/GB storage, $0.08/GB stream
- · Unlimited courses, lessons & students
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureChapters turns your store into the course platform — no second website to run. Courses sell as native Shopify products: customers buy at your normal checkout and are enrolled the moment the order is paid, straight into a branded student portal on your own domain. Build chapters that mix video, text, and live Zoom classes.
Sell digital products like e-books, digital art, graphics, and more from your Shopify store with the Digital Products app. Whether you’re a content creator or a business of any size, this app integrates seamlessly with your Shopify store, making it quick and simple to add digital files or links to new or existing products, track orders, send access links to customers, and more.
- Secure video hosting with global CDN delivery
- Automatic student enrollment when order is paid
- Drag-and-drop chapter and lesson organization
- Support for video, text, and live Zoom lessons
- Add PDFs, JPEGs, ZIP files and more to any product right from the app.
- Set custom download limits and send links any time upon purchase.
- Combine digital files with physical or digital product variants.
All the numbers
Every figure, side by side
A green dot marks the app ahead on a measured figure. Estimates, gaps and apps that leave no storefront trace never take the lead.
Adoption
| Measure |  Chapters LMS |  Shopify Digital Products |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 4,860 |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | 17% |
| Top store categories | Not published | Arts & Entertainment, Apparel & Accessories, Media |
| Top store countries | Not published | United States, United Kingdom, Canada |
Reviews
| Measure | Chapters LMS | Shopify Digital Products |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★(ahead) | 4.8 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 2 | 1,442(ahead) |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 95 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | 37% |
Pricing
| Measure | Chapters LMS | Shopify Digital Products |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 1 | Not published |
Listing
| Measure | Chapters LMS | Shopify Digital Products |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #41 | #10(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jan 19, 2026 | Nov 16, 2012 |
| Languages | 1 | 20 |
| Developer | pixipace | Shopify |
FAQ
Chapters LMS and Shopify Digital Products: common questions
- Which has better reviews, Chapters LMS or Shopify Digital Products?
- On the Shopify App Store: Chapters LMS 5.0 from 2 reviews and Shopify Digital Products 4.8 from 1,442 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Chapters LMS lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Access code. Shopify Digital Products lists 12 the others don’t mention, such as Audio, Custom, Digital art, Download limits. A feature missing from a listing may still be supported; this compares what each App Store listing says.
- Where does this comparison’s data come from?
- Shoplist crawls Shopify storefronts to detect which apps each store runs, and reads each app’s Shopify App Store listing for reviews, pricing, features and integrations. Store counts are as of Oct 13, 2026 for Chapters LMS, Nov 7, 2026 for Shopify Digital Products; estimated figures are labeled.
How Shoplist compares apps
Store counts come from Shoplist’s crawl of Shopify storefronts, which detects the apps each store runs; they are as of Oct 13, 2026 for Chapters LMS, Nov 7, 2026 for Shopify Digital Products. Reviews, ratings, plans, features and integrations come from each app’s Shopify App Store listing. 28-day figures are labeled when estimated, and a figure that is missing or estimated never decides who leads. Read the methodology.