Chapters LMS: Sell Courses vs LDT Digital Downloads & Ebooks
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 LDT Digital Downloads & Ebooks.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: Chapters LMS 5.0 from 2 reviews and LDT Digital Downloads & Ebooks 4.8 from 224 reviews.
- Only LDT Digital Downloads & Ebooks lists a free plan.
- LDT Digital Downloads & Ebooks lists 25 features Chapters LMS’s listing doesn’t mention, including Amazon S3 storage, Analytics, Audio.
Head to head
- United States
- Germany
- France
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
Free
- · 500MB Storage - 30 orders/month
- · Add your brand, your own email sender
- · Automatic download email, Thank You page
- · Find Digital Order Form, Download by URL
- · Order Status, Customer Account page
- · Require consent before access content
Starter
- · 15GB Storage
- · Automation
- · Custom Sender email
- · Download limit number/days
- · License Notification
- · PDF / EPUB watemarking
Enterprise
- · 300GB Storage
- · API endpoints
- · Check Fraudulent, IP limitation
- · Media player, PDF/E-book online reader
- · PDF password encryption
- · PRIORITY support
Ultra
- · 1TB(1024GB) Storage
- · API endpoints
- · DEVELOPER support
- · ENTERPRISE+
- · Media player, PDF/E-book online reader
- · NO EXTRA FEE
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 any file type: PDF, ebook, video, audio, course or license key. Attach files to a product or variant and the app emails a branded download link once the order is paid. Buyers open files in your storefront portal, read or stream them in the built-in viewers, and find them again from the customer account and order status pages.
- 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
- Attach any files and license keys to your products or variants automatically.
- Customize email template any languages, email branding, tracking email status
- Show a beautiful and customized download portal to your customer.
- Limiting downloads, adaptive stream video/audio, pdf stamping, pdf password
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 |  LDT Digital Downloads & Ebooks |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 103 |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Not published | Media, Apparel & Accessories, Arts & Entertainment |
| Top store countries | Not published | United States, Germany, France |
Reviews
| Measure | Chapters LMS | LDT Digital Downloads & Ebooks |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★(ahead) | 4.8 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 2 | 224(ahead) |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 3 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | 32% |
Pricing
| Measure | Chapters LMS | LDT Digital Downloads & Ebooks |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | $8.99/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 1 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Chapters LMS | LDT Digital Downloads & Ebooks |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #41 | #15(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | #6 in Digital products |
| Built for Shopify | No | Yes |
| Launched | Jan 19, 2026 | Jun 8, 2023 |
| Languages | 1 | 24 |
| Developer | pixipace | LDT Team |
FAQ
Chapters LMS and LDT Digital Downloads & Ebooks: common questions
- Is Chapters LMS or LDT Digital Downloads & Ebooks cheaper?
- Only LDT Digital Downloads & Ebooks lists a free plan. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- Which has better reviews, Chapters LMS or LDT Digital Downloads & Ebooks?
- On the Shopify App Store: Chapters LMS 5.0 from 2 reviews and LDT Digital Downloads & Ebooks 4.8 from 224 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- LDT Digital Downloads & Ebooks lists 25 the others don’t mention, such as Amazon S3 storage, Analytics, Audio, Bulk upload. 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 LDT Digital Downloads & Ebooks; 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 LDT Digital Downloads & Ebooks. 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.