Chapters LMS: Sell Courses vs LDT Courses & Communities
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 Courses & Communities.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: Chapters LMS 5.0 from 2 reviews and LDT Courses & Communities 4.9 from 197 reviews.
- Only LDT Courses & Communities lists a free plan.
- LDT Courses & Communities lists 19 features Chapters LMS’s listing doesn’t mention, including Amazon S3 storage, Audio, Bulk upload.
Head to head
- United States
- Canada
- Italy
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
- · E-books, PDF, Video, Audio, Quiz, Office
- · For small stores: 30 enrollments/month
- · Limit Time Access
- · Membership
- · Subscription
- · Text editor & Images, Upsell products
Starter
- · 50GB Storage
- · Auto Fulfillment, Auto Tagging
- · Custom Sender Email
- · Free+
- · Hide "Powered by"
- · Multilingual
Business
- · 300GB Storage
- · Developer Support
- · No extra fee
- · Priority support
- · Seats-based licensing
- · Starter+
Ultra
- · 1.5TB Storage
- · And more plans ...
- · Business+
- · Developer Support
- · No extra fee
- · Priority support
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.
Connect with your audience by offering online courses effortlessly through our LMS. Amplify sales by selling your courses, coaching programs, tutorials, knowledge and upsell products. It's simple to use, works seamlessly with your Shopify theme.
- 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
- Sell your own online courses with videos, audio, pdf, text, quizz, zoom, ...
- Provide tests and exams with quizzes
- Manage members progress and quizz scores
- Customers can access your online courses within your store front
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 Courses & Communities |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 57 |
| 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 | Health & Beauty, Arts & Entertainment, Media |
| Top store countries | Not published | United States, Canada, Italy |
Reviews
| Measure | Chapters LMS | LDT Courses & Communities |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★(ahead) | 4.9 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 2 | 197(ahead) |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 1 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | 12% |
Pricing
| Measure | Chapters LMS | LDT Courses & Communities |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | $12.99/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 1 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Chapters LMS | LDT Courses & Communities |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #41 | #14(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | #5 on Featured by Shopify in Digital products |
| Built for Shopify | No | Yes |
| Launched | Jan 19, 2026 | Jan 15, 2024 |
| Languages | 1 | 24 |
| Developer | pixipace | LDT Team |
FAQ
Chapters LMS and LDT Courses & Communities: common questions
- Is Chapters LMS or LDT Courses & Communities cheaper?
- Only LDT Courses & Communities 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 Courses & Communities?
- On the Shopify App Store: Chapters LMS 5.0 from 2 reviews and LDT Courses & Communities 4.9 from 197 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- LDT Courses & Communities lists 19 the others don’t mention, such as Amazon S3 storage, Audio, Bulk upload, Custom. 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 Courses & Communities; 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 Courses & Communities. 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.