Courses Plus 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 Nov 8, 2026.
The short answer
- Courses Plus is detected on 5.7× as many Shopify stores as LDT Courses & Communities: 330 vs 58 as of Nov 8, 2026.
- On the Shopify App Store: Courses Plus 4.9 from 295 reviews and LDT Courses & Communities 4.9 from 197 reviews.
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $19.99/month for Courses Plus and $12.99/month for LDT Courses & Communities.
- Courses Plus lists 11 features LDT Courses & Communities’s listing doesn’t mention, including Access subscriptions, Custom download pages, Custom subscriptions.
Head to head
Turn your store into online courses platform
- United States
- Australia
- United Kingdom
- 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.
Demo
- · AI courses generation
- · Course progress tracking
- · FREE migration from other platform / LMS
- · PDF, Audio uploads, Video hosting
- · Public and One-time payment courses
- · WYSIWYG editor and SCORM import support
Basic
- · All features from Demo plan + ∞ storage
- · Certificates
- · Courses rating
- · Drip content
- · Limited-time course access
- · Theme app blocks
Professional
- · All features from Basic plan + ∞ storage
- · Learning paths
- · Manual invitation of attendees
- · Quizzes (manual or AI-generated)
- · Subscriptions
- · Tag-based course access
Enterprise
- · AI quiz generation, bulk student invites
- · API & webhooks
- · All features from Professional plan +
- · IP protection
- · Memberships and Course bundles
- · Premium onboarding and support
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
- · 1TB (1024GB) 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 featureCourses Plus turns your store into a full learning platform. Build lessons from video, audio, text, PDFs and quizzes, then sell them as regular products through your own checkout: one-off, as bundles, memberships or subscriptions. Students get a dashboard, progress tracking and branded PDF certificates. Managers can enrol teams and follow their results. Moving from Teachable, Kajabi or Thinkific?
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.
- Create and sell your own online courses
- Provide tests and exams with quizzes
- Monitor customers progress and quiz scores
- Generate PDF certificates for students who successfully completed your courses
- 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 |  Courses Plus |  LDT Courses & Communities |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 330(ahead) | 58 |
| Net store change, 28 days | −1 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 3 | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | 21% | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Health & Beauty, Services, Media | Health & Beauty, Arts & Entertainment, Media |
| Top store countries | United States, Australia, United Kingdom | United States, Canada, Italy |
Reviews
| Measure | Courses Plus | LDT Courses & Communities |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.9 ★ | 4.9 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 295(ahead) | 197 |
| New reviews, 28 days | 6(ahead) | 1 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | 23%(ahead) | 10% |
Pricing
| Measure | Courses Plus | LDT Courses & Communities |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $19.99/month | $12.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Courses Plus | LDT Courses & Communities |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #13(ahead) | #14 |
| Shopify App Charts | #2 in Digital products | #5 on Featured by Shopify in Digital products |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | Yes |
| Launched | Jan 9, 2020 | Jan 15, 2024 |
| Languages | 1 | 24 |
| Developer | Architechpro OÜ | LDT Team |
FAQ
Courses Plus and LDT Courses & Communities: common questions
- Which is more popular, Courses Plus or LDT Courses & Communities?
- Courses Plus is detected on 5.7× as many Shopify stores as LDT Courses & Communities: 330 vs 58 as of Nov 8, 2026.
- Is Courses Plus or LDT Courses & Communities cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $19.99/month for Courses Plus and $12.99/month for LDT Courses & Communities. 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, Courses Plus or LDT Courses & Communities?
- On the Shopify App Store: Courses Plus 4.9 from 295 reviews and LDT Courses & Communities 4.9 from 197 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Courses Plus lists 11 the others don’t mention, such as Access subscriptions, Custom download pages, Custom subscriptions, Digital products. LDT Courses & Communities lists 8 the others don’t mention, such as Access code, Bulk upload, Email delivery, File encryption. 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 Nov 8, 2026; 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 Nov 8, 2026. 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.