Shopify Digital Products vs Simply Digital Download

Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 8, 2026 for Shopify Digital Products, Oct 13, 2026 for Simply Digital Download.

The short answer

  • On the Shopify App Store: Shopify Digital Products 4.8 from 1,448 reviews and Simply Digital Download 1.0 from 2 reviews.
  • Only Simply Digital Download lists a free plan.
  • Shopify Digital Products lists 13 features Simply Digital Download’s listing doesn’t mention, including Audio, Courses, Custom.

Head to head

Detected stores

Shopify Digital Products: 4,982
Simply Digital Download: —

App Store reviews

Shopify Digital Products: 1,448
Simply Digital Download: 2

New reviews, 28 days

Shopify Digital Products: 90
Simply Digital Download: —
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Pitch

Sell digital products in your store

Sell digital products with ease and a lot of convenience

Categories
  • Digital products
  • Digital products
Languages
  • English
  • Danish
  • German
  • Spanish
  • +16 more
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Launched
Nov 16, 2012
Feb 2, 2022
Built for Shopify
Not badged
Not badged
Reviews per month
97 last full month
1 last full month
Detected stores
4,982active installs
  • Ronnie Coleman Signature Series
  • Lone Fox
  • Bobbie
  • Omarion Worldwide – Drip By O
  • Ulisses World
+4,977 more
0active installs
Most common store size
11-50 products28%
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Top countries
  • United States45%
  • United Kingdom9%
  • Canada7%
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Momentum

New reviews each month

Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.

0250500DecDecFebAprJunAugOctShopify Digital Products: 2 reviews in December 2025Shopify Digital Products: 2 reviews in January 2026Shopify Digital Products: 1 reviews in February 2026Shopify Digital Products: 1 reviews in March 2026Shopify Digital Products: 258 reviews in April 2026Shopify Digital Products: 239 reviews in May 2026Shopify Digital Products: 326 reviews in June 2026Shopify Digital Products: 191 reviews in July 2026Shopify Digital Products: 214 reviews in August 2026Shopify Digital Products: 132 reviews in September 2026Shopify Digital Products: 97 reviews in October 2026Simply Digital Download: 1 reviews in December 2022Simply Digital Download: 1 reviews in April 2023
Shopify Digital ProductsSimply Digital DownloadCompleted months only
Free options
Free planFree trial
Free planFree trial
Monthly range
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From $0 to $100/month
Plans
Free
Free planFree
  • · 1 GB Storage
  • · 10 products
  • · Sell Password Protected File
  • · Support PDF/Docx Stamping
Silver$10/month
  • · 2 GB storage
  • · 50 products
  • · Sell Password Protected File
  • · Support PDF/Docx Stamping
Gold$50/month
  • · 100 products
  • · 5 GB storage
  • · Sell Password Protected File
  • · Support PDF/Docx Stamping
Platinum$100/month
  • · 10 GB storage
  • · 1000 products
  • · Sell Password Protected File
  • · Support PDF/Docx Stamping
Coverage
13 of 13 features100%
0 of 13 features0%
Unique strengths
  • Audio
  • Courses
  • Custom
  • Digital art
  • +9 more
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Digital products
100%13/13
0%0/13
Download management
100%3/3
0%0/3
File security
100%1/1
0%0/1
Product types
100%9/9
0%0/9
1300onlybothonly
Shopify Digital ProductsSimply Digital Download13 features listed across both App Store listings

Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.

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Works with also listed by another
  • Customer accounts
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How it sells itself

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.

As the importance of Technology has increased vastly, need for and importance digital products too has escalated. A lot of e commerce stores are moving towards use of digital products and customers to reap the benefits right from e books,softwares,white papers, to audio and video files. This application supports a lot of files right from pdf to csv. You get an option of pdf stamping.

Key points
  • 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.
  • You can upload multiple files. You can also add watermarks to pdf and docx files
  • You can add an expiry date for the customer and also customize their emails
  • You can remove or overwrite attached products & check the fulfillment status too
Screenshots
Upload digital file page
DashboardFulfillment settingsDigital Downloads
Dashboard Overview
Digital Product upload processDigital File Stamping and additonal customizationsDigital Product Order Tracking

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.

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Adoption

MeasureShopify Digital ProductsSimply Digital Download
Detected stores4,982as of Nov 8, 2026Not published
Net store change, 28 days0estimated0estimated
Stores added, 28 daysNot enough dataNot enough data
Big-brand share17%of stores of known sizeNot enough data
Top store categoriesArts & Entertainment, Apparel & Accessories, MediaNot published
Top store countriesUnited States, United Kingdom, CanadaNot published

Reviews

MeasureShopify Digital ProductsSimply Digital Download
App Store rating4.8 ★(ahead)1.0 ★
App Store reviews1,448(ahead)2
New reviews, 28 days90Not enough data
Reviewers a year or more in37%Not enough data

Pricing

MeasureShopify Digital ProductsSimply Digital Download
Free planNot listedYes
Lowest paid monthly planNo monthly plan listed$10/month
Longest free trialNot listedNot listed
Plans listedNot published4

Listing

MeasureShopify Digital ProductsSimply Digital Download
Shopify category rank#10in Digital productsNot enough data
Shopify App ChartsNot on this week’s chartsNot on this week’s charts
Built for ShopifyNoNo
LaunchedNov 16, 2012Feb 2, 2022
Languages20English, Danish, GermanNot published
DeveloperShopifyLucent Innovation

FAQ

Shopify Digital Products and Simply Digital Download: common questions

Is Shopify Digital Products or Simply Digital Download cheaper?
Only Simply Digital Download 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, Shopify Digital Products or Simply Digital Download?
On the Shopify App Store: Shopify Digital Products 4.8 from 1,448 reviews and Simply Digital Download 1.0 from 2 reviews.
What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
Shopify Digital Products lists 13 the others don’t mention, such as Audio, Courses, Custom, Digital art. 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 for Shopify Digital Products, Oct 13, 2026 for Simply Digital Download; 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 for Shopify Digital Products, Oct 13, 2026 for Simply Digital Download. 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.