Digital Product Subscriptions vs Single: Music, Video & Fans
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
- Single is detected on 17× as many Shopify stores as Digital Product Subscriptions: 174 vs 10 as of Nov 8, 2026.
- On the Shopify App Store: Digital Product Subscriptions 4.6 from 18 reviews and Single 4.8 from 71 reviews.
- Paid plans start at $29/month for Digital Product Subscriptions and $20/month for Single.
- Single lists 12 features Digital Product Subscriptions’s listing doesn’t mention, including Curated subscriptions, Custom pricing, Fixed pricing.
Head to head
Sell NFTs, Music, Livestream Events, & Video Rentals
- United Kingdom
- Austria
- Canada
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Germany
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
PAY AS YOU GO
- · 1 GB Storage
- · All file types supported
- · Automatic download emails
- · Limit to 2 subscription plans
- · Unlimited bandwidth
STARTER
- · 10 GB Storage
- · Advanced fraud detection
- · All file types supported
- · Automatic download emails
- · Custom email address
- · IP restrictions
SCALE
- · 150 GB Storage
- · Advanced fraud detection
- · All file types supported
- · Automatic download emails
- · Custom email address
- · IP restrictions
PLUS
- · 500 GB Storage
- · All features from Scale plan
- · All file types supported
- · Dedicated onboarding assistance
- · Early access to new features
- · Priority live chat support
Starter
- · 100 free members
- · 5 hours of video
- · All music, video & membership tools
- · Chart 1 physical UPC at a time
- · Unlimited paid members
Bronze
- · 100 hours of video
- · 500 free members
- · Chart 25 physical UPCs at a time
- · Everything in Starter
- · White-label delivery emails
Silver
- · 250 hours of video
- · 5,000 free members
- · Chart 50 physical UPCs at a time
- · Everything in Bronze
- · White-label delivery emails
Gold
- · 1,000 hours of video
- · 10,000 free members
- · Chart unlimited physical UPCs
- · Custom email templates & sender domain
- · Everything in Silver
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureContent Vault helps you sell digital subscriptions and digital products with flexible subscription billing. Create digital subscription tiers, monthly memberships, and recurring subscriptions for courses, ebook downloads, & exclusive membership content. Offer instant access or drip content on a schedule.
Single brings your music and your fans into your Shopify store. Launch pre-releases with instant-grat tracks and a built-in audio player. Sell digital albums with lossless downloads, or bundle them with merch, vinyl and exclusive access. Build a free or paid community with gated posts and video. Go live, or rent out concerts and films. Music sales are reported daily to Luminate, OCC, ARIA and other chart providers.
- Flexible digital product subscriptions for PDFs, music, videos, ebooks & more.
- Allow unlimited access or create scheduled re-occurring content releases.
- Automate recurring payments and manage renewals effortlessly.
- Easily manage subscriptions, payments, and content delivery all in one app.
- Live Shopping: Stream from your storefront driving viewers to buy products
- Memberships: Capture recurring revenue with content-focused subscriptions
- Pay-Per-View: Sell tickets or rental access to livestreams and on-demand videos
- Sell Music: Instant grats, pre-sales, bundles, and automated chart reporting
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 |  Digital Product Subscriptions |  Single |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 10 | 174(ahead) |
| 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 | Arts & Entertainment, Software, Apparel & Accessories | Apparel & Accessories, Media, Arts & Entertainment |
| Top store countries | United Kingdom, Austria, Canada | United States, United Kingdom, Germany |
Reviews
| Measure | Digital Product Subscriptions | Single |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.6 ★ | 4.8 ★(ahead) |
| App Store reviews | 18 | 71(ahead) |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 5 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Digital Product Subscriptions | Single |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $29/month | $20/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 10 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 4 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Digital Product Subscriptions | Single |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #27 | #25 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | #15 in Subscriptions |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | No |
| Launched | Apr 7, 2025 | Jan 8, 2018 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Content Vault LLC | Single, Inc. |
FAQ
Digital Product Subscriptions and Single: common questions
- Which is more popular, Digital Product Subscriptions or Single?
- Single is detected on 17× as many Shopify stores as Digital Product Subscriptions: 174 vs 10 as of Nov 8, 2026.
- Is Digital Product Subscriptions or Single cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $29/month for Digital Product Subscriptions and $20/month for Single. 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, Digital Product Subscriptions or Single?
- On the Shopify App Store: Digital Product Subscriptions 4.6 from 18 reviews and Single 4.8 from 71 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Digital Product Subscriptions lists 8 the others don’t mention, such as Custom, Custom links, Ebooks, Games. Single lists 12 the others don’t mention, such as Curated subscriptions, Custom pricing, Fixed pricing, Freemium. 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.