Digital Downloads PDF Pendora vs Start21 Ebook Delivery

Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 7, 2026 for Digital Downloads PDF Pendora, Nov 6, 2026 for Start21 Ebook Delivery.

The short answer

  • Only Start21 Ebook Delivery lists a free plan.
  • Digital Downloads PDF Pendora lists 17 features Start21 Ebook Delivery’s listing doesn’t mention, including Amazon S3 storage, Analytics, Bulk upload.

Head to head

Detected stores

Digital Downloads PDF Pendora: 72
Start21 Ebook Delivery: —

App Store reviews

Digital Downloads PDF Pendora: 1,254
Start21 Ebook Delivery: —

New reviews, 28 days

Digital Downloads PDF Pendora: 31
Start21 Ebook Delivery: —
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Pitch
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Categories
  • Digital products
  • Digital products
Languages
  • English
  • English
Launched
Jun 28, 2024
Nov 6, 2026
Built for Shopify
Built for Shopify
Not badged
Reviews per month
21 last full month
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Detected stores
72active installs
  • Yeah Baby Goods
  • Paul Fey | Organist and Pianist
  • Julian's Juicebox LLC
  • Wondertivity
  • by kristine
+67 more
0active installs
Most common store size
11-50 products36%
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Top countries
  • United States26%
  • United Kingdom7%
  • Netherlands4%
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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.

0250500DecFebAprJunAugOctDigital Downloads PDF Pendora: 117 reviews in December 2025Digital Downloads PDF Pendora: 263 reviews in January 2026Digital Downloads PDF Pendora: 183 reviews in February 2026Digital Downloads PDF Pendora: 212 reviews in March 2026Digital Downloads PDF Pendora: 136 reviews in April 2026Digital Downloads PDF Pendora: 127 reviews in May 2026Digital Downloads PDF Pendora: 107 reviews in June 2026Digital Downloads PDF Pendora: 145 reviews in July 2026Digital Downloads PDF Pendora: 118 reviews in August 2026Digital Downloads PDF Pendora: 40 reviews in September 2026Digital Downloads PDF Pendora: 21 reviews in October 2026
Digital Downloads PDF PendoraStart21 Ebook DeliveryCompleted months only
Free options
Free planFree trial
Free planFree trial
Monthly range
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From $0 to $19.99/month
Plans
Free
FreeFree
Starter$9.99/month
7-day free trial
Unlimited$19.99/month
7-day free trial
Coverage
24 of 24 features100%
7 of 24 features29%
Unique strengths
  • Amazon S3 storage
  • Analytics
  • Bulk upload
  • Courses
  • +13 more
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Digital products
100%24/24
29%7/24
Download management
100%10/10
30%3/10
File security
100%5/5
20%1/5
Product types
100%9/9
33%3/9
1770onlybothonly
Digital Downloads PDF PendoraStart21 Ebook Delivery24 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
  • Checkout
  • Customer accounts
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How it sells itself

Pendora Digital Downloads helps Shopify merchants seamlessly sell various digital products like—eBooks, music, software, and big digitally downloadable files. Our all-in-one service offers secure digital file delivery, customizable download limits, and digital license key management, ensuring full control over your digital downloads.

Built for authors and small publishers selling direct. Attach EPUB, PDF, MOBI, AZW3, ZIP or MP3 files to any product or variant. When an order is paid, the ebook items are fulfilled automatically with a download link, so Shopify emails the buyer from your own store and shows the link on their order page.

Key points
  • Sell various digital content: eBooks, videos, artwork, music, software, etc.
  • Auto fulfillment & email delivery upon order placement.
  • Insightful Analytics: Gain valuable business insights on our App's Dashboard.
  • Delivered at checkout: ebook items are fulfilled with a download link
  • A library that never expires, with reading tips for Kindle, Apple Books and Kobo
  • Made for authors: print+ebook variants, series bundles, refunds revoke access
Screenshots
Features & Benefits
Sell Digital Product in a Few ClicksDownload PageWhat's More?
Sell ebooks direct, delivered the moment they pay
Buyer library page with EPUB and PDF downloadsAttach ebook files to a product in the appOrder fulfilled automatically with an ebook download link

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.

Showing only the rows where the apps differ.

Adoption

MeasureDigital Downloads PDF PendoraStart21 Ebook Delivery
Detected stores72as of Nov 7, 2026Not published
Net store change, 28 days0estimated0
Stores added, 28 daysNot enough dataNot enough data
Big-brand shareNot enough dataNot enough data
Top store categoriesMedia, Apparel & Accessories, Health & BeautyNot published
Top store countriesUnited States, United Kingdom, NetherlandsNot published

Reviews

MeasureDigital Downloads PDF PendoraStart21 Ebook Delivery
App Store rating5.0 ★Not published
App Store reviews1,254Not published
New reviews, 28 days31Not enough data
Reviewers a year or more in1%Not enough data

Pricing

MeasureDigital Downloads PDF PendoraStart21 Ebook Delivery
Free planNot listedYes
Lowest paid monthly planNo monthly plan listed$9.99/month
Longest free trialNot listed7 days
Plans listedNot published3

Listing

MeasureDigital Downloads PDF PendoraStart21 Ebook Delivery
Shopify category rank#5in Digital productsNot enough data
Shopify App Charts#1 on Review surge in Digital productsNot on this week’s charts
Built for ShopifyYesNo
LaunchedJun 28, 2024Nov 6, 2026
Languages1English1English
DeveloperHenqq ecommerce LLCOak Glen

FAQ

Digital Downloads PDF Pendora and Start21 Ebook Delivery: common questions

Is Digital Downloads PDF Pendora or Start21 Ebook Delivery cheaper?
Only Start21 Ebook Delivery 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.
What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
Digital Downloads PDF Pendora lists 17 the others don’t mention, such as Amazon S3 storage, Analytics, Bulk upload, Courses. 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 7, 2026 for Digital Downloads PDF Pendora, Nov 6, 2026 for Start21 Ebook Delivery; 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 7, 2026 for Digital Downloads PDF Pendora, Nov 6, 2026 for Start21 Ebook Delivery. 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.