Handoff Digital Downloads vs LDT Digital Downloads & Ebooks
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 Handoff Digital Downloads, Nov 9, 2026 for LDT Digital Downloads & Ebooks.
The short answer
- Only LDT Digital Downloads & Ebooks lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9/month for Handoff Digital Downloads and $8.99/month for LDT Digital Downloads & Ebooks.
- LDT Digital Downloads & Ebooks lists 20 features Handoff Digital Downloads’s listing doesn’t mention, including Access code, Amazon S3 storage, Analytics.
Head to head
- United States
- Germany
- Canada
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Standard
- · Email plus thank you and order status
- · Email support
- · Expiring links with download limits
- · File storage included, 2 GB per file
- · Unlimited orders and download links
- · Unlimited products with attached files
Free
- · 500MB Storage - 30 orders/month
- · Add your brand, your own email sender
- · Automatic download email, Thank You page
- · Find Digital Order Form, Download by URL
- · Order Status, Customer Account page
- · Require consent before access content
Starter
- · 15GB Storage
- · Automation
- · Custom Sender email
- · Download limit number/days
- · License Notification
- · PDF / EPUB watemarking
Enterprise
- · 300GB Storage
- · API endpoints
- · Check Fraudulent, IP limitation
- · Media player, PDF/E-book online reader
- · PDF password encryption
- · PRIORITY support
Ultra
- · 1TB(1024GB) Storage
- · API endpoints
- · DEVELOPER support
- · ENTERPRISE+
- · Media player, PDF/E-book online reader
- · NO EXTRA FEE
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureHandoff attaches files to your products and sends them when an order is paid. The buyer gets a download link by email, on the thank you page, and on the order status page. You set how long links last and how many downloads each file allows. Files sit in private storage. Buyers receive short-lived signed URLs only, so a forwarded link stops working. The Deliveries page lists every order.
Sell any file type: PDF, ebook, video, audio, course or license key. Attach files to a product or variant and the app emails a branded download link once the order is paid. Buyers open files in your storefront portal, read or stream them in the built-in viewers, and find them again from the customer account and order status pages.
- Attach files to any product from the Shopify admin. No theme edits needed.
- Buyers get the link by email, on the thank you page, and on order status.
- Set how many days a link lasts and how many downloads each file allows.
- Files stay in private storage. Buyers only ever get short-lived signed URLs.
- Attach any files and license keys to your products or variants automatically.
- Customize email template any languages, email branding, tracking email status
- Show a beautiful and customized download portal to your customer.
- Limiting downloads, adaptive stream video/audio, pdf stamping, pdf password
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 |  Handoff Digital Downloads |  LDT Digital Downloads & Ebooks |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 107 |
| 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 | Media, Apparel & Accessories, Arts & Entertainment |
| Top store countries | Not published | United States, Germany, Canada |
Reviews
| Measure | Handoff Digital Downloads | LDT Digital Downloads & Ebooks |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 4.8 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 224 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 3 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | 32% |
Pricing
| Measure | Handoff Digital Downloads | LDT Digital Downloads & Ebooks |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9/month | $8.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 1 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Handoff Digital Downloads | LDT Digital Downloads & Ebooks |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #101 | #15(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | #8 in Digital products |
| Built for Shopify | No | Yes |
| Launched | Aug 8, 2026 | Jun 8, 2023 |
| Languages | 1 | 24 |
| Developer | Halsted Software | LDT Team |
FAQ
Handoff Digital Downloads and LDT Digital Downloads & Ebooks: common questions
- Is Handoff Digital Downloads or LDT Digital Downloads & Ebooks cheaper?
- Only LDT Digital Downloads & Ebooks lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9/month for Handoff Digital Downloads and $8.99/month for LDT Digital Downloads & Ebooks. 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?
- LDT Digital Downloads & Ebooks lists 20 the others don’t mention, such as Access code, Amazon S3 storage, Analytics, Bulk upload. 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 Handoff Digital Downloads, Nov 9, 2026 for LDT Digital Downloads & Ebooks; 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 Handoff Digital Downloads, Nov 9, 2026 for LDT Digital Downloads & Ebooks. 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.