LDT Digital Downloads & Ebooks vs PayDrop Licenses
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 10, 2026 for LDT Digital Downloads & Ebooks, Oct 13, 2026 for PayDrop Licenses.
The short answer
- Only LDT Digital Downloads & Ebooks lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $8.99/month for LDT Digital Downloads & Ebooks and $19.99/month for PayDrop Licenses.
- LDT Digital Downloads & Ebooks lists 22 features PayDrop Licenses’s listing doesn’t mention, including Access code, Amazon S3 storage, Audio.
Head to head
- 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.
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
Pro
- · API to activate & validate devices
- · Auto-create & email keys
- · Create & assign licenses manually
- · Customer portal to view & copy keys
- · Dashboard for license activity
- · Extend, renew, regenerate, or revoke
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureSell 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.
PayDrop Licenses helps merchants generate, deliver, and manage software license keys for Shopify and custom products. Automatically issue keys after purchase or create them manually, set activation limits and expiry dates, and choose UUID, alphanumeric, or segmented formats.
- 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
- Automatically generate and email license keys when licensed products sell.
- Set device activation limits, expiry dates, and lifetime license options.
- Choose UUID, alphanumeric, or segmented formats for generated license keys.
- Extend, renew, regenerate, or revoke licenses from one management dashboard.
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 |  LDT Digital Downloads & Ebooks |  PayDrop Licenses |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 117 | Not published |
| 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 | Media, Apparel & Accessories, Arts & Entertainment | Not published |
| Top store countries | United States, United Kingdom, Germany | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | LDT Digital Downloads & Ebooks | PayDrop Licenses |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.8 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 224 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 2 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | 32% | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | LDT Digital Downloads & Ebooks | PayDrop Licenses |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $8.99/month(ahead) | $19.99/month |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | LDT Digital Downloads & Ebooks | PayDrop Licenses |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #15(ahead) | #119 |
| Shopify App Charts | #8 in Digital products | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | No |
| Launched | Jun 8, 2023 | Sep 24, 2026 |
| Languages | 24 | 1 |
| Developer | LDT Team | TheShopNinjas |
FAQ
LDT Digital Downloads & Ebooks and PayDrop Licenses: common questions
- Is LDT Digital Downloads & Ebooks or PayDrop Licenses cheaper?
- Only LDT Digital Downloads & Ebooks lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $8.99/month for LDT Digital Downloads & Ebooks and $19.99/month for PayDrop Licenses. 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 22 the others don’t mention, such as Access code, Amazon S3 storage, Audio, 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 Nov 10, 2026 for LDT Digital Downloads & Ebooks, Oct 13, 2026 for PayDrop Licenses; 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 10, 2026 for LDT Digital Downloads & Ebooks, Oct 13, 2026 for PayDrop Licenses. 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.