LDT Courses & Communities vs Sky Pilot ‑ Digital Downloads

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

  • Sky Pilot is detected on 7.3× as many Shopify stores as LDT Courses & Communities: 424 vs 58 as of Nov 8, 2026.
  • On the Shopify App Store: LDT Courses & Communities 4.9 from 197 reviews and Sky Pilot 4.9 from 441 reviews.
  • Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $12.99/month for LDT Courses & Communities and $9/month for Sky Pilot.
  • LDT Courses & Communities lists 8 features Sky Pilot’s listing doesn’t mention, including Access code, Amazon S3 storage, Custom links.

Head to head

Detected stores

LDT Courses & Communities: 58
Sky Pilot: 424

App Store reviews

LDT Courses & Communities: 197
Sky Pilot: 441

New reviews, 28 days

LDT Courses & Communities: 1
Sky Pilot: 19
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Pitch
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Sell digital products, files, media, music, courses, ebooks

Categories
  • Digital products
  • Digital goods and services - Other
  • Digital products
  • Digital goods and services - Other
Languages
  • English
  • Vietnamese
  • Chinese (Simplified)
  • French
  • +20 more
  • English
  • French
  • Italian
  • Spanish
  • +15 more
Launched
Jan 15, 2024
May 17, 2013
Built for Shopify
Built for Shopify
Built for Shopify
Reviews per month
3 last full month
16 last full month
Detected stores
58active installs
  • CACTUS FOR YOU
  • Angela Jasmina
  • Lash Affair
  • FoodVoyageur
  • Realizzandoo
+53 more
424active installs
  • Nicole DiGi Shop
  • The grOH! Shop
  • The Budget Mom
  • Oh Happy Dani
  • BiggerPockets Bookstore
+419 more
Most common store size
11-50 products28%
11-50 products29%
Top countries
  • United States12%
  • Canada5%
  • Italy5%
  • United States42%
  • Australia6%
  • United Kingdom6%

Momentum

New reviews each month

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

01020DecFebAprJunAugOctLDT Courses & Communities: 12 reviews in December 2025LDT Courses & Communities: 16 reviews in January 2026LDT Courses & Communities: 9 reviews in February 2026LDT Courses & Communities: 12 reviews in March 2026LDT Courses & Communities: 9 reviews in April 2026LDT Courses & Communities: 11 reviews in May 2026LDT Courses & Communities: 8 reviews in June 2026LDT Courses & Communities: 4 reviews in July 2026LDT Courses & Communities: 2 reviews in August 2026LDT Courses & Communities: 3 reviews in September 2026LDT Courses & Communities: 3 reviews in October 2026Sky Pilot ‑ Digital Downloads: 20 reviews in December 2025Sky Pilot ‑ Digital Downloads: 20 reviews in January 2026Sky Pilot ‑ Digital Downloads: 11 reviews in February 2026Sky Pilot ‑ Digital Downloads: 11 reviews in March 2026Sky Pilot ‑ Digital Downloads: 13 reviews in April 2026Sky Pilot ‑ Digital Downloads: 15 reviews in May 2026Sky Pilot ‑ Digital Downloads: 12 reviews in June 2026Sky Pilot ‑ Digital Downloads: 14 reviews in July 2026Sky Pilot ‑ Digital Downloads: 5 reviews in August 2026Sky Pilot ‑ Digital Downloads: 5 reviews in September 2026Sky Pilot ‑ Digital Downloads: 16 reviews in October 2026
LDT Courses & CommunitiesSky PilotCompleted months only
Free options
Free planFree trial
Free planFree trial
Monthly range
From $0 to $49.99/month
From $0 to $54.99/month
Plans
FreeFree
  • · E-books, PDF, Video, Audio, Quiz, Office
  • · For small stores: 30 enrollments/month
  • · Limit Time Access
  • · Membership
  • · Subscription
  • · Text editor & Images, Upsell products
Starter$12.99/month
7-day free trialNo extra fee, unlimited bandwidths
  • · 50GB Storage
  • · Auto Fulfillment, Auto Tagging
  • · Custom Sender Email
  • · Free+
  • · Hide "Powered by"
  • · Multilingual
Business$19.99/month
7-day free trialNo extra fee, unlimited bandwidths
  • · 300GB Storage
  • · Developer Support
  • · No extra fee
  • · Priority support
  • · Seats-based licensing
  • · Starter+
Ultra$49.99/month
7-day free trialAnd any custom plan to fit your business ...
  • · 1TB (1024GB) Storage
  • · And more plans ...
  • · Business+
  • · Developer Support
  • · No extra fee
  • · Priority support
Free PlanFree
  • · 100MB files Storage
  • · 1GB monthly bandwidth
  • · Direct email delivery
  • · Unlimited digital orders
  • · Unlimited digital products
Starter Plan$9/month
14-day free trial$2/GB of bandwidth over 15 GB
  • · 10GB files Storage
  • · 15GB monthly bandwidth
  • · Download page customization
  • · Email customisation
  • · Shopify Order fulfillment
  • · Unlimited digital orders
Lite Plan$24.99/month
14-day free trial$1.50/GB of bandwidth over 50GB
  • · 20GB files Storage
  • · 50GB monthly bandwidth
  • · Data Export
  • · Order Email Delivery Delay
  • · Scheduled File Releases
  • · Unlimited digital orders
Growth Plan$54.99/month
14-day free trial$1/GB of bandwidth over 200GB. Custom plans start at $149/mo with more BW options. See external link for scaling tiers.
  • · 200GB monthly bandwidth
  • · AI file recommender
  • · PDF stamping
  • · Subscription integration
  • · Unlimited digital orders & license keys
  • · Unlimited digital products
Coverage
21 of 26 features81%
18 of 26 features69%
Unique strengths
  • Access code
  • Amazon S3 storage
  • Custom links
  • Externally hosted
  • +4 more
  • Analytics
  • Download limits
  • Games
  • License key
  • +1 more
Digital products
81%21/26
69%18/26
Download management
82%9/11
64%7/11
File security
83%5/6
33%2/6
Product types
78%7/9
100%9/9
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LDT Courses & CommunitiesSky Pilot26 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
  • Checkout
  • Customer accounts
  • Klaviyo
  • Vimeo
  • Subscriptions
  • Memberships
  • Wistia & Sprout
  • Mailchimp
How it sells itself

Connect with your audience by offering online courses effortlessly through our LMS. Amplify sales by selling your courses, coaching programs, tutorials, knowledge and upsell products. It's simple to use, works seamlessly with your Shopify theme.

Sell digital downloads on Skypilot: ebook and PDF files, audio, courses, memberships, links and license keys. Each digital download arrives instantly on a branded download page, by email and in the customer account. Stream video instead of sending large files. Protect every digital product with PDF stamping, video stamping, download limits, timed access and login.

Key points
  • Sell your own online courses with videos, audio, pdf, text, quizz, zoom, ...
  • Provide tests and exams with quizzes
  • Manage members progress and quizz scores
  • Customers can access your online courses within your store front
  • Engage customers with direct digital content delivery in your store.
  • Sell digital products on a subscription and through your own native app.
  • Offer high-quality streaming and/or downloads and organize files into folders.
  • Digital downloads match your store's branding across email and store delivery.
Screenshots
Course Management
DesktopStrong CustomizationFeatures
Customers can access their purchases at any time by logging in.
Deliver the digital file to customers immediately upon purchase.Deliver digital downloads right from your storeOrganize multiple files into customizable folders and playlists.

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

MeasureLDT Courses & CommunitiesSky Pilot
Detected stores58as of Nov 8, 2026424(ahead)as of Nov 8, 2026
Net store change, 28 days0estimated−3estimated
Stores added, 28 daysNot enough dataNot enough data
Big-brand shareNot enough data24%of stores of known size
Top store categoriesHealth & Beauty, Arts & Entertainment, MediaArts & Entertainment, Media, Apparel & Accessories
Top store countriesUnited States, Canada, ItalyUnited States, Australia, United Kingdom

Reviews

MeasureLDT Courses & CommunitiesSky Pilot
App Store rating4.9 ★4.9 ★
App Store reviews197441(ahead)
New reviews, 28 days119(ahead)
Reviewers a year or more in10%41%(ahead)

Pricing

MeasureLDT Courses & CommunitiesSky Pilot
Free planYesYes
Lowest paid monthly plan$12.99/month$9/month(ahead)
Longest free trial7 days14 days
Plans listed44

Listing

MeasureLDT Courses & CommunitiesSky Pilot
Shopify category rank#14in Digital products#12(ahead)in Digital products
Shopify App Charts#5 on Featured by Shopify in Digital products#3 in Digital products
Built for ShopifyYesYes
LaunchedJan 15, 2024May 17, 2013
Languages24English, Vietnamese, Chinese (Simplified)19English, French, Italian
DeveloperLDT TeamSky Pilot

FAQ

LDT Courses & Communities and Sky Pilot: common questions

Which is more popular, LDT Courses & Communities or Sky Pilot?
Sky Pilot is detected on 7.3× as many Shopify stores as LDT Courses & Communities: 424 vs 58 as of Nov 8, 2026.
Is LDT Courses & Communities or Sky Pilot cheaper?
Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $12.99/month for LDT Courses & Communities and $9/month for Sky Pilot. 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, LDT Courses & Communities or Sky Pilot?
On the Shopify App Store: LDT Courses & Communities 4.9 from 197 reviews and Sky Pilot 4.9 from 441 reviews.
What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
LDT Courses & Communities lists 8 the others don’t mention, such as Access code, Amazon S3 storage, Custom links, Externally hosted. Sky Pilot lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Analytics, Download limits, Games, License key. 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.