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Gumroad

E-commerce · gumroad.com

9.4/10Based on App Store ratings only

10% + $0.50 per transactionPaid · no commitment

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Selling products straight to an audience, without building a store, is the main job of Gumroad. Independent creators use it to sell digital goods and other products from a profile page or direct links, while the platform acts as merchant of record and handles tax obligations.

Ratings

About the Tools.us.org score

A weighted average of the published ratings below, shown out of 10 in the header above.

Based on App Store ratings only, 37K ratings.

How we calculate this

Each source counts by its number of ratings or reviews, capped at 1,000. Score = 2 × sum(rating × weight) ÷ sum(weights), rounded to one decimal. Inputs are published ratings out of 5; a missing source is left out, never counted as zero. A composite of published scores, not our own test.

Included: App Store 4.7 (weight 1,000).

  • App Store

    4.7/5

    36,845 Ratings

    US · iOS

    Checked 6 Nov 2026

    Listing

What users say

Summary of 196 App Store reviews, 7 Nov 2024 to 2 Nov 2026 (counted from the reviews)

Reviewers who like the app mention enjoyment of the app and recommendations to others, ease of use and a simple learning curve and help with everyday questions and tasks. Reviewers who complain mention bugs, crashes and features that stop working, sign-in and account problems and the latest update and the changes it brought.

Top praises

  • Enjoyment of the app and recommendations to othersmentioned in 7 of 196 reviews
  • Ease of use and a simple learning curvementioned in 5 of 196 reviews
  • Help with everyday questions and tasksmentioned in 4 of 196 reviews

Top complaints

  • Bugs, crashes and features that stop workingmentioned in 37 of 196 reviews
  • Sign-in and account problemsmentioned in 32 of 196 reviews
  • The latest update and the changes it broughtmentioned in 10 of 196 reviews

Best suited to: People who value enjoyment of the app and recommendations to others.

How it is counted: fixed keyword rules read each review's text, and no model writes the claims. A review counts once per theme and can mention several. Praise is counted in reviews rated 4 or 5 stars, complaints in reviews rated 1 or 2 stars. The reviews are the 196 that Apple's public review feed returned; the feed returns a window of reviews, not all of them.

Updated 5 Nov 2026. Supporting reviews: App Store

Facts at a glance

FactValueSource
Starting price10% + $0.50 per transactiongumroad.com/pricing, checked 5 Nov 2026
PlatformsWebgumroad.com/pricing, checked 5 Nov 2026

Pricing & plans

Starts at

10% + $0.50 per transaction

no commitment

Model

Paid

  • Sales that come through the Discover marketplace carry a 30% fee instead

Source: gumroad.com/pricing, checked 5 Nov 2026

Features & platforms

  • Sales from a profile page or direct links

  • Merchant of record handling tax obligations

  • Discover marketplace for new customers

  • No monthly charges

  • Web

Sources: gumroad.com/pricing, checked 5 Nov 2026

Alternatives

  • Lemon Squeezy

    Charges 5% plus 50 cents per transaction with no monthly fee and handles global sales tax as merchant of record.

    lemonsqueezy.com

  • Podia

    Entry plan lists 5% fees and 50 products, and a free trial needs no credit card.

    podia.com

  • Teachable

    Starter plan offers a 7-day free trial and a 30-day guarantee, with iOS and Android student apps.

    teachable.com

Sources: lemonsqueezy.com/pricing, podia.com/pricing, teachable.com/pricing

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