Comparison

Gumroad vs Stripe Dashboard

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Gumroad

This app allows creators to easily sell digital products like courses and ebooks directly from their phone. Buyers can access and enjoy all their purchased content, including videos, audio, and ebooks, with seamless playback and download options.

Highlights
  • Create and publish digital products
  • Edit existing products
  • Track sales and revenue
  • Access purchased content library
  • Watch, read, or listen to bought items
  • Download files for offline access
Features
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Create a product from your phone. See today’s sales. Watch, read, or listen to everything you’ve bought. Gumroad is the simplest way to sell digital products — courses, ebooks, podcasts, music, software, and more. The app is for both sides: makers who sell, and people who buy. For creators • Create a new product, set a price, and publish • Edit products you already sell • See sales, revenue, and views • Get a ping when someone buys For buyers • Your Gumroad library, on the phone • Watch videos, listen to audio, read ebooks • Pick up where you left off • Download files to keep Sign in with the same Gumroad account you use on the web. What you create on your phone shows up on your store. What you buy shows up in your library. 10% + 50¢ per sale. No monthly fee.

About

Stripe Dashboard

Manage your business finances and accept payments from anywhere. Monitor revenue, balances, and payouts in real-time. Send invoices, create subscriptions, and issue refunds directly from your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Real-time revenue and balance monitoring
  • Accept in-person payments
  • Send payment links and invoices
  • Create subscriptions
  • Issue refunds
  • Push notifications for business summaries
Features
Currently charting
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Run your business on the go with the Stripe Dashboard app. Monitor your Stripe accounts securely in real-time and accept payments anywhere —all from your mobile device. Track performance • View your revenue, payments, balances, and payouts • Compare current business performance to historical data Accept payments • Accept in-person payments manually or using Tap to Pay • Send payment links and invoices, create subscriptions Manage your business • Check your balance and pay out funds • Issue full or partial refunds, investigate failed payments, and more • Look up customers, payments, invoices, and subscriptions Stay informed • Opt in to receive daily business summaries via push notification • Get instant notifications about new payments and customers Account required, sign up at https://www.stripe.com/register

Screenshots

Gumroad4 screens
Stripe Dashboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Stripe Dashboard at none against Gumroad's 36. Stripe Dashboard also leads on chart position (#41 vs unranked). Gumroad's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Gumroad sells 31 one-off in-app purchases. Stripe Dashboard asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Gumroad against 4.7 for Stripe Dashboard. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 37K and 69K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 27% of Gumroad's written reviews are positive against 24% of Stripe Dashboard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gumroad ships an update every 2 days, Stripe Dashboard every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Gumroad versus Stripe Dashboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGumroadStripe Dashboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (37K ratings)4.7 (69K ratings) — better
Positive reviews27.0% of reviews — better24.0% of reviews
Number of ratings37K69K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#41 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.416.4
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB153 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperGumroadStripe, LLC

Customer experience

Gumroad

All ratings36,836 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral2.0%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews896 reviews
Positive27.0%
Neutral7.9%
Negative65.1%

Stripe Dashboard

All ratings68,583 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral1.5%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews1,235 reviews
Positive24.0%
Neutral5.1%
Negative70.9%

User reviews

Gumroad

From 37K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Helpful for finding digital content
  • 🚀 Smooth video playback
  • 🚀 Convenient access to purchased content

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Login issues
  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes
  • 🐛 Inconsistent download and playback functionality
  • 🐛 Poor navigation and organization of content
  • 🐛 Lack of search and filtering options

Stripe Dashboard

From 69K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 🔒 Secure payments
  • 👍 Convenient for small businesses
  • 🚀 Fast payouts

Room to improve

  • 🕰️ Slow payout times
  • 💰 High fees
  • 🤖 Poor customer support
  • 🔐 Account verification issues
  • 🚫 Accounts suspended without explanation

Bugs and requests

Gumroad

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to log in or create an account
  • Purchased content not showing up in the app library
  • Download and playback issues causing content to become inaccessible
  • Orientation lock not respected, causing layout issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to search and browse content within the app
  • Implement better organization and sorting of purchased items
  • Add option to save playback progress and resume from where you left off
  • Improve audio and video player controls and functionality
  • Introduce support for landscape mode and other device orientations

Stripe Dashboard

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes and freezes
  • Incorrect transaction reporting
  • Delayed or missing payouts

Requested features

4 requests
  • Faster payouts
  • More transparent fee structure
  • Improved customer support
  • Better account management tools

In-app purchases

31 purchases

Gumroad

One-time31
  • Gumroad Product2 variants$1.00
  • Gumroad Product$2.00
  • Gumroad Product2 variants$3.00
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  • Gumroad Product2 variants$4.00
  • Gumroad Product$5.00
  • Gumroad Product$6.00
  • Gumroad Product$7.00
  • Gumroad Product$8.00
  • Gumroad Product$10.00
  • Gumroad Product$12.00
  • Gumroad Product$13.00
  • Gumroad Product$14.00
  • Gumroad Product2 variants$15.00
  • Gumroad Product$16.00
  • Gumroad Product$20.00
  • Gumroad Product$25.00
  • Gumroad Product$26.00
  • Gumroad Product2 variants$30.00
  • Gumroad Product$35.00
  • Gumroad Product$40.00
  • Gumroad Product$50.00
  • Gumroad Product$90.00
  • Gumroad Product$91.00
  • Gumroad Product$92.00
  • Gumroad Product$93.00
  • Gumroad Product$94.00
  • Gumroad Product$95.00
  • Gumroad Product$96.00
  • Gumroad Product$97.00
  • Gumroad Product$98.00
  • Gumroad Product$99.00
None

Stripe Dashboard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gumroad free?
Gumroad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stripe Dashboard free?
Stripe Dashboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Gumroad or Stripe Dashboard?
Stripe Dashboard is rated higher. Gumroad averages 4.7 out of 5 from 37K ratings, while Stripe Dashboard averages 4.7 from 69K ratings.
Do Gumroad or Stripe Dashboard have ads?
Neither Gumroad nor Stripe Dashboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gumroad or Stripe Dashboard?
Gumroad ships an update every 2 days, and Stripe Dashboard every 2 weeks. Most recently, Gumroad was updated on November 1, 2026 and Stripe Dashboard on November 1, 2026.

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