Mighty Networks vs UW_Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mighty Networks
This platform helps creators, entrepreneurs, and leaders build and manage thriving online communities. It uses AI to foster member connections, offers tools for courses, events, and memberships, and allows for both free and paid access.
- AI-powered member connection
- Host groups and subgroups
- Offer courses and livestream
- Run events
- Monetize memberships
- Customer and employee communities
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Mighty has more $1M communities than any other platform. Why? Because it’s the only community software designed to introduce your members to each other and help them connect. Those member to member interactions are ultimately what will make your courses, challenges, events and memberships successful. Mighty powers them using its proprietary People Magic AI, which is designed to surface the most interesting and relevant members to each other and help them break the ice. On Mighty, a creator, entrepreneur, coach or community leader can host groups and subgroups, offer courses, livestream, run events, and more. They can offer those things for free or charge for access on a recurring or one-time basis. Every day millions of members contribute to communities on Mighty centered on diverse topics — health and wellness, spirituality, career, relationships, personal development, and hobbies are all well represented. Brands also use Mighty for customer communities, ambassador activations, and employee engagement. “It was very important to me to not have my community on Facebook. Mighty Networks has been a great alternative and has only gotten better in the five years I’ve used it.” - Tara W., Mighty Host “It's just sooooo easy to use, to build my content, my courses, my coaching delivery. It's easy. Very low learning curve. I was up in days with Mighty. “ - Kelley T., Mighty Host “Intuitive and flexible—highly recommended! Mighty's saved us time, improved engagement, and given our members a far more cohesive experience.” - James E. Mighty Host “My Mighty Network is incredibly dynamic and keeps getting better. The features they offer make it easy to build a community and, more importantly, keep my members engaged. Their team is also highly responsive, another reason I love Mighty. In short, A+” - Dana Wilde, Mighty Host “There are so many ways to customize your community and offerings, with new features coming all the time.” - Steff B, Mighty Host The future’s more interesting when we’re in it together. Climb aboard—and let’s go. -- Terms of Use: https://mn.co/terms-of-use
UW_Connect
This private community app connects United Way staff, volunteers, and colleagues for professional development. Engage in learning experiences, build networks, and share best practices to strengthen communities and improve lives.
- Private community for United Way staff and volunteers
- Professional development experiences
- Next-Generation Leaders Initiative participation
- Thrive Hives cohort engagement
- Build learning networks
- Share best practices and innovations
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UW Connect is a private community of United Way staff, volunteers, and invited colleagues, who engage in stimulating professional development experiences. United Way mobilizes communities around the world to action so all can thrive. True to our founding spirit, whenever there is a need in our communities, United Way is there. We bring a comprehensive approach to every challenge, actively listening and responding to local needs. Our reach across tens of thousands of communities means we can share innovations and scale impact to improve lives around the world. On UW Connect, United Way leaders at all levels participate in rich, collaborative learning experiences to enhance their skills, knowledge, and confidence. These experiences include: + United Way Worldwide’s Next-Generation Leaders Initiative (Next-Gen), a dynamic two-year program for early career, high-potential United Way leaders. + Thrive Hives, which are cohorts of United Ways aiming to elevate their performance on the Thriving United Way Maturity Model. Additionally, UW Connect members/learners build vibrant learning networks to share best practices and innovations, strengthening their United Ways and benefiting local communities.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: UW_Connect at none against Mighty Networks's 24. Mighty Networks's advantage is ratings volume (75K vs 11) and chart position (#164 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Mighty Networks sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. UW_Connect asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Mighty Networks against 4.7 for UW_Connect. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mighty Networks has 75K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mighty Networks | UW_Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (75K ratings) — better | 4.7 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 53.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 75K — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #164 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 138 MB | 130 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Mighty Networks | United Way Worldwide |
Customer experience
Mighty Networks
UW_Connect
Bugs and requests
Mighty Networks
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes when trying to access notifications
- Video playback issues and unexpected behavior
- Inability to log in or create an account
- Inconsistent syncing between web and mobile versions
- Truncated or hidden comments and posts
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to edit and delete messages
- Option to set permanent filter and sort preferences
- Support for multiple image uploads in a single post
- Improved notifications and activity tracking
- Better accessibility features for disabled users
UW_Connect
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Mighty Networks
- Monthly Plan3 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Monthly Plan$1.991 Month
- Monthly Plan$3.991 Month
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- Monthly Plan2 variants$5.991 Month
- Monthly Plan7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Monthly Plan$9.991 Month
- Monthly Plan2 variants$11.991 Month
- Monthly Plan7 Days trial$11.991 Month
- Monthly Plan2 variants$12.991 Month
- Monthly Plan1 Month trial$18.991 Month
- Monthly Plan6 variants$19.991 Month
- Monthly Plan7 Days trial$29.991 Month
- Monthly Plan3 variants$29.991 Month
- One Time Purchase Plan$10.99
UW_Connect
No in-app purchases
Questions
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