Discourse Hub vs Quantumult X
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Discourse Hub
Connect with online communities and manage discussions from anywhere. This app allows you to join multiple communities, discover new ones, and stay updated with instant notifications. Engage in conversations, ask questions, and share insights effortlessly.
- Access multiple communities
- Discover new communities
- Receive notifications
- Post and reply instantly
- Seamless community switching
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The official mobile app for Discourse, the leading open-source platform for building and managing online communities. With Discourse, people around the world connect, share knowledge, and engage in meaningful conversations. Discourse makes it easy to stay connected wherever you go. FEATURES: ALL YOUR COMMUNITIES IN ONE APP Add multiple Discourse communities and switch between them seamlessly, so you’re always in the loop. DISCOVER NEW COMMUNITIES Use the Discover feature to find and join new communities that match your interests. STAY UPDATED ON THE GO Receive notifications for new messages, replies, and updates, so you never miss anything important. INSTANT POSTING AND REPLYING Join conversations, ask questions, and share insights effortlessly. Discourse keeps you connected to the discussions that matter most to you.
Quantumult X
This powerful network utility allows web developers to debug HTTP traffic and modify requests/responses. It also enables users to customize proxy settings, supporting various protocols and advanced filtering for network requests.
- HTTP request/response debugging
- MitM HTTP decryption
- HTTP rewrite for traffic modification
- Customized DNS settings
- Shadowsocks proxy support
- WebSocket and TLS proxying
- Customizable network request policies
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Quantumult completely rebuilt from scratch, and includes a lots of awesome new features! Quantumult X is a powerful network tool for web developers and users who need to customize their proxies. For web develpers: - HTTP activity can record the whole HTTP request and response including body(HTTP debug should be enabled). - The MitM HTTP decryption can work for the traffics from TUN interface(MitM should be enabled). - HTTP rewrite with URL 302/307 redirect or request header/body modification or response header/body modification(Rewrite should be enabled). - Customized DNS settings for specific domains(IPv4 or IPv6), only can be edited in configuration profile. For users who need to customize their proxies: - Supports shadowsocks proxy protocol. - Supports shadowsocks with obfs-tls or obfs-http plugins. - Supports shadowsocks over websocket and tls(server side should be deployed by v2ray-core). - Supports UDP relay if the server supports it. - Supports different policies for network request by using customized filters(host, host suffix, host keyword...). Privacy Policy: https://quantumult.app/x/privacy/ Contact Us: support@quantumult.app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Discourse Hub at Free against Quantumult X's $9.99. Discourse Hub also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Quantumult X's advantage is ratings volume (1.6K vs 10) and review sentiment (50% vs 26%). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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
Discourse Hub is free to download; Quantumult X costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.9 for Discourse Hub against 3.8 for Quantumult X. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Quantumult X has 1.6K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 26% of Discourse Hub's written reviews are positive against 50% of Quantumult X's.
Discourse Hub ships an update every 3 weeks, Quantumult X every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Discourse Hub | Quantumult X |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 3.9 (10 ratings) — better | 3.8 (1.6K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 26.1% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 1.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #26 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Discourse | Cross Utility Ltd |
Customer experience
Discourse Hub
Quantumult X
User reviews
Discourse Hub
From 10 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎯 Centralized hub for multiple Discourse communities
- 🔔 Push notification support across forums
- 👤 Persistent login across multiple accounts
- 🌙 Dark mode support
- 📱 Mobile-optimized interface
Room to improve
- 🐛 Persistent notification badge issues
- 🌐 Web view wrapper rather than native app
- ⚠️ Frequent app crashes and freezes
- 🔐 Login persistence problems
- 📝 Text input field positioning issues
Quantumult X
From 1.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast and efficient
- 👍 User-friendly interface
- 🔒 Robust security features
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 📉 Lack of updates and new features
Bugs and requests
Discourse Hub
Reported bugs
15 issues- Notifications won't clear (red badge persists)
- App freezes on launch requiring force quit
- White page flash when returning to feed in dark mode
- Post editing interface misaligned on iOS 26.1
- Links open in Safari instead of in-app
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- Login redirects to website instead of app
- App crashes on iPad with iOS 17.7.10
- Blank/white screen on app launch
- Keyboard input stops working when switching apps
- Attachment viewing requires app restart
- Private message and flagged post notifications stuck
- App hangs on login
- Thread loading extremely slow with tracking protection enabled
- Editing post jumps to wrong thread position
- App loses place when backgrounded
Requested features
14 requests- Native app instead of web view wrapper
- Font size customization
- Tab support for multiple threads
- iCloud sync across devices
- Forum naming/customization
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- Forum list sorting options
- Dark mode toggle reflecting OS settings
- Split view support on iPad
- Dual account support per forum
- In-app support/feedback submission
- Search functionality
- Persistent scroll bar option
- Back button in standard iOS UI position
- Camera access support
Quantumult X
Reported bugs
3 issues- Issues with iOS 18 certificate installation
- Incompatibility with system VPN
- Rewrite and MITM functions not working as expected
Requested features
4 requests- Support for new protocols like Hysteria2 and VLESS
- Remote access and node switching
- Widgets for quick access
- Batch speed testing for multiple nodes
In-app purchases
Discourse Hub
No in-app purchases
Quantumult X
No in-app purchases
