Discourse Hub vs Appen Task
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.
Appen Task
Earn extra income by completing flexible tasks, such as collecting and labeling data, through this app. Users can browse available projects, apply to join, and submit completed work for approval and payment via WeChat.
- Flexible task opportunities
- Data collection (pictures, audio, video)
- Data labeling
- Project application and review
- WeChat payment integration
- Real-name authentication
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Appen Task provide flexible opportunity earning extra money from China region. You can easily apply for a project that suites you through the app and work on task by collecting picture, audio , video or labeling data. 【Instructions for use】 1. You need to register and log in when you use it for the first time 2. After logging in, you can view the recruitment form of the crowdsourcing personnel being recruited 3. Choose the recruitment form that suits you and apply to join the project 4. After the review is passed, check the tasks assigned to me in the task interface 5. Perform tasks, submit tasks 6. Complete real-name authentication and bind WeChat 7. After the task result is approved by the project manager, the payment will be sent to your WeChat account
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Discourse Hub at 3.9 against Appen Task's 2.6. Discourse Hub also leads on review sentiment (26% vs 17%). On price, ratings volume, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Discourse Hub holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of Discourse Hub's written reviews are positive against 17% of Appen Task's.
Discourse Hub ships an update every 3 weeks, Appen Task fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Discourse Hub | Appen Task |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (10 ratings) — better | 2.6 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 26.1% of reviews — better | 16.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 95 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Discourse | Appen Data Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
Discourse Hub
Appen Task
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
Appen Task
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Discourse Hub
No in-app purchases
Appen Task
No in-app purchases
