Comparison

Discourse Hub vs ChatX

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Access multiple communities
  • Discover new communities
  • Receive notifications
  • Post and reply instantly
  • Seamless community switching
Features
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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.

About

ChatX

This AI chat client leverages advanced language models to help you generate content and boost efficiency. It offers features like prompt collections, quick phrases, and image generation, all accessible through high-speed API servers. Manage your conversations and settings across multiple devices with ease.

Highlights
  • Multiple advanced AI models
  • High-speed API servers
  • Prompt collections
  • Image generation
  • iCloud multi-device sync
  • Quick phrases and shortcuts
Features
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ChatX is a powerful AI chat client powered by the most advanced 4o、5、5mini、o3、DeepSeek V3/R1、Claude model. With our high-speed API servers, you can use AI to generate any content anytime, anywhere, to boost your work and life efficiency. 【Key Features】 - Words Mode: Spend only for what you use, never waste a word - Prompt Collections: Easily start every conversation, advanced prompts available - Quick-switch New Conversations: Flexibly control context lines - Quick Phrases: Boost your dialogues with a single click to send - High-speed API servers: Experience ultimate speed, boundless access, and customization support - API Key Mode: Check your monthly usage - Token Calculator: Real-time financial calculations, know your consumption details - Image Generation: Official Beta interface for creating images with text - Shortcuts: URL Scheme & Siri 【Chat Experience Enhanced】 - AI Parameters: Model, creative temperature, dialogue memory, conversation length - TTS Auto Speech: Auto language detection, speed of reading settings - Chat Control: Pause and resume generation - Chat Management: Icon settings, pinning, order adjustment - Message Enhancement: Select text, resend, rewrite, share - Casual Chatting: Start a conversation anytime, anywhere - Others: Haptic feedback, chat font size - Compression history summary - Quickly open chat from the Control Center 【Advanced Features】 - Support newest Gemini model - iCloud Multi-device Auto Sync: Sync your chat lists and settings - macOS & iPad Keyboard Support: Use shortcut keys to send messages - Lock Screen Widgets: Quick lock screen launch - URL Schemes: Call shortcut commands - Non-Stream Responses API Encourage us with five stars, More powerful features will be developed. Also, feedback are welcome to tell us on Twitter:@AppChatX / The6XStudio@gmail.com

Screenshots

Discourse Hub4 screens
ChatX4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ChatX at 88% against Discourse Hub's 26%. ChatX also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.9) and ratings volume (481 vs 10). Discourse Hub's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. ChatX sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Discourse Hub asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ChatX holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ChatX has 481 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of Discourse Hub's written reviews are positive against 88% of ChatX's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Discourse Hub ships an update every 3 weeks, ChatX fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on July 28, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Discourse Hub versus ChatX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDiscourse HubChatX
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (10 ratings)4.6 (481 ratings) — better
Positive reviews26.1% of reviews88.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings10481 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB28 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDiscourse6X Studio LLC

Customer experience

Discourse Hub

All ratings10 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews138 reviews
Positive26.1%
Neutral13.8%
Negative60.1%

ChatX

All ratings481 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral1.5%
Negative8.1%
Written reviews251 reviews
Positive88.4%
Neutral2.4%
Negative9.2%

User reviews

Discourse Hub

From 10 App Store ratings

What 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

ChatX

From 481 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great app, quality
  • 👍 Useful and powerful client
  • 👍 Excellent replacement for ChatGPT
  • 👍 Nice features
  • 👍 Very solid AI chat app with many features

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Text-to-Speech voices could use improvement
  • 🐛 AI image generation needs an upgrade
  • 🐛 UI size for chats can be unpredictable
  • 🔒 Words limit is not nice
  • 🐛 Difficulty identifying uncensored models

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

ChatX

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inconsistent iCloud sync for chat settings
  • Occasional crashes
  • Compatibility issues with older devices
  • Login screen freezes

Requested features

7 requests
  • Safari extension
  • Keyboard extension
  • Support for Azure OpenAI API
  • Markdown support
  • Local model import and loading
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  • More AI models (e.g., DALL-E, Claude)
  • Customization options for UI size and color

In-app purchases

None

Discourse Hub

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

ChatX

One-time6
  • Pro (Lifetime)Free
  • Add Words Pack 1$0.99
  • Add Words Pack 2$3.99
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  • Pro$4.99
  • Add Words Pack 3$7.99
  • Add Words Pack 4$17.99

Questions

Is Discourse Hub free?
Discourse Hub is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ChatX free?
ChatX is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Discourse Hub or ChatX?
ChatX is rated higher. Discourse Hub averages 3.9 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while ChatX averages 4.6 from 481 ratings.
Do Discourse Hub or ChatX have ads?
Neither Discourse Hub nor ChatX shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Discourse Hub or ChatX?
Discourse Hub ships an update every 3 weeks, and ChatX fortnightly. Most recently, Discourse Hub was updated on July 28, 2026 and ChatX on September 17, 2026.

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