Comparison

Discourse Hub vs CellGlide

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

CellGlide

Share your iPhone's cellular connection with your Mac via USB. Monitor live speeds, data usage by service, and network details. Offers DNS customization and diagnostic tools for your cellular connection.

Highlights
  • USB tethering to Mac
  • Live speed and data usage dashboard
  • Service and protocol traffic breakdown
  • Customizable DNS settings
  • Network diagnostics and speed tests
  • Usage history by session, day, or month
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Your computer, online anywhere. Hotel Wi-Fi won’t connect? Broadband down at home? On a call at a café? Connect your iPhone to your computer with a cable, open CellGlide and tap Start sharing, and your computer keeps working on your phone’s connection. Unplug and the computer goes back to its own network. Works with Mac, Linux and OpenWrt routers • Mac and Linux computers: install the CellGlide app and it connects when you plug in • OpenWrt routers: plug your iPhone into the router and the devices you choose go online through it, even when the home broadband is down Why you can rely on it • Plug in and go: with CellGlide on your computer it connects when you plug in, no setup each time • See how it’s doing: live speeds, network quality, latency and loss, and a heads-up when something breaks • Recovers on its own: retries when the phone’s connection drops; send diagnostics in one tap if you need help • Leaves your settings alone: never changes Wi-Fi or other saved network settings Clear on your iPhone too • Dynamic Island countdown and live speeds, plus a black focus page that saves power • This month’s data, allowance reminders and Data saver to protect your plan • Network quality, speed tests and recent results to compare places and networks • Encrypted DNS (DNS over HTTPS, DNS over TLS) and DNS acceleration Going online through your iPhone uses your cellular plan; follow your carrier’s terms. Requires CellGlide on your computer or router, free at cellglide.com; the Mac app needs macOS 13 or later.

Screenshots

Discourse Hub4 screens
CellGlide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: CellGlide at 100% against Discourse Hub's 26%. CellGlide also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). Discourse Hub's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and ratings volume (11 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CellGlide holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of Discourse Hub's written reviews are positive against 100% of CellGlide's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Discourse Hub ships an update every 3 weeks, CellGlide every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Discourse Hub versus CellGlide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDiscourse HubCellGlide
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (11 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews26.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB11 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDiscourseXi Wang

Customer experience

Discourse Hub

All ratings11 ratings
Positive72.7%
Neutral9.1%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews138 reviews
Positive26.1%
Neutral13.8%
Negative60.1%

CellGlide

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

CellGlide

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Discourse Hub

No in-app purchases

None

CellGlide

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Discourse Hub free?
Discourse Hub is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CellGlide free?
CellGlide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Discourse Hub or CellGlide?
CellGlide is rated higher. Discourse Hub averages 4.0 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while CellGlide averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Discourse Hub or CellGlide have ads?
Neither Discourse Hub nor CellGlide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Discourse Hub or CellGlide?
Discourse Hub ships an update every 3 weeks, and CellGlide every 2 days. Most recently, Discourse Hub was updated on October 26, 2026 and CellGlide on October 29, 2026.

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