Vanilla App vs XenHub
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vanilla App
This app provides a native mobile experience for Vanillaforums, allowing communities to engage and discuss future development. It aims to keep users on your platform by offering a dedicated space for discussions.
- Native Vanillaforums experience
- Community discussion
- Advanced Editor (BBCode)
- Hashtags and Mentions
- Facebook Login
- Improved Notifications
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Vanilla App is the native app for all your Vanillaforums of the Open Source branch. Give your community an app that is developed by a team of Vanillaforums fans since the early days of Vanilla. It also allows you to discuss the future development of this native app with the developer team. What is needed, what should be included, let us know what you think about our road map and we will continue to integrate more powerful features into this app. Do not watch any longer how your valuable communities are decreasing and jumping off to popular Social Networks and messenger services. Give them the opportunity to stay and continue their valuable and deep discussions on your platform. Vanilla APP supports: • Advanced Editor (Partially, BBCode) • Vanillicon • YAGA (part.) • Post Count • #Hashtags • @Mentions • Facebook Login • Flagging • Quotes • Better Notifications and more... Vanilla APP integrates: Facebook Login Kit Google Firebase Google Fabric It would be great to get forum managers like you on board and improve your communities with a high level native app for your users.
XenHub
Engage in technical discussions and connect with like-minded individuals. Browse forums, view threads, and manage your profile. Block unwanted users and report inappropriate content to maintain a safe community.
- Browse forums list
- Browse threads
- View user profile
- Block unexpected users
- Report content
- Watch threads
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Key features: * Browsing forums list * Browsing threads * Viewing user profile * Block unexpected user (spam, ...) * Report content * Watch threads Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Vanilla App at none against XenHub's 2. Vanilla App also leads on iOS requirement (9.3 vs 16.4). XenHub's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. XenHub sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Vanilla App asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.0 for Vanilla App against 3.0 for XenHub. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
Vanilla App ships an update every 4 months, XenHub monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vanilla App | XenHub |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Stefan Eipeltauer | Truong Luu |
Customer experience
Vanilla App
XenHub
In-app purchases
Vanilla App
No in-app purchases
XenHub
- Monthly$14.991 Month
- VIP Account$150.001 Year
