Vanilla App vs Tapkeen
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.
Tapkeen
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Tapkeen is the platform for creators to share their content and get rewarded for their hard work. Upload any type of content – whether it’s a video, a photo, or a written text post, or a link, or a PDF document. Share it with your community. We are dedicated to supporting book related, creative, educational, and valuable content, and we want to help you share and spread your work. Tapkeen introduces Keencoins as a way for you to support content that is interesting and valuable. Keencoins have monetary value and can be withdrawn after you have verified and identified yourself by submitting your ID or passport. You can support your favorite creators by buying Keencoins, which can then be used to reward their content. You have the power and freedom to choose where to spend your Keencoins, so there are no subscriptions or ads. The more valuable your content gets the more people will want to reward it with Keencoins. Join Tapkeen now for free and start supporting the creativity you love!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Vanilla App at none against Tapkeen's 7. Vanilla App also leads on iOS requirement (9.3 vs 15.5). Tapkeen's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Tapkeen sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Vanilla App asks for nothing beyond the download.
Vanilla App ships an update every 4 months, Tapkeen monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vanilla App | Tapkeen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Stefan Eipeltauer | Slimpeak AG |
In-app purchases
Vanilla App
No in-app purchases
Tapkeen
- 40 keencoins$1.99
- 140 keencoins$3.99
- 600 keencoins$14.99
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- 1700 keencoins$39.99
- 3700 keencoins$79.99
- 7000 keencoins$149.99
- 12000 keencoins$249.99









