Vanilla App vs Forum Copilot
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.
Forum Copilot
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Your forum. Reimagined for mobile. Forum Copilot is the first open-source mobile app built for online forums. Browse categories, join threads, react to posts, and message members—all in a fast, native experience designed for your phone. Built for how you use forums Native performance — Smooth, responsive app built for your iOS device Real-time discussions — See new replies and reactions as they happen Push notifications — Alerts for new posts, mentions, and direct messages Private messages — Start conversations and chat with other members Dark mode — Easy on the eyes, day or night Secure — Your data protected with industry-standard encryption One app, many forums Forum Copilot works with popular forum platforms through the Forum Copilot API. If your forum supports it, you can use this app to stay connected on the go. What you can do Browse forum categories and subforums, read and reply in threads, react with emoji, send and receive private messages, explore member profiles, and manage your account—all from your iPhone or iPad. Download Forum Copilot and bring your favorite forum community into your pocket.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Forum Copilot at every 6 days against Vanilla App's every 4 months. Vanilla App's advantage is iOS requirement (9.3 vs 18.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Vanilla App ships an update every 4 months, Forum Copilot every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vanilla App | Forum Copilot |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 18.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Stefan Eipeltauer | Molecorp Esports |
In-app purchases
Vanilla App
No in-app purchases
Forum Copilot
No in-app purchases








