Comparison

Commune vs Writual Society

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

Head to head
About

Commune

Access a curated collection of video courses from world-renowned experts in personal growth and societal well-being. Learn yoga, mindfulness, healthy eating, sustainability, and more. Download content for offline viewing and enjoy seamless streaming to your TV.

Highlights
  • Video courses from leading teachers
  • Topics: yoga, fitness, mindfulness, food, health, sustainability, civic engagement
  • Offline viewing
  • Create video playlists
  • Screencast via Chromecast, Airplay, Bluetooth
Features
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Commune is a course platform for personal and societal well-being. We create video courses with the world’s leading teachers across yoga and fitness, mindfulness, food and health, sustainability, and civic engagement. Our courses help people bring their best selves into the world: Ease into a yoga practice with Adriene Mishler, explore the nature of reality with Deepak Chopra, take control of your healthcare with Dr. Mark Hyman, learn how to improve your relationships with Marianne Williamson, unwind implicit racial bias with Evelyn Carter, and much more. With the Commune app you can now watch and listen to courses offline, make playlists of your favorite videos, and screencast via Chromecast, Airplay, or Bluetooth. Subscription & Pricing Terms Commune is free to download. Ongoing use requires an active subscription, available on a monthly or yearly basis. New customers who choose a monthly or yearly subscription are eligible for a free trial period. - $95.99 USD per year with free 14-day trial* ---- This video app / vid-app is proudly powered by VidApp. If you need help with it, please head to: https://vidapp.com/app-vid-app-user-support/ Terms of Service: https://www.onecommune.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.onecommune.com/privacy

About

Writual Society

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Inside the Writual Society app, you can: Access all of your videos in one easy to use app Receive push notifications with the latest news and updates Access to all of your videos without having to remember your password Save your favorite posts so you can quickly find them later END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Commune4 screens
Writual Society4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Writual Society at none against Commune's 10. Writual Society also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Commune's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. Commune sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Writual Society asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Commune ships an update every 2 months, Writual Society every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Commune versus Writual Society: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCommuneWritual Society
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (375 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings375 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCommune Media IncWritual Press LLC

Bugs and requests

Commune

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices
  • Courses won't load
  • Pages won't load
  • Buttons don't work
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  • Can't log out
  • No ability to save progress

Requested features

5 requests
  • Bookmarks for videos
  • Progress tracking
  • Dark mode
  • Advanced analytics dashboard
  • Apple TV app

Writual Society

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Commune

Subscriptions6
  • Commune Membership - Monthly$19.991 Month
  • Commune Monthly Membership14 Days trial$24.991 Month
  • Commune Membership - 6-Month$149.996 Months
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  • Commune 6 Month Membership$149.996 Months
  • Commune Annual Membership14 Days trial$149.991 Year
  • Commune Membership - Annual$179.991 Year
One-time4
  • Unwinding Prejudice with Evely$49.99
  • Easy Does It$49.99
  • Relationships with Marianne$99.99
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  • Empowered Birth hosted by Schu$499.99
None

Writual Society

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Commune free?
Commune is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Writual Society free?
Writual Society is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Commune or Writual Society have ads?
Neither Commune nor Writual Society shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Commune or Writual Society?
Commune ships an update every 2 months, and Writual Society every 3 weeks. Most recently, Commune was updated on October 11, 2026 and Writual Society on September 24, 2026.

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