Thinkific vs Disco
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Thinkific
Access courses and communities on your schedule, from anywhere. Learn with various lesson formats optimized for mobile and track your progress seamlessly. Stay connected with instructors and peers through integrated communities and activity feeds.
- Mobile course access
- Progress tracking
- Community interaction
- Multiple lesson formats
- Push notifications
- On-the-go learning
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Access your courses, engage with your community, and learn on the go with the Thinkific mobile app. With the app, you can: Pick up where you left off: Your progress tracking is saved automatically, so you can jump back in with one tap and keep moving forward across all your devices. Shop without switching screens Browse, purchase, and instantly access additional courses, downloads, and digital products — all from within the app. Enjoy a personalized experience: From your progress and recent courses to your profile, certifications, and notifications, your home screen provides a personalized experience that reflects your unique learning journey. Connect with your community: Join discussions, share ideas, message peers, and participate in live events — making every course a more interactive experience filled with key learning moments. Access an AI-powered learning assistant: Get instant answers, ask questions, and pick up conversations across web and mobile with Thinker, the AI-powered teaching assistant. Discover more to learn: Browse and explore new learning opportunities to continue building your skills. Whether you're learning for work, upskilling, or personal growth, everything you need is in one place with the Thinkific mobile app. Download the app and start learning today.
Disco
This app serves as a mobile hub for communities to learn and connect. Users can participate in discussions, access learning materials, and stay updated on events and messages. It's designed for on-the-go engagement with community content.
- Channel discussions and threads
- Direct messaging
- Push notifications for updates
- Access learning content (lessons, quizzes)
- Event discovery and RSVP
- Member directory and profiles
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The official home for your community to learn together. Disco’s mobile app allows you to keep up with channel discussions, events, content, lessons and direct messages while on the go. To create a new community, please visit disco.co from your desktop. Engage, learn and contribute to your community on the go! • Engage in direct messages, channel discussions, and threads • Never miss an update with push notifications • Access all learning content - lessons, assignments, quizzes, library and resources • Post your thoughts, reactions and comments • Discover and RSVP for upcoming events • Discover and connect with members through the member directory and member profiles
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Disco at 73% against Thinkific's 13%. Disco also leads on rating (3.8 vs 1.8). Thinkific's advantage is ratings volume (104 vs 10). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Disco holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Thinkific has 104 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Thinkific's written reviews are positive against 73% of Disco's.
Thinkific ships an update every 8 days, Disco fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Thinkific | Disco |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (104 ratings) | 3.8 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.9% of reviews | 72.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 104 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thinkific | Disco Incorporated |
Customer experience
Thinkific
Disco
Bugs and requests
Thinkific
Reported bugs
20 issues- Login failures and constant sign-outs
- App crashes on startup or when searching for courses
- Gray/blank screen appearing on launch
- Video playback freezing and buffering
- Complete button missing or not clickable
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- Resume content button not remembering position
- Full-screen mode reverting to normal view
- Video speed resetting from 1.5x to 1.0x
- Content not loading on iPad/tablet devices
- Navigation buttons covered by white blocks
- Course list indefinitely loading
- Search functionality not working
- Password reset loop not functioning
- App not recognizing enrolled courses
- Landscape mode blocking bottom of page content
- Pinch-to-zoom causing page navigation issues
- Videos not playing after recent updates
- App crashing when switching between apps
- Unable to find school/business name in app
- Unwanted Thinkific pop-ups on unbranded domains
Requested features
15 requests- Unified dashboard for multiple courses from different creators
- Ability to manage multiple courses without logging out
- AirPlay and casting support for videos
- Offline download capability
- PDF annotation and highlighting tools
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- Direct messaging and member directory in communities
- Event visibility and live session notifications
- Calendar integration
- Better course search and discovery
- Persistent full-screen mode across videos
- Video playback speed consistency
- Improved resume functionality to remember exact position
- Better landscape mode support
- Course list filtering and sorting options
- Direct app links for easy student access
Disco
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Thinkific
No in-app purchases
Disco
No in-app purchases
