Comparison

DisHub vs Vex

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

Head to head
About

DisHub

Features
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DisHub is the most powerful and user-friendly mobile app built for Discourse forums. Whether you’re a community member, moderator, or forum admin, DisHub delivers a modern, fast, and engaging experience on iPhone and iPad — now enhanced with professional features designed for power users and admins. Key Features • Native Performance – Smooth animations and lightning-fast load times. • Offline Mode – Save threads, read and draft replies even without a connection. • Rich Notifications – Get the alerts that matter: mentions, replies, messages — with custom rules, quiet hours, and digests. • Multi-Forum Dashboard – Manage all your favourite communities in one app. • Beautiful UI – Crafted for clarity, readability, and usability. • Advanced Search – Search once and find results across all your forums. • Smart Bookmarks – Organise topics into collections, add notes, and set reminders. For Power Users • Custom Filters & Saved Searches – Tailor your feed, save searches, and be notified when new content appears. • Flexible Notification Schedules – Stay focused with quiet hours and summary digests. • Cross-Forum Feed – A single, unified view of your entire Discourse world. For Moderators & Admins • Review & Action Center – Flags, approvals, and queues in one place. • Bulk Moderation with Quick Macros – Save time with one-tap workflows that apply multiple actions at once. • Admin Insights Dashboard – Monitor growth, engagement, response times, and community health on the go. • Team Tools – Assign topics, leave private notes, and use canned replies to keep moderation consistent. • Incident Mode – Get high-priority alerts when your community needs you most. Why DisHub? DisHub works seamlessly with any Discourse-powered forum, whether hosted on Discourse.org or self-hosted. It transforms the forum experience with native mobile performance, advanced tools, and a beautiful design — giving members more ways to engage, and admins more power to manage. Upgrade your forum life. Try DisHub today.

About

Vex

A native SwiftUI client for the V2EX community, offering a smooth browsing, replying, and searching experience. It supports various tabs, nodes, thread tracking, and native HTML rendering with adaptive image layouts.

Highlights
  • Browse topic lists with multiple tabs and nodes
  • View topic details and replies with thread tracking
  • Native HTML content rendering with adaptive image layouts
  • Search topics via Sov2ex or Google
  • Favorite topics and nodes
  • Notifications and unread message reminders
  • Dark mode support
Features
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Vex 是一个第三方 V2EX 社区客户端,使用 SwiftUI 原生构建,让你轻松发现话题、阅读讨论、找到兴趣同好。 永久免费: • 浏览主题、节点和回复,发现感兴趣的社区内容 • 搜索主题,支持 Sov2ex / Google • 往年今日,回看过去的精彩话题 • 原生内容排版、图片浏览、会话线程追踪与深色模式 • iPad 侧边栏布局与剪贴板 V2EX 链接检测 Vex 永久版: 一次购买,永久解锁 V2EX 账号登录、发帖、回复、感谢、收藏、关注和消息等账号互动功能。永久版为一次性买断,无订阅和自动续费,可通过“恢复购买”恢复符合条件的购买记录。 浏览、搜索和往年今日不限使用时间,无需领取试用。此前已领取且尚未到期的 7 天试用可继续使用至原到期时间;已有永久版用户及符合条件的历史用户保留原有权益。 Vex 为独立开发的第三方客户端,非 V2EX 官方应用。社区内容和账号服务由 V2EX 提供。

Screenshots

DisHub4 screens
Vex4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Vex at every 2 days against DisHub's every 4 months. DisHub's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DisHub ships an update every 4 months, Vex every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 6, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
DisHub versus Vex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDisHubVex
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—15 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB76 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperHachther LLC赛坤 孙

In-app purchases

None

DisHub

No in-app purchases

None

Vex

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DisHub free?
DisHub is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vex free?
Vex is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DisHub or Vex have ads?
Neither DisHub nor Vex shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DisHub or Vex?
DisHub ships an update every 4 months, and Vex every 2 days. Most recently, DisHub was updated on October 6, 2026 and Vex on October 6, 2026.

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