Comparison

X vs Clubhouse

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

Head to head
About

X

This social media platform delivers real-time news, live events, and trending conversations. Share your thoughts, create original videos, go live, and connect with a global community. An AI assistant helps summarize news and edit content.

Highlights
  • Real-time news updates
  • Live event coverage
  • AI-powered assistant (Grok)
  • Video creation and editing tools
  • Live video streaming
  • Audio discussions (Spaces)
  • Direct messaging
Features
Read full description

X (formerly Twitter) is a social media app where you can follow breaking news, live events, and trending topics as they happen. Sports, tech, music, politics: whatever you're into, the conversation starts here, raw and unfiltered. It's also a place to be heard. Post your take on the day's news, go live, and grow an audience for whatever you create. Millions of people come to X every day to find out what's happening and talk about it. WHAT YOU CAN DO ON X - Follow breaking news – Get news from around the world before it hits the headlines, with real-time updates on trending topics and viral conversations. - Post to a global community – Share your thoughts, photos, and videos. Join millions of users shaping public dialogue across social, cultural, and political conversations. - Ask Grok – Grok is the AI assistant powered by X's real-time data. Ask Grok to summarize trending news, explain videos, or give you more context about posts. Grok also powers the photo and video editing tools in the app. - Create original videos – The built-in Video Editor and Recorder lets you shoot, add multi-language captions, apply green screen effects, and post pro-level content directly in the app. - Go live on video – Stream a concert, a live game, or your thoughts on a hot topic, and keep your audience engaged with enhanced livestream tools. - Watch video and podcasts – From live breaking news and sports clips to podcasts and gaming sessions up to 3 hours long. Many of the world's leading voices in comedy, gaming, podcasting, and politics share their content on X. - Host live audio with Spaces – Spaces is X's audio feature for hosting discussions, holding interviews, or starting your next live podcast. - Message privately – Connect and chat with friends, followers, customers, or collaborators through Direct Messages. - Pin Custom Timelines – Custom Timelines are Grok-powered topic feeds you can pin for the topics you follow most. - Turn on Priority Notifications – Priority Notifications surface your key interactions first. - Open your History tab – The History tab is one unified place for your bookmarks, likes, videos, and articles. - Subscribe to X Premium – X Premium unlocks a blue checkmark, boosted visibility, prioritized replies, fewer ads, longer videos, and post editing. It also gives you creator revenue sharing and the ability to offer exclusive content to subscribers. WHO X IS FOR X is for people who follow breaking news and live events in real time, for sports, tech, music, and politics fans, for creators and podcasters who stream and create original video content for an audience, and for anyone building a community around gaming, entertainment, crypto, entrepreneurship, or tech. WHY X? In a world of constant change, X is your real-time source to stay ahead of the curve, connect with people, explore diverse perspectives, and create standout content. From breaking live news and trending memes to top podcasts, live streams, and original videos from your favorite creators, X brings it all together in one powerful social experience. Privacy Policy: https://x.com/privacy Terms and Conditions: https://x.com/tos

About

Clubhouse

Engage in live audio conversations with communities and individuals who share your interests. Discover new people, learn from experts, and even monetize your own hosted rooms. This free social audio app offers spontaneous, human interactions anytime, anywhere.

Highlights
  • Join live audio rooms
  • Connect with communities
  • Learn from experts
  • Host your own rooms
  • Earn money from hosting
  • Live, spontaneous audio
  • Sidebar with friends
Read full description

Join the conversation on Clubhouse. Jump into live audio rooms to find your community and connect with people who share your interests. Whether you're looking to meet new friends, learn something new or just pass the time, Clubhouse helps you build real connections. — Why Clubhouse? It's the free social audio app that fits your life. Join Live Audio Rooms Anytime, Anywhere Find live conversations on everything from trending topics to niche interests. Perfect for your commute, workout or late-night scroll. Talk When You Want, Or Just Listen In Raise your hand to join the chat, or kick back and listen like a podcast. Clubhouse makes it easy to be social without being on camera. Meet New People Build real connections with strangers, creators and experts. Every room is a chance to join a community. Host Rooms & Lead the Conversation Start your own audio room in seconds. Whether it's a group hangout, book club or panel discussion, you're in control of the vibe. Keep the Conversation Going Sidebar with friends before, during and after rooms. Chat even when you're not online at the same time. — What makes Clubhouse different? * 100% live audio - spontaneous, human and real * Always something happening, from deep dives to casual hangs * Curated just for you - follow topics, people and rooms you care about * Free to join, easy to use and endlessly scrollable — Clubhouse helps you turn talk into connection. Join the conversation - download now and drop in.

Screenshots

X4 screens
Clubhouse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Clubhouse at none against X's shown. Clubhouse also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6). X's advantage is chart position (#1 vs #35) and ratings volume (11M vs 792K). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. X sells 25 in-app purchases, starting at $1.00 per month and Clubhouse sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Clubhouse holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: X has 11M ratings behind it against 792K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 45% of X's written reviews are positive against 42% of Clubhouse's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

X ships an update every 3 days, Clubhouse every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
X versus Clubhouse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterXClubhouse
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (11M ratings)4.8 (792K ratings) — better
Positive reviews44.6% of reviews — better42.1% of reviews
Number of ratings11M — better792K
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#1 — better#35
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size670 MB139 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperX Corp.Alpha Exploration Co.

Customer experience

X

All ratings11,148,610 ratings
Positive89.6%
Neutral3.0%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews16,046 reviews
Positive44.6%
Neutral5.1%
Negative50.3%

Clubhouse

All ratings791,788 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral2.5%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews2,182 reviews
Positive42.1%
Neutral8.9%
Negative49.0%

User reviews

X

From 11M App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and efficient platform
  • 💡 Diverse range of content and discussions
  • 👍 Useful for news and information sharing
  • 🌐 Global connectivity and exchange of ideas

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and technical issues
  • 🤖 Proliferation of bots and spam accounts
  • 🔒 Concerns over censorship and lack of free speech
  • 💰 Paywalled features and monetization efforts

Clubhouse

From 792K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🙏 Helpful for networking and learning
  • 🌟 Great for intellectual conversations
  • 🎨 Diverse range of topics and communities
  • 🔊 Engaging audio-based experience

Room to improve

  • 🔇 Lack of text-based chat or reactions
  • 🤖 Aggressive notifications and FOMO
  • 🔒 Privacy concerns around contacts and account deletion
  • 🗣️ Moderation issues with toxic content and abuse

Bugs and requests

X

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Account suspension and lockout issues
  • Inconsistent app performance and UI changes
  • Unreliable notification system
  • Inability to view deleted or suspended accounts

Requested features

4 requests
  • Edit tweet option
  • Improved content moderation and enforcement of rules
  • Customizable feed and better user control over content
  • Enhanced privacy and data protection measures

Clubhouse

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Frequent disconnections and poor audio quality
  • Inconsistent performance on mobile data

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add text-based chat and reaction features
  • Improve notification controls and customization
  • Enhance privacy and account management options
  • Strengthen moderation and content policies

In-app purchases

25 purchases

X

Subscriptions23
  • @FatKidDeals Subscription$1.001 Month
  • @Rainmaker1973 Subscription$2.001 Month
  • @pulte Subscription$2.991 Month
Show 20 more
  • @Zirksee Subscription$2.991 Month
  • @TheBabylonBee Subscription$3.001 Month
  • @jacksonhinklle Subscription$3.001 Month
  • @DataRepublican Subscription$3.001 Month
  • @elonmusk Subscription$4.001 Month
  • X Premium Basic (Monthly)$4.001 Month
  • @stevewilldoit Subscription$5.001 Month
  • @robbystarbuck Subscription$5.001 Month
  • @MikeBenzCyber Subscription$5.001 Month
  • @RealAlexJones Subscription$5.001 Month
  • @C__Herridge Subscription$7.001 Month
  • @shellenberger Subscription$9.001 Month
  • @shreyas Subscription$9.991 Month
  • X Premium (Monthly)$11.001 Month
  • @Jake__Wujastyk Subscription$14.001 Month
  • @Banana3Stocks Subscription$40.001 Month
  • X Premium Basic (Annual)$42.001 Year
  • X Premium Plus (Monthly)$50.001 Month
  • X Premium (Annual)$114.991 Year
  • X Premium Plus (Annual)$490.001 Year
One-time2
  • Promote Post for $25$25.00
  • Promote Post for $50$50.00
12 purchases

Clubhouse

Subscriptions7
  • Clubhouse Plus Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Clubhouse Plus Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Clubhouse Plus Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
Show 4 more
  • Clubhouse Plus Monthly7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Clubhouse Plus Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Clubhouse Plus Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Clubhouse Plus Annual7 Days trial$69.991 Year
One-time5
  • 25 Coins$0.49
  • 125 Coins$1.99
  • 350 Coins$4.99
Show 2 more
  • 910 Coins$12.99
  • 1,750 Coins$24.99

Questions

Is X free?
X is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Clubhouse free?
Clubhouse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, X or Clubhouse?
Clubhouse is rated higher. X averages 4.6 out of 5 from 11M ratings, while Clubhouse averages 4.8 from 792K ratings.
Do X or Clubhouse have ads?
X shows ads; Clubhouse does not.
Which is updated more often, X or Clubhouse?
X ships an update every 3 days, and Clubhouse every 4 days. Most recently, X was updated on October 30, 2026 and Clubhouse on October 30, 2026.
Which is more popular, X or Clubhouse?
X currently peaks at #1 in the App Store charts, and Clubhouse at #35. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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