Skool Communities vs Shift4 4Sight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Skool Communities
Connect with your online communities from anywhere. Engage in discussions, access courses, stay updated on events, and directly message members. This app brings all the core functionalities of the platform to your mobile device.
- Community discussions
- Video and text courses
- Event calendar
- Direct messaging
- Push notifications
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The official Skool app. Stay connected to your communities on the go. All Skool's features + push notifications. • Community - group discussion with posts and comments • Courses - learn with video and text-based lessons • Calendar - see what community events are happening • Chat - DM anybody in your communities
Shift4 4Sight
Access company news, product resources, and connect with a global community. Find contact information for support, sales, and career opportunities. Share best practices and provide product feedback.
- Company news and updates
- Product and service resources
- Collaboration channels
- Best practice sharing
- Product feedback
- Contact directory
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4Sight by Shift4 is the source for the latest company news and product and service resources and tools for our global community of customers, sales partners, investors and employees. On this app, you will find: • Company News and Updates: Stay informed with the latest happenings, product announcements, and other updates from Shift4 Payments. • Collaboration Channels: Connect with other users in our social and news channels that allow best practice sharing, feedback on products, etc. • Contact Shift4: 4Sight by Shift4's directory allows customers, sales partners and others to find the right point-of-contact for anything from product support to investor relations to career opportunities to suggestions for new product features.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Shift4 4Sight at 4.8 against Skool Communities's 3.8. Shift4 4Sight also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). Skool Communities's advantage is ratings volume (713 vs 5) and chart position (#24 vs unranked). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Shift4 4Sight holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Skool Communities has 713 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Skool Communities ships an update every 5 weeks, Shift4 4Sight fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Skool Communities | Shift4 4Sight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (713 ratings) | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 713 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #24 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Skool.com, Inc. | Shift4 |
Customer experience
Skool Communities
Shift4 4Sight
Bugs and requests
Skool Communities
Reported bugs
5 issues- Unable to create account
- Stuck on login screen
- Videos not playing full screen
- Frequent log-outs
- Incompatibility with older devices
Requested features
5 requests- Dark mode option
- Ability to save posts
- Improved iPad support
- Better chat functionality
- Sync with calendar apps
Shift4 4Sight
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Skool Communities
No in-app purchases
Shift4 4Sight
No in-app purchases
Questions
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