Skool Communities vs Pearls.
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
Pearls.
Send messages to yourself or others that unlock at a future date. Explore a personalized timeline of past and future moments. Collect, share, and unlock these special 'Pearls' when they matter most.
- Create time-locked messages
- Personalized future timeline
- Explore past memories
- Collect and share 'Pearls'
- Unlock messages at specific times
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Pearls is more than just a message; it's a way to connect across time. Create time locked messages that wait patiently in the future, ready to encourage, celebrate, or comfort exactly when the time is right. Pinch, zoom, and explore a personalized timeline of moments, revisiting memories from the past and awaiting surprises in the future. Your life is full of Pearls—Collect them, share them and unlock them when they matter most.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pearls. at 100% against Skool Communities's 42%. Pearls. also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8). Skool Communities's advantage is ratings volume (788 vs 2) and chart position (#27 vs unranked). 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.
Pearls. holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Skool Communities has 788 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Skool Communities's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pearls.'s.
Skool Communities ships an update every 5 weeks, Pearls. monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Skool Communities | Pearls. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (788 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 788 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #27 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Skool.com, Inc. | My Little Pearls LLC |
Customer experience
Skool Communities
Pearls.
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
Pearls.
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Skool Communities
No in-app purchases
Pearls.
No in-app purchases
