Skool Communities vs CML Community
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
CML Community
A dedicated platform for investors, traders, and market professionals to engage in high-quality discussions about financial markets. It connects serious participants focused on equities, options, macro trends, technical analysis, and long-term investing strategies.
- Networking for investors and traders
- Discussion platform for financial markets
- Focus on equities and options
- Analysis of macro trends
- Long-term investing strategy discussions
- High-quality conversations
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CML Community is the dedicated networking and discussion platform for investors, traders, and market professionals who want higher-quality conversations about financial markets. Built for serious participants — not noise — CML Community brings together members focused on equities, options, macro trends, technical analysis, and long-term investing strategy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CML Community at 100% against Skool Communities's 42%. CML Community also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8). Skool Communities's advantage is ratings volume (713 vs 60) and chart position (#24 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.
CML Community holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Skool Communities has 713 ratings behind it against 60, 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 CML Community's.
Skool Communities ships an update every 5 weeks, CML Community every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Skool Communities | CML Community |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (713 ratings) | 5.0 (60 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 713 — better | 60 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — 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 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Skool.com, Inc. | Capital Market Laboratories |
Customer experience
Skool Communities
CML Community
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
CML Community
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Skool Communities
No in-app purchases
CML Community
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Skool Communities free?
Is CML Community free?
Which has better reviews, Skool Communities or CML Community?
Do Skool Communities or CML Community have ads?
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