Comparison

discourse vs PositionGuard

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

Head to head
About

discourse

This platform facilitates organized online discussions and debates, offering a structured alternative to typical social media forums. Users can engage in moderated conversations, receive criteria-based feedback on their opinions, and compete to become the most popular panelist.

Highlights
  • Organized discussions
  • Limited panel size
  • Criteria-based feedback
  • Ranking and experience
  • Debate-style format
Features
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WHAT IS DISCOURSE? We're an online forum and debate platform that promotes deep, organized discussion. We're similar to platforms like Reddit and Clubhouse, but we approach online discussion from a modern perspective. ---------------------------------------------- WHAT MAKES DISCOURSE DIFFERENT? Online discussions on other apps and websites are disorganized, messy and 1-dimensional. You can spend an hour reading a discussion and not gain any real value: it's too easy to get lost in the crowd of voices yelling over each other. Discourse aims to solve this problem by organizing discussions more like formal debates. A limited panel participates in the topic while the audience rates their opinions on a variety of criteria instead of simple likes/dislikes. At the end of the discussion, we present the results and crown the most popular panelist. ---------------------------------------------- HOW CAN YOU BENEFIT FROM USING DISCOURSE? You go to the gym to improve your bodies, but what do you do to improve your minds? Reading books, watching documentaries and educating yourself is important. But without a platform to exercise what you've learned, you're losing half its value. Build and deepen your opinions by competing with conflicting perspectives on discourse. ---------------------------------------------- WHAT ARE OUR STANDOUT FEATURES? - Limited panel size - Criteria based feedback - Organized discussions (Opening, Comments, Closing) - Ranking and experience ---------------------------------------------- WHO BUILT DISCOURSE? Discourse is built by a solo-developer/founder. We're currently a company of 1 but are looking to grow into a team that can provide you with a valuable experience. Please support us on our journey.

About

PositionGuard

This app allows you to share your presence at specific locations with chosen groups, while keeping your precise location private. Define custom places and receive arrival/departure notifications. Discover public groups and see who's attending before you go.

Highlights
  • Area-based presence sharing
  • Customizable places with notifications
  • Group creation with privacy rules
  • Discover public community groups
  • Ghost Mode for complete privacy
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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Know when. Know where. Stay private everywhere else. Meet friends at the park. Know when your family gets home. Check if anyone's at the pickleball court before you drive over. See who's already at the bar after work — and message the group before you leave the office. Most location apps show you where someone is. PositionGuard shows you that they're where they should be. SHARE WITH YOUR PEOPLE Create groups with family, friends, or teammates — each with their own shared places and privacy rules. See each other when you're there. Invisible when you're not. DEFINE YOUR PLACES Set up areas like Home, Work, or the gym. Get notified the moment someone arrives or leaves — no constant checking required. Your group only sees your presence at shared places. Your precise location stays yours. DISCOVER YOUR COMMUNITY Find public groups near you — pickup games, dog parks, neighborhood spots. See who's there before you make the trip. Message the group without leaving the app. INVITE NATURALLY Share a link through iMessage, WhatsApp, or any app you already use. Anyone who taps it gets a preview and joins in one tap. BUILT DIFFERENTLY Area-based sharing — precise coordinates stay yours - You decide who sees you, when, and at what precision - Ghost Mode: disappear completely whenever you want - No ads. No data selling. Ever. Share your presence. Not your every move. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://positionguardai.com/privacy

Screenshots

discourse4 screens
PositionGuard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: discourse at none against PositionGuard's 2. PositionGuard's advantage is ratings volume (9 vs 1). On price, rating, ads 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. PositionGuard sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. discourse asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for discourse against 5.0 for PositionGuard. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PositionGuard has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
discourse versus PositionGuard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterdiscoursePositionGuard
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings19 — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB13 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperZainuddin QaziSCALEFORGE AI LLC

Customer experience

discourse

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PositionGuard

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

discourse

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

PositionGuard

Subscriptions2
  • PositionGuard Premium$4.991 Month
  • PositionGuard Premium$39.991 Year

Questions

Is discourse free?
discourse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PositionGuard free?
PositionGuard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, discourse or PositionGuard?
discourse and PositionGuard are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 9 ratings respectively.
Do discourse or PositionGuard have ads?
Neither discourse nor PositionGuard shows ads.

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