Comparison

Discord vs Foreverthread

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

Head to head
About

Discord

Connect with friends and communities through voice, video, and text chat. Customize your space with unique emojis and stickers, and seamlessly switch between devices. Enjoy shared activities like watching videos or playing games together.

Highlights
  • Group voice, video, and text chat
  • Customizable servers and profiles
  • High-quality, low-latency streaming
  • Built-in games and shared activities
  • Cross-device compatibility
  • Custom emojis, stickers, and soundboard effects
Features
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Discord is designed for gaming and great for just chilling with friends or building a community. Customize your own space and gather your friends to talk while playing your favorite games, or just hang out. GROUP CHAT THAT’S ALL FUN & GAMES ∙ Discord is great for playing games and chilling with friends, or even building a worldwide community. Customize your own space to talk, play, and hang out in. MAKE YOUR GROUP CHATS MORE FUN ∙ Create custom emoji, stickers, soundboard effects, and more to add your personality to voice, video, or text chat. Set your avatar, a custom status, and write your own profile to show up in chat your way. STREAM LIKE YOU’RE IN THE SAME ROOM ∙ High-quality and low-latency streaming makes it feel like you're hanging out on the couch with friends while playing a game, watching shows, looking at photos, or idk doing homework or something. HOP IN WHEN YOU’RE FREE, NO NEED TO CALL ∙ Easily hop in and out of voice or text chats without having to call or invite anyone, so you can chat with your friends before, during, and after your game session. SEE WHO’S AROUND TO CHILL ∙ See who’s around, playing games, or just hanging out. For supported games, you can see what modes or characters your friends are playing and directly join up. ALWAYS HAVE SOMETHING TO DO TOGETHER ∙ Watch videos, play built-in games, listen to music, or just scroll together and spam memes. Seamlessly text, call, video chat, and play games, all in one group chat. WHEREVER YOU GAME, HANG OUT HERE ∙ On your PC, phone, or console, you can still hang out on Discord. Easily switch between devices and use tools to manage multiple group chats with friends.

About

Foreverthread

This app helps you stay connected with loved ones by providing daily prompts to reach out and gentle reminders for important dates. It offers a private space to manage your relationships and schedule meetups effortlessly.

Highlights
  • Daily contact prompts
  • Relationship circle visualization
  • Event reminders
  • Effortless meetup scheduling
  • Monthly catch-up recaps
  • Private, device-based data
Features
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Life gets loud, and the people who matter most quietly drift to the edges. Foreverthread is a gentle, private way to keep those threads alive — one small hello at a time. THE ONE THING TODAY Every morning, Foreverthread surfaces the single person worth reaching out to. No feed, no pressure — just a warm nudge and a one-tap “Say hi.” Staying close finally feels effortless instead of like another to-do list. SEE YOUR WHOLE CIRCLE Your people, arranged by how close the thread feels — the ones you speak to often sit close, the ones going quiet ease toward the edge. A calm read on your relationships, never a scoreboard. NEVER MISS THE MOMENTS Birthdays, anniversaries, and the “it’s been too long” nudges all arrive as gentle reminders, even when the app is closed. Tap one and you’re already in a message. PLAN TIME TOGETHER Turn “we should catch up” into a real plan. Schedule a coffee, a call, or a walk, and send an invite your friend can RSVP to in a tap — no group-chat ping-pong. YOUR MONTH IN THREADS At the end of each month, Foreverthread wraps your catch-ups into a warm, shareable recap. A little proof that showing up adds up. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything lives on your device. No account, no cloud, no tracking. The only time anything leaves your phone is when you choose to send a message. FOREVERTHREAD UNLIMITED Foreverthread is free to keep up with a few of your closest people. Foreverthread Unlimited unlocks your whole circle, your personal Assistant, and more — as a monthly or annual auto-renewable subscription (pricing shown in the app, in your local currency). Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. It renews automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://everthread-waitlist.vercel.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://everthread-waitlist.vercel.app/privacy.html Keep the people you love close. Start today.

Screenshots

Discord4 screens
Foreverthread4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Foreverthread at 100% against Discord's 44%. Discord's advantage is chart position (#5 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Discord sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Foreverthread sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Discord ships an update weekly, Foreverthread every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Discord versus Foreverthread: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDiscordForeverthread
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.6M ratings) — better—
Positive reviews44.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.6M — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank#5 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size247 MB79 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperDiscord Inc.Lukas Papanikolopoulos

Customer experience

Discord

All ratings3,585,064 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral2.5%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews12,324 reviews
Positive44.3%
Neutral9.3%
Negative46.4%

Foreverthread

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Discord

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Messages not sending properly
  • Notifications not working as expected
  • Frequent app crashes and freezes
  • Incompatibility issues on older devices
  • Verification system causing account lockouts

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved search functionality
  • More customization options per server
  • Ability to mention roles without pinging
  • Smaller server/channel icons for better navigation
  • Spoiler tags for text and images

Foreverthread

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Discord

Subscriptions7
  • Nitro Basic Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Nitro Classic Monthly$4.991 Month
  • 1 Server Boost Monthly$4.991 Month
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  • Nitro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Nitro + 1 Boost (Monthly)$13.491 Month
  • Nitro + 2 Boosts (Monthly)$16.991 Month
  • Nitro Yearly$99.991 Year
One-time3
  • Nitro Basic (1 Month)$2.99
  • Nitro Classic (1 Month)$4.99
  • Nitro (1 Month)$9.99
2 purchases

Foreverthread

Subscriptions2
  • Foreverthread Unlimted - Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Foreverthread Unlimted - Yearly$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Discord free?
Discord is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Foreverthread free?
Foreverthread is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Discord or Foreverthread have ads?
Neither Discord nor Foreverthread shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Discord or Foreverthread?
Discord ships an update weekly, and Foreverthread every 6 days. Most recently, Discord was updated on November 5, 2026 and Foreverthread on October 31, 2026.

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