Teachable vs Uscreen (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Teachable grades higher than Uscreen: 2.4 against 1.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Teachable grades higher on value for money, the free plan, ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on features.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Teachable
Online course, coaching and membership platform with its own checkout
Uscreen
Video membership platform with a catalog, live streaming and apps
Which one is for you
Pick Teachable if
- Fits if your students are in many countries and you don't want to deal with VAT yourself
- Works for schools whose students learn on their phones, with apps on every plan
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if an active community is the point, since it's a student community on Builder at most
- Tight if you want certificates or a second admin, which need Growth at $139 a month
- Pricey if you stay on Starter once sales pick up, as 7.5% of every sale goes to Teachable
- Watch out: products are capped at 5, 10 and 50 by plan
- Watch out: there's no free plan, only a 7-day trial and a 30-day money-back guarantee
Pick Uscreen if
- Fits if you sell a video library by subscription and can pay for apps later
- Works for fitness or training creators who stream live
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you have more than 100 subscribers: Starter stops there
- Pricey if you grow: Growth adds $1.99 per subscriber, and apps add $0.99
- Watch out: mobile apps start at the $449 plan, and TV apps, community and API are Custom only
- Watch out: the monthly-billed price of Growth is not shown on the pricing page
How we grade them
| 2.4GPATeachableFair | 1.6GPAUscreenWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CStarter is $29 a month billed yearly, but its 7.5% fee adds $150 on $2,000 of sales, making $179. Builder at $69 takes no fee with Teachable Payments, so $69 a month is what you'd pay: above this category's dearer quarter ($59), well short of its dearest tenth. | DStarter is $49 a month but capped at 100 subscribers on a Uscreen-branded domain. Growth adds $1.99 per subscriber and apps start at $449 a month. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan. There's a 7-day free trial, and the listing doesn't say it needs a card, then a 30-day money-back guarantee once you've paid. | DA free trial, which the pricing page says is 14 days, with no card terms stated. |
| Features | CCourses with drip, quizzes and graded short answers, coaching, downloads, memberships, upsells, cart recovery and email. The course job is covered; the gap is community, which is a student community on Builder rather than the spaces and events rivals offer. | CVideo catalog, live streaming, marketing and automations. The listing's gaps: mobile apps need the $449 plan, and TV apps, community and API are Custom only. |
| Ease of use | B4.62 from about 9,400 App Store ratings, a little under the 4.7 an A needs. The AI course starter drafts a curriculum, so you're not starting from a blank page. | CNo store rating on record. You build a catalog, plans and a storefront. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iPhone and Android for students, with Zapier and webhooks on every plan and a public API on Growth. No desktop app, which an A needs. | CThe listing shows a web product, with apps on higher plans, and names no integrations. |
| Best for | selling courses to students around the world | a video membership catalog with live streaming |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Teachable and Uscreen. How we grade
Price against what you get
Teachable starts at $29 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Uscreen starts at $49 a month and scores 2.0.
Teachable scores higher and starts $20 a month lower. Of the other course and community platforms on the chart, none scores higher than Teachable for less, and 16 score higher than Uscreen for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Teachable also covers email campaigns.
- Uscreen also covers marketing automation, reports and community.
At a glance
| Teachable | Uscreen | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $29 per month, billed annually ($39 billed monthly) | $49 per month, billed monthly (Starter, up to 100 subscribers) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial, plus a 30-day money-back guarantee | Free trial; the pricing page says free for 14 days. |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Teachable, Inc. | Uscreen |
| Price read from | teachable.com | uscreen.tv |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Teachable
- Starter takes 7.5% of each sale on top of processing fees: 2.9% + 30 cents for US cards, 3.9% + 30 cents for international cards.
- There is no free plan, only a 7-day free trial and a 30-day money-back guarantee.
- Certificates, removing Teachable branding and more than 1 admin user all need Growth at $139 a month billed annually.
- Products are capped at 5, 10 and 50 by plan; memberships, bundles and drafts do not count.
Uscreen
- Starter caps subscribers at 100 and uses a Uscreen-branded domain.
- Growth adds a $1.99 per-subscriber fee, and App Essentials adds $0.99, on top of the monthly price.
- Mobile apps start at the $449 plan; TV apps, community and API access are Custom only.
- The monthly-billed price of Growth is not shown on the pricing page.
Key features
Teachable
- Courses, coaching and downloads
- Video and text courses with drip content, auto-graded quizzes and short-answer assessments, plus 1:1 or group coaching, digital downloads and memberships.
- Teachable Payments
- Built-in checkout with 35+ local payment methods that collects and remits sales tax, VAT and GST in 45+ countries, with daily payouts.
- Sales tools
- Coupons, upsells, order bumps, bundles, abandoned cart emails and built-in email marketing. The affiliate program starts on Builder.
- AI course tools
- An AI course starter drafts a curriculum, a generator turns lessons into quizzes, and videos get subtitles translated into 70+ languages on Growth.
- Student apps
- Students reach their courses on the web or in Teachable's iOS and Android apps, which are included on every plan.
- Integrations and API
- Zapier and webhooks on every plan, and a public API on Growth with 10,000 requests a month.
Uscreen
- Video catalog
- Present videos and series in a streaming-style catalog, sold by subscription, one-off purchase or other payment options.
- Live streaming
- Stream live inside the platform, or gate Zoom links for members. Both are listed on the Starter plan.
- Marketing and automations
- Built-in marketing tools and automations, plus analytics on payments, engagement and video performance.
- Mobile and TV apps
- Two branded mobile apps come with App Essentials, and five TV apps are listed under the Custom plan.
- Community tools
- Direct messages, challenges, a calendar, streaks and badges are listed under the Custom plan.
- API access
- API access and integrations are listed on the Custom plan.
Plans
Teachable
Starter$29
per month, billed annually ($39 billed monthly)
5 products, 1 admin user, AI tools, student apps, upsells and cart recovery. Teachable takes a 7.5% transaction fee on each sale.
Builder$69
per month, billed annually ($89 billed monthly)
10 products, 1 admin user, no transaction fee with Teachable Payments, a student community, an affiliate program and real-time support.
Growth$139
per month, billed annually ($189 billed monthly)
50 products, 5 admin users, certificates, no Teachable branding, student imports, custom admin permissions, subtitles and translations.
CustomCustom
For high-volume schools: flexible product and admin seats, a sandbox school, a success manager, priority support and migration help.
Uscreen
Starter$49
per month, billed monthly, up to 100 subscribers
Uscreen-branded domain, catalog, live streaming and analytics with no subscriber fee.
Growth$149
per month, billed annually
Custom domain and unlimited subscribers, with a $1.99 fee per subscriber.
App Essentials$449
per month, billed annually
Everything in Growth plus 2 mobile apps (iOS and Android); $0.99 per subscriber. Sold through sales.
CustomCustom
Adds 5 TV apps, community features with DMs and challenges, API access and integrations. Sold through sales.
Ways to pay less
Teachable
- Annual discount
Save 22% with yearly billing
Teachable's pricing page says yearly billing saves 22%: Starter $29 a month instead of $39, Builder $69 instead of $89, Growth $139 instead of $189.
Uscreen
- Other savings
20% off if you start by Nov 30
The pricing page shows 20% off for the first 6 months on Starter and 12 months on Growth and App Essentials, for plans started by Nov 30.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Teachable or Uscreen?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Teachable is cheaper to start with: $29 a month, against $49 a month for Uscreen. Teachable starts at $29 per month, billed annually ($39 billed monthly), and Uscreen starts at $49 per month, billed monthly (Starter, up to 100 subscribers).
Which has a free plan, Teachable or Uscreen?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither Teachable nor Uscreen has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
Which platforms do Teachable and Uscreen run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Teachable lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.