Disciple Media review (2026): is it worth $599 a month, billed yearly?
White-label community app for iOS, Android and web
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Disciple Media report card
Weak · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for a white-label community app under your own name
Disciple Media builds a branded community app for iOS, Android and web. It starts at $599 a month billed yearly, with no free plan and no stated trial length, and Zapier and unlimited courses only arrive at $999.
Who Disciple Media is for
- Fits if you want your own app in the stores with your brand on it and can pay $599 a month
- Works for organisations with a paying audience that runs groups and livestreams
Who Disciple Media is not for
- Pricey if you are small: $599 a month is the floor, and $999 for Pro
- Watch out: unlimited items on the plans are subject to fair usage
- Not for you if you want a free plan, as there isn't one
- Watch out: Zapier and unlimited courses are on the $999 plan only
Why Disciple Media gets a 1.8
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- DValue for money$599 a month billed yearly is four times the $149 where the dearest tenth of courses and communities tools starts. The page's metadata quotes GBP, so the dollar figure may be a conversion.
- DFree plan and trialA free trial with support, but the page doesn't say how long it lasts or whether a card is needed.
- CFeaturesBranded app, feeds, groups, messages, livestreaming, courses and a page builder. The listing's gap: Zapier and unlimited courses need the $999 plan.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. Building and launching a branded app is a project, with the vendor's console and support.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb, iOS and Android, with Zapier, Salesforce, HubSpot and Zoho connections. No desktop app.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Disciple Media's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Disciple Media's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 4 of the 41 other course and community platforms we grade, and level with 4.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 6 of 41) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $599 a month, against a middle price of $49 for the category: 36 of the 36 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 13 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 42 course and community platforms we grade, cut by the letter each got. Disciple Media’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 41, level with 8
- DFree plan and trialAbove 5 of 41, level with 7
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 41, level with 26
- CEase of useAbove 4 of 41, level with 34
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 6 of 41, level with 34
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 39 course and community platforms. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Disciple Media, or make your own?
Keep it
The plain part of Disciple Media you could make: online courses. What surrounds it you could not. The 3 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 33 of the 41 other course and community platforms grade higher. It costs $7,188 a year.
What you could make
- Online courses: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- A members' space with posts, chat and events that people keep coming back to.
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- It plugs into other products, Zapier, Salesforce and HubSpot among them, and has an API.
What this rests on. Disciple Media’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Disciple Media?
Disciple builds a community in the organization's own branded app on iOS and Android, with a web version alongside. It offers feeds, groups, direct messages, events, livestreaming and courses, with subscriptions and in-app purchases as ways to earn. Plans are annual and sold after a demo.
Worth knowing
- Entry price is $599 a month billed yearly, with no free plan.
- Unlimited items on the plans are subject to fair usage, and prices exclude sales tax.
- The page's search metadata quotes GBP prices (from £449 a month), so the dollar figure shown may be a conversion.
- Zapier and unlimited courses need the $999 plan.
Key features
- Your own branded app
- Publishes a white-label app listed under your brand on iOS and Android, plus a web version.
- Feeds, groups and messages
- Gives members a feed, group chats, direct messages, events and a member directory.
- Livestreaming and courses
- Hosts livestreams and courses, with multi-host livestreams on the Pro plan.
- Page builder
- Lets your team build home screens section by section.
- Ways to earn
- Subscriptions, in-app purchases, sponsorship and donations are listed as monetization options.
- Integrations
- Open API, webhooks and Zapier, and CRM sync with more than 100 CRMs on the Organisation plan.
Disciple Media pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Disciple Media is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $599 per month, billed yearly.
- Starts at
- $599 per month, billed yearly
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- Free trial with support; length not stated
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Branded App | $599per month, billed yearly | Branded iOS, Android and web app, 5 admin seats, 10 groups, 1 monetizable course and 10k video minutes. |
| Branded App Pro | $999per month, billed yearly | Unlimited admin seats, groups and monetized courses, 20k video minutes, multi-tier pricing and Zapier. |
| Organisation | $3,400per month and up, billed yearly | Tailored proposal with SSO, CRM sync, bespoke development and migration support; sold through sales. |
Read from disciple.community on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Disciple Media before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountTwo months free with yearly billing
The pricing page says yearly billing includes 2 months free compared with the quarterly option.
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Common questions
Does Disciple Media have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Disciple Media is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does Disciple Media have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Disciple Media is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Disciple Media open source?
Disciple Media is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Does Disciple Media have an API?
Yes. Disciple Media offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.