# Disciple Media review (2026): is it worth $599 a month, billed yearly?

> White-label community app for iOS, Android and web

Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA.

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.

- **Category:** Courses & Communities
- **Made by:** Disciple Media
- **Website:** https://www.disciple.community
- **Runs on:** Web, iOS, Android
- **Who should skip it:** Pricey if you are small: $599 a month is the floor, and $999 for Pro.
- **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026

## Pricing

As of Nov 12, 2026, Disciple Media is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $599 per month, billed yearly.

- **Pricing model:** Free trial
- **Free plan:** None.
- **Free trial:** Free trial with support; length not stated.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Branded App | $599 per month, billed yearly | Branded iOS, Android and web app, 5 admin seats, 10 groups, 1 monetizable course and 10k video minutes. |
| Branded App Pro | $999 per month, billed yearly | Unlimited admin seats, groups and monetized courses, 20k video minutes, multi-tier pricing and Zapier. |
| Organisation | $3,400 per month and up, billed yearly | Tailored proposal with SSO, CRM sync, bespoke development and migration support; sold through sales. |

Read from https://www.disciple.community/pricing on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Disciple Media before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Two months free with yearly billing** (Annual discount): The pricing page says yearly billing includes 2 months free compared with the quarterly option. Source: https://www.disciple.community/pricing

## 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.

## Good for

- Organizations that want a community inside its own branded mobile app
- Creators and associations with paying members and video content

## 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.

## ToolGPA grades

**GPA: 1.8 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. 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.

- **Value for money: D.** $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.
- **Free plan and trial: D.** A free trial with support, but the page doesn't say how long it lasts or whether a card is needed.
- **Features: C.** Branded app, feeds, groups, messages, livestreaming, courses and a page builder. The listing's gap: Zapier and unlimited courses need the $999 plan.
- **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. Building and launching a branded app is a project, with the vendor's console and support.
- **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web, iOS and Android, with Zapier, Salesforce, HubSpot and Zoho connections. No desktop app.

These are ToolGPA's own grades. 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.

## Where it stands among course and community platforms

- 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.

The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/courses-communities

## Keep it, 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.

- You could make: Online courses: an app builder makes this well.
- You could not: A members' space with posts, chat and events that people keep coming back to.
- You could not: A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- You could not: It plugs into other products, Zapier, Salesforce and HubSpot among them, and has an API.

A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it.

## Works with

Zapier, Salesforce, HubSpot, Zoho

**Tags:** Community, Online courses, Public API

## Alternatives

- [Mighty Networks](https://toolgpa.com/tools/mighty-networks): Community platform with courses, livestreams and paid memberships. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/disciplemedia-vs-mighty-networks)
- [Circle](https://toolgpa.com/tools/circle): Community platform with courses, events, payments and branded apps. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/circle-vs-disciplemedia)
- [Bettermode](https://toolgpa.com/tools/bettermode): Branded community platform with Q&A, events and AI search. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/bettermode-vs-disciplemedia)
- [Heartbeat](https://toolgpa.com/tools/heartbeat): Paid community platform with courses, events and member payments. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/disciplemedia-vs-heartbeat)
- [Discourse](https://toolgpa.com/tools/discourse): Open-source discussion forum software with hosted plans. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/disciplemedia-vs-discourse)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026:

- https://www.disciple.community/pricing
- https://www.disciple.community/

Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/disciplemedia
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