Is Disciple or Twist better?

Neither clearly leads. Disciple starts at £599/month and Twist at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Disciple or Twist?

Twist has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at £599/month for Disciple and Free for Twist.

Does Disciple or Twist run on more platforms?

Disciple runs on Web, iOS, Android. Twist runs on Web, Windows, Macos, Ios, Android.

Can I use Twist for free?

Yes. Twist has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Disciple starts at £599/month.

What is Disciple best used for?

Disciple is most often used for a membership body moving several thousand paying members off facebook groups into an app that carries its own name in the app store, a fitness or coaching business selling subscriptions where a percentage-based platform fee would cost more each month than a flat licence, a sports club or faith organisation that wants push notifications to reach members directly rather than competing with a social feed algorithm, a brand running a customer community that must live on its own domain and its own app listing for reasons of ownership or sponsorship. Of those, a membership body moving several thousand paying members off facebook groups into an app that carries its own name in the app store and a fitness or coaching business selling subscriptions where a percentage-based platform fee would cost more each month than a flat licence are not what Twist is typically brought in for.

What can Disciple do that Twist cannot?

Disciple covers Native branded apps, Web community, Groups and feeds, Courses. Twist covers Topic-based chat, Threading, File attachments, Search.

Communication · head to head

Disciple vs Twist

Disciple

Communication

White-label community apps published under your own brand on iOS, Android and web

From: £599/month
Rated: -

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Twist

Communication

Distraction-free team communication

From: Free
Rated: -

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The short version

Only Twist has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
Each has a real cost: Disciple the entry plan starts at £599 a month, so a community with a few hundred members pays more per head than almost any percentage-fee alternative, and the flat fee only wins above a revenue threshold you should calculate before signing.; Twist the free plan only exposes the last 1 month of comments and messages; older history is hidden until you upgrade
They diverge on capability: Disciple covers Native branded apps, Twist covers Topic-based chat.
Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Disciple and Twist actually diverge.

Attributes where Disciple and Twist differ
Attribute	Disciple	Twist
Starting price	£599/month	Free
Pricing model	Per month, flat fee with no transaction charge	freemium
Free tier	No	Yes
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web, Windows, Macos, Ios, Android
Founded	Unknown	2014

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Communication).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Disciple

Native branded apps
Web community
Groups and feeds
Courses
Live streaming and video
Subscriptions and payments
Multi-tier membership
Push notifications and analytics

Only in Twist

Topic-based chat
Threading
File attachments
Search
Notifications control
Integrations
Mobile apps
Slack

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Disciple

A membership body moving several thousand paying members off Facebook Groups into an app that carries its own name in the App Storenot Twist
A fitness or coaching business selling subscriptions where a percentage-based platform fee would cost more each month than a flat licencenot Twist
A sports club or faith organisation that wants push notifications to reach members directly rather than competing with a social feed algorithmnot Twist
A brand running a customer community that must live on its own domain and its own app listing for reasons of ownership or sponsorshipnot Twist

Twist

Asynchronous team communication and project collaborationnot Disciple
Teams requiring unlimited message history and integrationsnot Disciple
Remote-first organizations minimizing synchronous meetingsnot Disciple
Distributed teams across multiple time zonesnot Disciple

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Disciple

The entry plan starts at £599 a month, so a community with a few hundred members pays more per head than almost any percentage-fee alternative, and the flat fee only wins above a revenue threshold you should calculate before signing.
Video is metered at 10,000 minutes on the entry plan and 20,000 on Pro, so a community that leans on live streaming will hit overage or a plan upgrade rather than the unlimited storage the marketing implies.
Owning your own App Store listing means owning App Store review, rejections and the annual developer account, and a policy change at Apple becomes your problem rather than the platform vendor's.
Apple and Google still take their cut of in-app purchases regardless of Disciple charging no transaction fee, so the zero percent claim applies to Disciple's share only and not to the total cost of collecting money in-app.
Pricing is in sterling, which introduces exchange rate exposure and, for some buyers, VAT handling that a US-billed competitor would not create.

Twist

The free plan only exposes the last 1 month of comments and messages; older history is hidden until you upgrade
The free plan caps integrations at 5 and file storage at 5 GB
Full message history, unlimited integrations, unlimited storage and priority support all require the Unlimited plan at US$6 per user per month
Both plans cap the workspace at 500 internal member accounts and 500 external guest accounts

Pricing, plan by plan

Disciple

£599/month

Branded App$599/month
- Branded iOS, Android and web apps
- 5 admin seats
- 10 groups
Branded App Pro$999/month
- Unlimited admin seats and groups under fair use
- Unlimited monetised courses
- 20,000 video minutes
Organisation$3400/month
- From £3,400 per month
- Custom feature development
- API access and custom integrations

Twist

Free

Free PlanFree
- Access up to 1 month of comments and messages
- Up to 5 integrations
- 5 GB storage
Unlimited Plan$6/month
- Full history of comments and messages
- Unlimited integrations
- Unlimited file storage

Which should you pick?

Choose Disciple if

You need native branded apps.
You work on Web, iOS, Android.
You also want web community.

Disciple review

Choose Twist if

You need topic-based chat.
You want to start without paying.
You work on Web, Windows, Macos, Ios, Android.
You also want threading.

Twist review

Questions people ask

Is Disciple or Twist better?: Neither clearly leads. Disciple starts at £599/month and Twist at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Disciple or Twist?: Twist has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at £599/month for Disciple and Free for Twist.
Does Disciple or Twist run on more platforms?: Disciple runs on Web, iOS, Android. Twist runs on Web, Windows, Macos, Ios, Android.
Can I use Twist for free?: Yes. Twist has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Disciple starts at £599/month.
What is Disciple best used for?: Disciple is most often used for a membership body moving several thousand paying members off facebook groups into an app that carries its own name in the app store, a fitness or coaching business selling subscriptions where a percentage-based platform fee would cost more each month than a flat licence, a sports club or faith organisation that wants push notifications to reach members directly rather than competing with a social feed algorithm, a brand running a customer community that must live on its own domain and its own app listing for reasons of ownership or sponsorship. Of those, a membership body moving several thousand paying members off facebook groups into an app that carries its own name in the app store and a fitness or coaching business selling subscriptions where a percentage-based platform fee would cost more each month than a flat licence are not what Twist is typically brought in for.
What can Disciple do that Twist cannot?: Disciple covers Native branded apps, Web community, Groups and feeds, Courses. Twist covers Topic-based chat, Threading, File attachments, Search.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Disciple: How much does Disciple cost?

Branded App is £599 a month, Branded App Pro is £999 a month, and the Organisation tier starts at £3,400 a month. Annual billing gives two months free.

Twist: How much does Twist cost?

Twist offers a free plan with access to 1 month of message history and 5 GB storage. The Unlimited plan costs $6 per user per month with full message history and unlimited storage.

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Disciple: Does Disciple take a cut of member payments?

No. All plans are 0% transaction fees on Disciple's side. Apple and Google still take their standard in-app purchase commission, which is separate.

Twist: What is included in Twist's free plan?

The free plan includes access to up to one month of comments and messages, up to 5 integrations, 5 GB storage, and standard support.

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Disciple: Is the app published under my brand?

Yes. iOS and Android apps go into the stores under your own name and branding, not as a section within a shared platform app.

Twist: How is Twist priced for large teams?

Organizations with 200+ employees should contact [email protected] for custom enterprise pricing. Single-channel guests remain free on both tiers, while multi-channel guests on Unlimited are billed as regular members.

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Disciple: Is there a member limit?

Plans advertise unlimited members subject to fair use. The real limits are admin seats, groups, courses and video minutes, which differ by plan.

Disciple vs Twist

Disciple

Twist

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Disciple

Only in Twist

What people use each for

Disciple

Twist

Where each one falls short

Disciple

Twist

Pricing, plan by plan

Disciple

Twist

Which should you pick?

Choose Disciple if

Choose Twist if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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