Reviews of DiscourseHub

By: Civilized Discourse Construction Kit, Inc.

List of user reviews and ratings for DiscourseHub

Total ratings

2.52 (Rating count: 418)

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Review summary

DiscourseHub is intended to consolidate notifications and forum access but largely functions by opening forums in a user's web browser rather than providing a native app experience. Users appreciate having a centralized notification place, but many find the lack of a true native interface, unreliable notifications, login difficulties, and app crashes diminish its usefulness. Overall, it feels like a shortcut to web forums rather than a robust app, limiting its appeal.

Pros

Provides a centralized place to view notifications from Discourse forums.
Manages login credentials to some extent, which can be convenient.
Offers some level of notification tracking for forums.

Cons

App mostly opens Discourse forums in an external web browser instead of having a native app interface.
Notification system is unreliable or lacking true push notifications and badges.
Login and authorization processes are problematic, often redirecting to browser and sometimes unresponsive.
App crashes and has performance issues under certain conditions.
Perceived as redundant since it mainly acts as shortcuts to web forums with minimal added functionality.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 1.40

All time rating average: 2.52

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67% (38)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-01-10	Al*****	Uninstalling as it won't let me add a community. I have restarted phone, etc and seems this app is pointless having read the comments.
Uninstalling as it won't let me add a community. I have restarted phone, etc and seems this app is pointless having read the comments.
2025-12-21	Sp*****	Great way to get notifications on phone
Great way to get notifications on phone
2025-06-18	Im*****	This app doesn't have anything or do anything. It's completely useless.
This app doesn't have anything or do anything. It's completely useless.
2025-06-15	An*****	Can't add some forums even by their direct url. Others can't be logged in to. (some work, but not the important ones)
Can't add some forums even by their direct url. Others can't be logged in to. (some work, but not the important ones)
2025-03-06	ju*****	I can do it via my web browser... No need to install your app. What's the point?
I can do it via my web browser... No need to install your app. What's the point?
2025-02-13	Ni*****	Just opens the web browser. What's the point of this app?
Just opens the web browser. What's the point of this app?
2024-11-17	na*****	This must be a joke
This must be a joke
2024-11-16	An*****	Totally useless
Totally useless
2024-07-28	Ah*****	The application is not comfortable to use. I feel like I'm using something like Windows 95.
The application is not comfortable to use. I feel like I'm using something like Windows 95.
2024-07-20	Ku*****	It's ridiculous when you need to open browser/in-app browser to log in. What's the point of we download the app if you redirect us to browser. And this app doesn't even respond when I tap "authorize" to login everytime.
It's ridiculous when you need to open browser/in-app browser to log in. What's the point of we download the app if you redirect us to browser. And this app doesn't even respond when I tap "authorize" to login everytime.