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Disciplevs
Fourthwall
Disciple gives community owners branded iOS and Android apps with subscriptions. Fourthwall runs merch with print on demand, memberships, and a branded site for creators.
How Disciple and Fourthwall compare
Disciple does the thing most community platforms charge a premium for: every plan includes your own iOS and Android app listed under your name, a synced web version, and no Disciple branding anywhere your members look. Groups, feeds, DMs, events, native video, livestreaming, courses, push notifications to segments, and a customer success manager who helps you through the app store submission. Associations, training providers, nonprofits, and membership brands that want an icon on the member's phone are who it is built for.
Fourthwall is the merchandise table a creator always wanted. A branded site with a shop, print-on-demand products with production and shipping handled, digital products, memberships, and integrations with YouTube, Twitch, and TikTok, all with no monthly fee and payouts that make sense. If your audience wants a hoodie with your logo on it, Fourthwall does the rest.
Where they are different
Disciple
- Disciple lives behind a login and a home screen icon.
- Disciple reaches members with push notifications and hands email to Mailchimp or ConvertKit.
- Disciple starts at $599 a month for a branded app with unlimited members.
- Disciple has courses, livestreams, tiers, and in-app purchases.
Fourthwall
- Fourthwall's site is a store.
- Fourthwall emails supporters about drops.
- Fourthwall has no inbox or bookings.
Choose Disciple when your members should open an app with your name on it, and a private community with groups, events, and paid tiers is the whole point.
Choose Fourthwall when merchandise and memberships for a video audience are the plan and you want fulfillment handled.
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What's on Disciple and Fourthwall
A check means that capability is available. Disciple and Fourthwall are marked only when the offer is comparable, not the same product.
Site and brand
- Workspace siteDisciple: Not includedFourthwall: Included
- Custom domainDisciple: IncludedFourthwall: Included
- Theme and fontsDisciple: IncludedFourthwall: Included
Public content
- Showcase pagesDisciple: Not includedFourthwall: Included
- Shop pagesDisciple: Not includedFourthwall: Included
Reach and quality
- SEODisciple: Not includedFourthwall: Included
Audience and email
- AudienceDisciple: IncludedFourthwall: Included
- Marketing emailsDisciple: Not includedFourthwall: Included
Commerce
- Shop paymentsDisciple: IncludedFourthwall: Included
Team
- Admin usersDisciple: IncludedFourthwall: Included
* Note: This table does not capture every feature of Disciple or Fourthwall, and is not intended as a comprehensive list. We keep this page current, but Disciple or Fourthwall may add or remove features that are not shown here.
Disciple vs Fourthwall pricing
Compare plans, prices, and what it costs to get started.
Disciple
Current plans and prices
See what Disciple charges on their pricing page.
Fourthwall
Current plans and prices
See what Fourthwall charges on their pricing page.
Cardel: An alternative to
Disciple and Fourthwall
You don't pay until you publish.
Cardel provides a home for your craft. Share and sell your work, grow your audience, and bring your community together on a site of your own.
Common questions
Is Cardel an alternative to Disciple or Fourthwall?
Cardel is a home for your craft: a site of your own with a blog, newsletter, shop, community, and one inbox. It can replace Disciple or Fourthwall when you want your work, audience, and sales in one place. The feature list on this page shows where Disciple and Fourthwall are marked.
Can I use Cardel with Disciple or Fourthwall?
Yes. Cardel pages can link out to other products, so you can keep Disciple or Fourthwall for what it does best and bring the rest of your work to Cardel.
How much does Cardel cost compared with Disciple and Fourthwall?
You don't pay for Cardel until you publish. Choose Starter, Pro, or Studio when your site goes live. Disciple and Fourthwall set their own prices, so check their pricing pages on this page for current plans.
How do I switch from Disciple or Fourthwall to Cardel?
Start with Build Your Site, set up your home, and bring your work over at your own pace. You do not have to move everything on day one.
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