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DisciplevsLearnWorlds

Disciple gives community owners branded iOS and Android apps with subscriptions. LearnWorlds is a full academy with interactive video, assessments, and memberships.

How Disciple and LearnWorlds 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.

LearnWorlds is for people building an academy, not just a course. Interactive videos, assessments, certificates, SCORM, memberships, a capable site builder with a blog, and a branded app option give training businesses room to grow, and the AI assistant speeds up course production. It is thorough in the way serious educators need.

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.

LearnWorlds

  • LearnWorlds builds pages to enrol learners.
  • LearnWorlds emails learners from the academy, with extra send volume as an add-on.
  • LearnWorlds has no bookings or shared inbox.

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 LearnWorlds when you run an academy and need interactive learning, assessments, and compliance features.

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What's on Disciple and LearnWorlds

A check means that capability is available. Disciple and LearnWorlds are marked only when the offer is comparable, not the same product.

Site and brand

  • Workspace site
    Disciple: Not included
    LearnWorlds: Included
  • Custom domain
    Disciple: Included
    LearnWorlds: Included
  • Theme and fonts
    Disciple: Included
    LearnWorlds: Included

Public content

  • Blog
    Disciple: Not included
    LearnWorlds: Included
  • Showcase pages
    Disciple: Not included
    LearnWorlds: Included
  • Shop pages
    Disciple: Not included
    LearnWorlds: Included

Reach and quality

  • SEO
    Disciple: Not included
    LearnWorlds: Included

Audience and email

  • Audience
    Disciple: Included
    LearnWorlds: Included
  • Email on your domain
    Disciple: Not included
    LearnWorlds: Included
  • Marketing emails
    Disciple: Not included
    LearnWorlds: Included

Commerce

  • Shop payments
    Disciple: Included
    LearnWorlds: Included

Team

  • Admin users
    Disciple: Included
    LearnWorlds: Included

* Note: This table does not capture every feature of Disciple or LearnWorlds, and is not intended as a comprehensive list. We keep this page current, but Disciple or LearnWorlds may add or remove features that are not shown here.

Disciple vs LearnWorlds pricing

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Cardel: An alternative to
Disciple and LearnWorlds

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 LearnWorlds?

    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 LearnWorlds when you want your work, audience, and sales in one place. The feature list on this page shows where Disciple and LearnWorlds are marked.

  • Can I use Cardel with Disciple or LearnWorlds?

    Yes. Cardel pages can link out to other products, so you can keep Disciple or LearnWorlds for what it does best and bring the rest of your work to Cardel.

  • How much does Cardel cost compared with Disciple and LearnWorlds?

    You don't pay for Cardel until you publish. Choose Starter, Pro, or Studio when your site goes live. Disciple and LearnWorlds set their own prices, so check their pricing pages on this page for current plans.

  • How do I switch from Disciple or LearnWorlds 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.