Discord
Communication · discord.com
Chatting live with a community by voice, video or text is the main use of Discord, a messaging app built around servers and channels. Gaming groups, clubs and friends use it for streaming, sharing, custom emoji and hanging out, on desktop, mobile and the web.
Ratings
About the Tools.us.org score
A weighted average of the published ratings below, shown out of 10 in the header above.
Based on 2 sources, 10.7M ratings.
How we calculate this
Each source counts by its number of ratings or reviews, capped at 1,000. Score = 2 × sum(rating × weight) ÷ sum(weights), rounded to one decimal. Inputs are published ratings out of 5; a missing source is left out, never counted as zero. A composite of published scores, not our own test.
Included: App Store 4.7 (weight 1,000), Google Play 4.3 (weight 1,000).
What users say
Summary of 500 App Store reviews, 13 Oct 2026 to 3 Nov 2026 (counted from the reviews)
Reviewers who like the app mention enjoyment of the app and recommendations to others, help with everyday questions and tasks and use for writing, images and creative work. Reviewers who complain mention sign-in and account problems, the latest update and the changes it brought and bugs, crashes and features that stop working.
Top praises
- Enjoyment of the app and recommendations to othersmentioned in 47 of 500 reviews
- Help with everyday questions and tasksmentioned in 14 of 500 reviews
- Use for writing, images and creative workmentioned in 6 of 500 reviews
Top complaints
- Sign-in and account problemsmentioned in 79 of 500 reviews
- The latest update and the changes it broughtmentioned in 37 of 500 reviews
- Bugs, crashes and features that stop workingmentioned in 28 of 500 reviews
Best suited to: People who value enjoyment of the app and recommendations to others.
How it is counted: fixed keyword rules read each review's text, and no model writes the claims. A review counts once per theme and can mention several. Praise is counted in reviews rated 4 or 5 stars, complaints in reviews rated 1 or 2 stars. The reviews are the 500 that Apple's public review feed returned; the feed returns a window of reviews, not all of them.
Updated 5 Nov 2026. Supporting reviews: App Store
Facts at a glance
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Company | Discord Inc., San Francisco, California, USA | discord.com/privacy, checked 5 Nov 2026 |
| Launched | 2015. First version released in May 2015 as a gaming-focused chat app | discord.com/company, checked 5 Nov 2026 |
| Free plan | Freemium: a free plan exists | support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/33694251638295-Discord-Account-Caps-Server-Caps-and-More, checked 5 Nov 2026 |
| Starting price | $2.99/mo | discord.com/nitro, checked 5 Nov 2026 |
| Platforms | Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android | discord.com, checked 5 Nov 2026 |
Pricing & plans
Pricing
Free plan · paid from $2.99/mo
USD, billed monthly
Model
Freemium
Free plan available
Price tiers
| Plan | Per month | Usage, as the vendor states it |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Core chat, voice and video; up to 100 servers and 2,000-character messages |
| Nitro Basic | $2.99/mo | Custom emoji anywhere, 50 MB uploads and custom app icons |
| Nitro | $9.99/mo | Everything in Basic plus HD streaming, 1 GB uploads, 200 servers and 4,000-character messages |
Prices are the vendor's list prices in USD.
Join up to 100 servers
Messages up to 2,000 characters
Screen sharing in DMs at 720p and 30 fps
Up to 1,000 friends
Up to 10 users in a direct message
Source: discord.com/nitro, checked 5 Nov 2026
Features & platforms
Voice, video and text chat in one group
Low-latency screen and game streaming
Drop-in voice and text chats without calling
Custom emoji, stickers and soundboard effects
Friend activity and game status display
Built-in games and shared video watching
- Web
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
- iOS
- Android
Sources: discord.com, discord.com/download, checked 5 Nov 2026
Alternatives
Free plan keeps 90 days of message history and allows up to 10 apps, while paid plans keep unlimited history.
Community edition is open source under AGPL, with a free-of-charge frontend and backend that you host yourself.
Every plan runs the same fully open-source software, and the free cloud plan limits search to 10,000 messages.
Sources: slack.com/pricing, element.io/pricing, zulip.com/plans
Data & privacy
Discord states it does not sell personal information and is funded by subscriptions, paid products and sponsored content
Screen share content is not stored, though a thumbnail image of the stream is kept for a short time
Users can request access to, correction of or deletion of their personal information where applicable law grants those rights
Source: discord.com/privacy, policy last updated August 29, 2025, checked 5 Nov 2026. These points restate the policy and are not legal advice.
Also in Communication on Tools.us.org: Bubbles, Campsite, Circle, Clarityflow, Grain, Loom, Mimestream, Shortwave, Slack, Supernormal, Zoom
Sources and dates
- App Store: checked 6 Nov 2026, listing
- Google Play: checked 5 Nov 2026, listing
- Plan facts: discord.com/nitro, checked 5 Nov 2026
- Official site: discord.com
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