BuddyBoss App vs Tutor LMS
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| Feature | BuddyBoss App v3.2.6 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid Visit Details | Tutor LMS v4.1.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.4/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | — | 100,000+ |
| Last updated | — | October 15, 2026 |
| Editions | BuddyBoss App · BuddyBoss App full license ($) | Tutor LMS · Tutor LMS Pro ($) |
| Pros | Native app built from an existing WordPress community; Push notifications through Firebase; Deep links for course and community content | Courses, lessons and quizzes without code; Instructor earnings and withdrawal requests; Reviews, Q and A and student dashboards |
| Cons | Full feature set needs a BuddyBoss licence; App builds and store publishing depend on vendor services; Telemetry sends site data by default on public domains | Some integrations and add-ons need the paid Pro version; Payment setup needs PayPal or WooCommerce configuration; Large plugin with many database tables |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Push notifications through Firebase Cloud Messaging, In-app purchases through the App Store and Google Play, App store connections for publishing builds, Outbound app webhooks, Deep links to LearnDash and BuddyBoss course content, Vimeo video lookup for app content | Course and lesson content types, Quiz builder with questions and attempts, Instructor earnings and withdrawal requests, Course reviews and ratings, Course question and answer, Course list widget, Gutenberg blocks for cart and registration, Add-ons manager for enabling extra modules, Get Pro upgrade pages ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | PayPal |
| Social | Vimeo | — |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads |
| Plugins | LearnDash, BuddyBoss Courses | — |
| Other | Firebase Cloud Messaging | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0.0 | 5.3 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Yes | No |
| External services | api.vimeo.com, fcm.googleapis.com, androidpublisher.googleapis.com, appstore-sdk.amazon.com, sandbox.itunes.apple.com, buy.itunes.apple.com, api.storekit.itunes.apple.com, api.storekit-sandbox.itunes.apple.com, mandrillapp.com, api.telegram.org, maker.ifttt.com, api.sendgrid.com, api.appstoreconnect.apple.com, www.googleapis.com, iamcredentials.googleapis.com | api.wordpress.org, tutor-lms.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com, api-m.sandbox.paypal.com, api-m.paypal.com |
| Blocks | 1 | 3 |
| Shortcodes | — | 8 |
| Custom tables | 1 | 17 |