# Alternative to Discourse Hub **URL:** \ **Category:** Site Feedback\ **Created:** [May 22, 2020, 9:22pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/alternative-to-discourse-hub/957 "2020-05-22T21:22:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cecile](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/the.fmsoup.org/cecile/32/98_2.png) [@Cecile](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/Cecile)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2020, 9:22pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/alternative-to-discourse-hub/957/1 "2020-05-22T21:22:21Z")
For those who use the mobile app Discourse Hub to access our community, if you are interested in trying an iOS native app that does more or less the same, it is in the App Store. Not endorsed nor discouraged by [Discourse.org](http://Discourse.org). In app purchases to be able to access private communities. Some custom plugins such as retort may not be supported (but we don't use those). You can read about it on Meta ([Discourse.org](http://Discourse.org) community) > **[Fig - Native Discourse client for iOS](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fig-native-discourse-client-for-ios/148352?u=c%C3%A9cile_savoie)** > > Just wanted to introduce a project I have been working on. It is called Fig, and it is native Discourse client for iOS/iPadOS. Fig is available for free on the App Store. Most of the functions and features in Fig are free and will be plentiful... ---
**Author:** ![bhamm](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/the.fmsoup.org/bhamm/32/1859_2.png) [@bhamm](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/bhamm)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2020, 12:41am UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/alternative-to-discourse-hub/957/2 "2020-05-23T00:41:08Z")
Thanks. Didn't realize there was one. I'll give it a spin. I've been using the free Discourse Hub, which I've not been enamored with. Edit: Already signed into my 3 communties. Well done app. Like. 👍 ---
**Author:** ![AndyHibbs](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/the.fmsoup.org/andyhibbs/32/3089_2.png) [@AndyHibbs](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/AndyHibbs)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2020, 12:15pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/alternative-to-discourse-hub/957/3 "2020-05-23T12:15:59Z")
I’ve just downloaded Fig for Discourse and immediately find the pages so much easier to read on my iPad than the Discourse Hub. As yet, I don’t know why, perhaps slightly less clutter around the content? Will stick with this on the iPad and iPhone for now by the looks of it. ---
**Author:** ![Markus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b782af/32.png) [@Markus](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/Markus)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2020, 1:32pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/alternative-to-discourse-hub/957/4 "2020-05-23T13:32:58Z")
just in case anybody is still on iOS12... - needs iOS13 Yes, here I'm still on iOS12 due to major problems with one of the iOS updates before. We got heavy used, relatively big FMGo solutions that became 2 times almost unusable in the past... I got a broken (but still working) second iPad with iOS13, not as fast as my current one, but seems to be fine. Therefore, I'll go for 13 soon - but at the moment, 3 of the servers here need updates because of fm19. Only FM18 is compatible with 19, hate it! (my serves are on 17) ---
**Author:** ![AndyHibbs](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/the.fmsoup.org/andyhibbs/32/3089_2.png) [@AndyHibbs](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/AndyHibbs)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2020, 4:00pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/alternative-to-discourse-hub/957/5 "2020-05-23T16:00:33Z")
Yes Marcus, we have the same with a bunch of Windows 2012 servers that are going to have to be updated to 2016 or 2019 Server. I’ve already finished our development server, due to our customisation it’s about a day’s work per server. 😩 ---
**Author:** ![Torsten](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/the.fmsoup.org/torsten/32/1574_2.png) [@Torsten](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/Torsten)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2020, 4:07pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/alternative-to-discourse-hub/957/6 "2020-05-23T16:07:08Z")
Rough timing and constraints galore, isn‘t it? ---
**Author:** ![Markus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b782af/32.png) [@Markus](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/Markus)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2020, 4:14pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/alternative-to-discourse-hub/957/7 "2020-05-23T16:14:02Z")
Andy, I got my production server up to catalina and up to fms19 - in the meanwhile. Took unnecessary time because of security settings of cat, of fms as well (no api at the moment), kept me swearing quite a couple of times... Apple has lost some of it's usability.. ---
**Author:** ![AndyHibbs](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/the.fmsoup.org/andyhibbs/32/3089_2.png) [@AndyHibbs](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/AndyHibbs)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2020, 6:04pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/alternative-to-discourse-hub/957/8 "2020-05-26T18:04:10Z")
Apple has never understood the business need for compatibility and stability. We just call Catalina Apple's Vista. I have to keep a copy of Windows 10 on Parallels just to be able to support customers trapped on older version of FileMaker for technical reasons as I can't use my Mac for this. I seem to be sending a lot of reports due to errors to Apple these days, just unplugging the USB C connection on my 2019 MacBook Air usually means a system crash and restart, my 2018 Air was the same. ---
**Author:** ![AndyHibbs](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/the.fmsoup.org/andyhibbs/32/3089_2.png) [@AndyHibbs](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/AndyHibbs)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2020, 6:09pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/alternative-to-discourse-hub/957/9 "2020-05-26T18:09:40Z")
I've been using Fig, but lost a lengthy reply yesterday when I accidentally touched the list on the left on my iPad. It kept telling me 'You are currently composing a post. Please complete or dismiss that post before creating a new post' but I could not find any way of retrieving it, with only an OK button on the message. It obviously saves the reply locally, as there was no record of this on the web, Discourse Hub or my iPhone's copy of Fig. Anyway, gave up in the end and an update this morning has obviously deleted it. So if I haven't responded to some posts I'm involved in, that's the reason why. If anyone knows how to open a hidden unfinished reply, do please let me know. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Cecile](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/the.fmsoup.org/cecile/32/98_2.png) [@Cecile](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/Cecile)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2020, 6:19pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/alternative-to-discourse-hub/957/10 "2020-05-26T18:19:13Z")
If you say save it, when you come back to the thread, it will offer you to resume your post. Well hopefully. As this is the normal discourse and discourse hub behavior. That way, i can start a reply, see a private message and if I try to answer it, discourse ask me what to do with my reply draft. Once i reply save, i get to respond to the private message. ---
**Author:** ![Cecile](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/the.fmsoup.org/cecile/32/98_2.png) [@Cecile](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/Cecile)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2020, 10:15pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/alternative-to-discourse-hub/957/11 "2020-05-26T22:15:44Z")
11 posts were merged into an existing topic: [Poll: do you prefer coding on Windows or MacOS?](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/poll-do-you-prefer-coding-on-windows-or-macos/201/18) ---
**Author:** ![Cecile](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/the.fmsoup.org/cecile/32/98_2.png) [@Cecile](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/Cecile)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2020, 12:25am UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/alternative-to-discourse-hub/957/12 "2020-05-28T00:25:15Z")
A post was merged into an existing topic: [Poll: do you prefer coding on Windows or MacOS?](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/poll-do-you-prefer-coding-on-windows-or-macos/201/29) ---
**Author:** ![rgfincher](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/the.fmsoup.org/rgfincher/32/221_2.png) [@rgfincher](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/rgfincher)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2020, 11:46am UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/alternative-to-discourse-hub/957/13 "2020-05-27T11:46:32Z")
I'm fairly new around here. Well actually I showed up at the beginning but then disappeared for a while. I just tried the Fig iPad app, and I really like it. I particularly like that it works well with "Dark Mode", as I do a lot of my tech reading before bed (yeah, I know, it doesn't help you sleep at all!) Are there any other iPad apps I can A/B it with, or is this the only game in town for Discourse? Richard F. ---
**Author:** ![EfficientBizz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/the.fmsoup.org/efficientbizz/32/252_2.png) [@EfficientBizz](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/EfficientBizz)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2020, 12:38pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/alternative-to-discourse-hub/957/14 "2020-05-27T12:38:27Z")
This is a reply created with fig on iPhone. Loaded it last week when it got first mentioned here. Love it! ---
**Author:** ![Cecile](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/the.fmsoup.org/cecile/32/98_2.png) [@Cecile](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/Cecile)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2020, 4:24pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/alternative-to-discourse-hub/957/15 "2020-05-27T16:24:28Z")
Discourse Hub. The official app. On Apple Store. ---
**Author:** ![AndyHibbs](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/the.fmsoup.org/andyhibbs/32/3089_2.png) [@AndyHibbs](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/AndyHibbs)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2020, 6:10pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/alternative-to-discourse-hub/957/16 "2020-05-27T18:10:24Z")
Could someone try this in Fig on an iPad. In landscape orientation reply to any post, type a few words, then click on the topics list on the left. Does your reply disappear and, if so, can you find any way of finding it again or replying to any other posts without swiping the app up and relaunching it? Thanks Andy ---
**Author:** ![Cecile](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/the.fmsoup.org/cecile/32/98_2.png) [@Cecile](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/Cecile)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2020, 12:34am UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/alternative-to-discourse-hub/957/17 "2020-05-28T00:34:14Z")
@Marcus, @planteg ? ---
**Author:** ![planteg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/the.fmsoup.org/planteg/32/627_2.png) [@planteg](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/planteg)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2020, 3:14am UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/alternative-to-discourse-hub/957/18 "2020-05-28T03:14:47Z")
Present ! I will try it. ---
**Author:** ![Markus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b782af/32.png) [@Markus](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/Markus)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2020, 5:48am UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/alternative-to-discourse-hub/957/19 "2020-05-28T05:48:01Z")
Discourse hub here, love it. Since I'm still on iOS 12 on my iPad, I can not test fig (needs 13) ---
**Author:** ![Fred](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/the.fmsoup.org/fred/32/269_2.png) [@Fred](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/Fred)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2020, 6:14am UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/alternative-to-discourse-hub/957/20 "2020-05-28T06:14:19Z")
Hello, I am not Planteg nor Markus 😉 but installed Fig for Discourse and it looks fine 👌 Apparently there is a ‘discover section’ where fmsoup is not registered. It open up when you first open the app. It could be interesting sign in and will avoid to new users to have to enter the full URL (and also meet the need to be more visible). But donnow the requirements. I will play it a bit and post feedback here. Bye, Fred iPad 7 / 13.4.1 / Smart keyboard [Next page](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/alternative-to-discourse-hub/957.md?page=2)