Communities

Mobile communities.
Revenue in your app.

Host your community in the same place as your content, courses and offers. Create free and paid channels, set messaging rules, understand members, and bring people back with push notifications.

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Updated July 8, 2026 | live page, pricing and sources re-verified

Community, content and offers in the same mobile app.Source: live communities page, July 8, 2026.
The short answer

Passion.io is for creators who want community revenue in a channel they own. The live communities page says you can host free and paid communities, organize multiple channels, control messaging privileges, use member profiles, and send real-time push notifications from the same app as your content and offers.

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Community flow

One community. Three control layers.

The live communities page describes an operating model for owned community: organize the conversation, define messaging access, then bring members back when the next moment matters.

Channels keep context.

The live communities page says creators can create free and paid communities with multiple channels for onboarding, Q&A, course feedback, accountability challenges and celebrating wins.

Source: passion.io/features/communities, fetched July 8, 2026.

What the community app handles

Discussion needs ownership.

The live communities page moves community out of borrowed social feeds and into the same owned app where people buy, learn, ask questions and come back.

Capability What it lets you do Current source
Free and paid spaces ✓Create free and paid communities so discovery, onboarding and premium access can live in one app. Live communities page, July 8, 2026.
Multiple channels ✓Organize onboarding, Q&A, course feedback, accountability challenges, wins and other focused threads. Live communities page, July 8, 2026.
Messaging rules ✓Control whether members can message each other, start conversations with you, or unlock messaging through a paid subscription. Live communities page, July 8, 2026.
Rich in-app chat ✓Send messages, photos, videos and files inside the community instead of losing the thread across tools. Live communities page, July 8, 2026.
Push notifications ✓Send real-time alerts. The live page states push notifications have a 7x higher clickthrough rate than email. Live communities page, July 8, 2026.
Member profiles ✓View activity history, purchases, time spent in-app, contact email, display picture and other member context. Live communities page, July 8, 2026.
Onboarding surveys ✓Use Typeform onboarding to learn what members need before you personalize the value you create. Live communities page, July 8, 2026.
Membership upgrades ✓Use free trials, teaser content, subscription upgrades and one-time purchases to move members into paid community value. Live communities page, July 8, 2026.

All community capability claims come from the live communities page, checked July 8, 2026. Pricing-dependent limits are separated below.

Community formats

Design around the group, not the feed.

The live page lists community and app ideas across business coaching, recipes, life coaching, fitness training, therapy, personal finance, book companions, customer communities, e-sports, language learning, art, yoga and more.

Business coachingRecipe appLife coachingFitness trainingTherapyPersonal financeBook companionCustomer communityE-sports trainingLanguage learning
Mindfulness community previewMindfulness circle
Fitness community previewFitness challenge
Recipe community previewRecipe club
Coaching community previewCoaching cohort
Proof layer

Communities grow when the app returns.

The live communities page reports 15,000+ apps launched and 2M+ paying app users. It also shows named app examples such as ORA: Guide, Everything Spiritual, Fit Faces, Cirque+, Habit Coach and Fit in Twenty. This page keeps the proof conservative: platform scale plus a sourced creator result.

15k+

Apps launched, as stated on the live communities page on July 8, 2026.

2m+

Paying app users, as stated on the live communities page on July 8, 2026.

Nicki Bianco
4,107

Highly engaged subscribers in Nicki Bianco's community-app case study, checked July 8, 2026. Results vary and are not guaranteed.

Plan fit

Match the plan to the community model.

The current pricing page separates basic communities, advanced communities and unlimited scale. Start with the access model, then upgrade when brand control, automations or app-store distribution matter.

Launch

Start the community

$99 /mo annual

Use Launch when you need your Passion App, basic communities, group chat, one-to-one messaging and basic automations.

  • Your own Passion App
  • Basic communities and group chat
  • 30-day money-back guarantee
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Scale

Grow the branded group

$239 /mo annual

Use Scale when your community needs brand control, Zapier, advanced communities, advanced group chat and advanced automations.

  • Everything in Launch
  • Remove Passion.io branding
  • Advanced communities and group chat
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Expand

Run at app-store depth

$599 /mo annual

Use Expand when you need app-store listing, Apple Pay, Google Pay, offline mode, unlimited users, unlimited communities and unlimited push notifications.

  • Everything in Scale
  • App Store Listing
  • Unlimited users, products and communities
Compare Expand

All plan prices and feature gates: passion.io/pricing, checked July 8, 2026.

Retention features

Keep the community useful after checkout.

The live communities page points to the broader app stack around community: scheduling, interactive courses, offline sync, community channels, on-demand content and notifications.

01

Scheduling

Schedule sessions inside your app, embed Calendly behind a subscription plan and focus high-ticket services in one member flow.

02

Interactive courses

Create lessons for any time and anywhere, then give the group something concrete to discuss and complete.

03

Offline sync

Let users download content so they can keep learning offline or on the go.

04

Community channels

Create shared spaces, paid memberships and VIP access next to the content people bought.

05

On-demand content

Upload audio, video, courses and files so the app becomes a protected library for your audience.

06

Notifications

Send contextual push messages that reach members outside email inboxes and social feeds.

Questions

Practical answers before you move the group.

These answers mirror the FAQPage schema exactly.

What can I build with Passion.io communities?

You can host a community in the same mobile app as your content, courses and offers. The live communities page says creators can create free and paid communities, organize multiple channels, run onboarding, Q&A, course feedback, accountability challenges and celebration spaces.

Can I create free and paid community channels?

Yes. The live communities page says creators can create both free and paid communities with multiple channels. Pricing also says Launch includes basic communities and group chat, Scale adds advanced communities and group chat, and Expand adds unlimited users, products and communities.

Can I control how members message each other?

Yes. The live communities page says creators can set rules for whether members can send private messages to each other, start conversations with the creator, or require a paid subscription before messaging privileges open.

Do community posts send push notifications?

Yes. The live communities page says in-app chat can send messages, photos, videos and files with real-time push notifications. It also says creators can set automated push notifications based on conditions or send an @channel message manually.

Can I learn more about members?

Yes. The live communities page says member profiles can include activity history, purchases, time spent in-app, contact email and display picture. It also says creators can integrate Typeform to greet new members with an onboarding survey.

Which plan should community creators start with?

Use Launch if you need a Passion App, basic communities, group chat, messaging and basic automations. Use Scale for brand control, advanced communities and advanced automations. Use Expand when you need app-store listing, unlimited users, unlimited products, unlimited communities and unlimited push notifications.

Source notes

  1. Live communities content: passion.io/features/communities, fetched July 8, 2026. Used for the community positioning, free and paid channels, messaging rules, rich chat, push notifications, member profiles, Typeform onboarding, membership upgrades, example communities and 15k+/2m+ proof claims.
  2. Current pricing: passion.io/pricing, fetched July 8, 2026. Used for Launch $99/mo annual, Scale $239/mo annual, Expand $599/mo annual, App Store Listing, Apple Pay and Google Pay support, unlimited users, products and communities, and the 30-day money-back guarantee.
  3. Creator proof: passion.io/case-study/nicki-bianco, fetched July 8, 2026. Used for the under-30-days community-app story and 4,107 engaged subscribers.

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Own the return.

Put the content, the conversation, the offer and the next notification in the same app your members already carry.

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