# Embed Discourse in a native app?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/embed-discourse-in-a-native-app/110475>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [March 1, 2019, 10:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embed-discourse-in-a-native-app/110475 "2019-03-01T22:26:47Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 13, 2023, 1:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embed-discourse-in-a-native-app/110475/37 "2023-08-13T01:47:17Z")

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Hi @James_Cribbs and others! I am planning to build a wellness community platform to be as accessible and open-source as possible likely using React.js & Native React.

The community features of Discourse are incredible, but forcing app users to switch from native app to web app (or to download a second app) due to auth issues or for notifications is a hard pill to swallow.

I looked into Bettermode/Tribe, which has an amazing feature set. I am not sure I want to outsource a core value prop to a single source of failure for +$7,188 a year, but I am tempted. Migrating off of Bettermode down the road looks like it could be quite challenging.

Please keep us posted if you do explore Discourse native app integration / embedding further! I might start developing around Discourse and offering a less interactive no auth webview but @sam ’s warnings are scaring me off.

Your comment on unlocking iOS app content by paying in web-only and Apple not playing along is also helpful context.

Any further thoughts / advice / issues you’ve run into would be helpful as I think through appropriate solutions.

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