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Reddit vs Quora: topic discussions or questions and answers?

By Official AppDuo editorial team · Updated

Reddit logoReddit6.8/10Freemium · $6.99/moQuora logoQuora6.3/10Freemium · $6.99/mo

Quick verdict

Reddit vs Quora: topic discussions or questions and answers.

Reddit: People looking for opinions, first-hand experience and in-depth discussion around a hobby or profession.

Quora: People who want to ask a direct question and hear personal experience from many contributors.

Choose for your main task, existing devices and plan limits; the overall score cannot replace your requirements.

Head-to-head

Reddit leads on 2, Quora on 3, 4 even

FeatureRedditQuora
Annual paid plan price[3],[6],[10]Reddit Premium $59.99/year on the US App Store ($6.99/month); RecurDash lists $49.99/year on web, unverifiedQuora+ $47.88/year (about $3.99/month) or $6.99/month, per the help center
→ If you want to remove ads and pay yearly, Quora+ costs less and its price is more clearly published.
Free trial of the paid plan[12]No public information foundFirst 30 days of Quora+ free, then auto-renews
→ Anyone wanting to try before paying should know Quora+ has a trial, while Reddit Premium's is unclear.
Refund policy[3],[11]No public information found; only that it auto-renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period endsRefunds charges from the past 30 days for technical problems on Quora's side or erroneous charges
→ If billing worries you, Quora states its refund conditions, while Reddit's could not be verified.
Interface languages[4],[17]32 iOS interface languages, Vietnamese among them24 iOS interface languages
→ Users who want a wider choice of interface languages will find Reddit easier.
Access in Vietnam[5]Partially blocked in Vietnam (as of April 2026), per WikipediaNo public information found
→ In Vietnam, Reddit is partially blocked and may not load fully.
App Store rating[3],[16],[17]4.8/5 from 3,518,071 ratings (US)4.7/5 from over 453K ratings; Google Play 4.1/5 from about 1 million
→ Mobile app users rate Reddit slightly higher, from a much larger pool of ratings.
Independent review-site rating[7],[18]Trustpilot 1.2/5 from 844 reviews, mostly about bans and slow appealsSitejabber 2.2/5 from 616 reviews, 81% one star
→ Both score poorly outside app stores, but Reddit draws harsher complaints about bans and support.
Privacy and data incidents[2],[13],[20]Fined £14.5 million by the UK ICO (February 2026, under appeal); content licensed to Google and OpenAI for AI trainingAbout 100 million accounts breached in 2018; says it does not sell personal data, offers ad opt-out and data copies
→ Privacy-minded users get more documented controls on Quora, while Reddit posts may be used for AI training.
Developer API[5]Has an API; fees introduced in 2023 forced several third-party apps to closeNo public information found
→ Developers needing programmatic access only found a public API for Reddit, but must budget for its fees.

Choose Reddit if…

  • People looking for opinions, first-hand experience and in-depth discussion around a hobby or profession
  • Anyone who prefers following communities (subreddits) rather than individuals
  • People who want international discussion; the iOS app offers 32 interface languages

Choose Quora if…

  • People who want to ask a direct question and hear personal experience from many contributors
  • Readers who like following topics and long-form content written by individuals

How the products differ

Reddit: Reddit suits people who want real discussion and first-hand experience on almost any topic, with a free app rated 4.8/5 on the App Store. The trade-offs: quality depends on each community and its volunteer moderators, Trustpilot rates it 1.2/5 over bans and slow appeals, and post content is licensed to AI companies.

Quora: Quora suits people who want to ask a specific question and read many personal viewpoints, including first-hand experience. The trade-offs are uneven answer quality, ads, a much lower Sitejabber score than its app-store ratings, and a 2018 data breach.

Choose around your use case

Reddit: Fits People looking for opinions, first-hand experience and in-depth discussion around a hobby or profession; Anyone who prefers following communities (subreddits) rather than individuals. Strengths: Large scale: 130.3 million daily and 515.2 million weekly active uniques in Q3 2026, per Reddit's filing; 100,000+ topic communities for specialised Q&A and discussion, per the App Store description.

Quora: Fits People who want to ask a direct question and hear personal experience from many contributors; Readers who like following topics and long-form content written by individuals. Strengths: Free to ask, answer and read, on the web and in iOS and Android apps; App Store rating of 4.7/5 from more than 453K ratings.

Costs and limits to check

Reddit: Reddit Premium: 6.99 USD/month, as recorded in the review. Trade-off: Trustpilot gives just 1.2/5 from 844 reviews (77% one star; the profile is unclaimed, so the sample may be skewed), mostly about bans, appeals and support.

Quora: Quora+: 6.99 USD/user/month, as recorded in the review. Trade-off: Sitejabber shows 2.2/5 from 616 reviews, 81% of them one star. Prices retain the currency and billing units recorded in the source profiles; no currency conversion or plan equivalence is assumed. Check official prices, limits and terms before payment.

When to consider another option

Reddit is not aimed at: Anyone needing verified facts; content is user opinion and quality differs between communities; Users in Vietnam who need reliable access: per Wikipedia, Reddit is partially blocked there (as of April 2026).

Consider alternatives to Quora if you are: Anyone needing verified medical, legal or technical information; content is user-written and some Google Play reviews complain about misinformation; People who want an ad-free experience without paying. Read these limitations alongside the feature table before deciding; a single strength cannot compensate for a missing requirement.

Frequently asked questions

Should I choose Reddit or Quora?

Reddit vs Quora: topic discussions or questions and answers. Reddit: People looking for opinions, first-hand experience and in-depth discussion around a hobby or profession. Quora: People who want to ask a direct question and hear personal experience from many contributors. Choose for your main task, existing devices and plan limits; the overall score cannot replace your requirements.

Does a higher score always mean a better fit?

No. Overall scores are editorial judgements across several criteria. Your task, allowance and existing ecosystem may matter more; the table separates those differences so you can decide.

Where do prices and limits come from?

From each product’s researched profile, with source links and check dates in the review. This comparison reuses that evidence; its compilation date does not mean every price was rechecked that day.

Sources

Numbers in the table refer to these sources, read on the dates shown.

  1. 1.Reddit Q3 2026 earnings press release (SEC 8-K) · Vendor-provided · Nov 10, 2026
  2. 2.Reddit Form 10-Q for quarter ended 2026-09-30 (SEC) · Vendor-provided · Nov 10, 2026
  3. 3.App Store listing (United States) · store · Nov 10, 2026
  4. 4.iTunes Lookup API (rating, version, languages, screenshots) · store · Nov 10, 2026
  5. 5.Wikipedia: Reddit (history, API protests, licensing, Vietnam) · Community-reported · Nov 10, 2026
  6. 6.RecurDash: Reddit Premium pricing (third-party tracker) · review-site · Nov 10, 2026
  7. 7.Trustpilot: reddit.com · review-site · Nov 10, 2026
  8. 8.Quora Help Center: What data does Quora collect on me? · Vendor-provided · Nov 10, 2026
  9. 9.Quora Help Center: Does Quora ever sell my personal data? · Vendor-provided · Nov 10, 2026
  10. 10.Quora Help Center: What is Quora+? · Vendor-provided · Nov 10, 2026
  11. 11.Quora Help Center: Subscriptions Refund Policy · Vendor-provided · Nov 10, 2026
  12. 12.Quora Help Center: How does the Quora+ free trial work? · Vendor-provided · Nov 10, 2026
  13. 13.Quora Help Center: Can I get a copy of my data? · Vendor-provided · Nov 10, 2026
  14. 14.Quora Help Center: What opt-out choices do I have? · Vendor-provided · Nov 10, 2026
  15. 15.Quora Business: Third-Party Tracking Explainer · Vendor-provided · Nov 10, 2026
  16. 16.Google Play listing · store · Nov 10, 2026
  17. 17.App Store listing · store · Nov 10, 2026
  18. 18.Sitejabber reviews of quora.com · review-site · Nov 10, 2026
  19. 19.Wikipedia: Quora · Community-reported · Nov 10, 2026
  20. 20.Al Jazeera: Quora says 100 million users hit by security breach (2018-12-04) · press · Nov 10, 2026

Prepared by the AppDuo Editorial Team from the sources cited in this article. AI assists with organising and cross-checking data; editorial responsibility remains with AppDuo.

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