Learnworlds vs Thinkific: Which platform is right for you?

Thinkific and Teachable both offer easy-to-use course builders, something that’s key to any learning management platform. Neither platform requires users to have coding experience or any extensive tech knowledge.

When it comes to course features, both Thinkific and Teachable provide basic functionalities like multiple content types (video, quizzes, etc.) as well as the ability to drip feature-release course content at certain times, course completion certificates, course progress tracking, and more. 

However, Thinkific offers a bit more flexibility and customization options during the course creation process. Plus, Thinkific includes tools that enhance the learning experience further, such as Live Lessons with Zoom, assignments, and a built-in presentation creator that make it easy to take your course to the next level.

Preparing course (and other educational) materials is made even simpler with Thinkific’s advanced AI technology. For example, creators can build course outlines and quizzes in a few clicks. Thinkific’s AI Course Outline Generator instantly creates a detailed course outline tailored to your audience’s needs and Thinkific’s AI Quiz Generator creates quizzes that keep learners engaged, test comprehension, and identify knowledge gaps.

Your students are the most important part of your business, so it’s important to provide them with a positive learning experience. 

Both Thinkific and LearnWorlds offer a wide breadth of in-house learning engagement tools. Thinkific, however, offers more integrations with third-party apps, which allow you to gamify and modernize the learning experience beyond any other course platform. Another powerful differentiator for Thinkific is your course can be completely customized so that it fully reflects your brand. 

Thinkific also does more than just courses — they offer helpful digital learning experiences like digital downloads, webinars, and 1-1 coaching sessions. With digital downloads, students can find value in quickly downloadable guides, templates, exclusive resources, and more. With coaching and webinars, students can schedule coaching sessions and other forms of dedicated one-on-one time, attend workshops, and register for webinars. 

Plus, with an open API and app store, the Thinkific platform will never hold you back.

Thinkific and LearnWorlds both offer solid mobile app options for creator educators.  

LearnWorlds’s app is more targeted towards the content creator experience by offering a white-label learning mobile app builder. That means schools, course creators, and other businesses can build their own branded e-learning mobile app with no coding or maintenance required. Instead, LearnWorlds handles the launch and maintenance of the app and offers ongoing tech support to assist users. Being fully customizable, you can choose your own app name, logo, and colors via an easy click-and-edit visual builder. You can also take advantage of features like triggering push notifications based on student location, time, and segment, or prompt users to take action on discounts or brand offers. 

Thinkific focuses both on you and your students’ learning experiences with two mobile app options for you to choose from: Branded Mobile and Thinkific Mobile. Comparable to LearnWorlds’s app builder, Branded Mobile ($169/month — available on Pro Trainer plans and above only) is a white-labeled app that spotlights your brand with your own App Store listing and logo. With Branded Mobile, you get access to experts who will build, publish, and maintain your app so you don’t have to. Thinkific Mobile (included with Start plans and above) is a mobile-optimized way for students to access courses or communities under a universal Thinkific branded app.

Both LearnWorlds and Thinkific highlight their focus on customer service and security as core values and means to success. 

LearnWorld offers what they call 360-degree support that includes US and UK phone support, as well as email support. LearnWorlds doesn’t currently offer live chat support for customers. Because of this, some customers have complained about slow response times and a lack of meaningful guidance. 

In comparison, Thinkific offers 24/7 support, including a network of experts, a community of peers, and a responsive support team. Plus, you’ll get even more advanced support and security as your business grows.