Features
Everything you need to run a paid community
Nine tools that usually live in nine different apps, built to work together. Here is what Creative21 Community does, in detail.
Community spaces and feed
A feed your members open every morning
Give every topic its own space, public, private or paid, and bring the best of it into one home feed. Members share text, photos, video, polls and files, then react, reply in threads and @mention each other, so conversations keep going without you.
- Public, private and paid spaces, grouped the way you teach
- Posts with images, video, audio, polls, files and embeds
- Threaded replies, reactions and @mentions
- Pinned posts and welcome posts so new members know where to start
- Anonymous posting for sensitive topics
Courses
Courses people actually finish
Build courses from chapters and lessons with video, text, files and quizzes. Release them on a drip schedule, award a certificate at the end, and let students discuss each lesson in the community, where questions get answered while they are still motivated.
- Video, text, audio, PDFs and quizzes in every lesson
- Drip release by date or by days since joining
- Progress tracking and completion certificates
- Sell a course on its own or include it in a membership
- Lesson discussions that feed into the community
Live events
Go live without sending anyone to another app
Run livestreams, workshops and webinars inside your community, or list in-person meetups with tickets. Members RSVP in one tap, get reminders by email and push, and find the replay in the same place afterwards.
- Built-in live meetings and webinars, on web and mobile
- Free or paid tickets for online and in-person events
- Shared calendar with time zones handled for every member
- Email and push reminders before each session
- Recordings saved to the community for replay
Chat
Real-time chat, built in
Not every conversation belongs in the feed. Members message each other directly, cohorts get their own group chats, and you can reach a whole group at once, without anyone leaving for WhatsApp or Slack.
- One-to-one and group messaging
- Cohort and program group chats
- Photos, files and voice notes
- Read receipts and typing indicators
- Admin controls to keep chat safe
Gamification
Turn first-time visitors into daily regulars
Members earn points for posting, replying, finishing lessons and showing up to events. Levels unlock content, badges celebrate milestones, and a leaderboard gives your most active people the recognition they have earned.
- Points for the actions you choose to reward
- Levels that can unlock spaces and courses
- Badges for milestones and achievements
- Weekly, monthly and all-time leaderboards
Memberships and payments
Sell memberships and keep what you earn
Charge monthly, yearly or once. Put a paywall on a space, a course or an event, offer free trials and coupons, and get paid straight into your own Stripe account. We take 0% of your sales on every plan.
- Subscriptions, one-time payments and free trials
- Paywalls on spaces, courses, events and library items
- Coupons and limited-time offers
- Payouts straight to your own Stripe account
- 0% transaction fees from us (Stripe’s standard fees apply)
Mobile app
Your community, in their pocket
Members get a fast iOS and Android app on every plan, with push notifications that bring them back when something happens. Upgrade to a branded app and it appears in the App Store and Google Play under your name and icon.
- iOS and Android apps included on every plan
- Push notifications for replies, events and new lessons
- Courses, events, chat and the feed on mobile
- Branded app with your name and icon (add-on)
Custom domain and branding
Your brand from the first click
Connect your own domain, add your logo and colours, and send email notifications from your name. Build landing pages and a full website with the built-in website builder. Your members never see ours.
- Custom domain with free SSL
- Your logo, colours and favicon
- White-label: no “powered by” on paid plans
- Built-in website builder for landing pages
- Branded email notifications
Analytics
See what keeps members coming back
Track new members, active members, course completions and revenue on one dashboard. Find out which spaces and posts drive conversation, who is drifting away, and which offers convert, then act on it.
- Member growth and retention over time
- Engagement by space, post and member
- Course progress and completion rates
- Revenue, subscriptions and churn
- Export members and activity to CSV
See it working for your community
Start your 14-day free trial today. No card required, and you can be live this afternoon.