Confluence supports Guest User access however, Forge currently does not support this functionality, so the app is not displayed for these users. Instead, the following message is shown:
Confluence spaces can be shared with individuals who are not logged into Confluence (anonymous users). Forge apps will not be displayed.
A feature similar to what JSM modules offer is needed. Refer to Access to Forge apps for unlicensed Jira Service Management users
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[CONFCLOUD-80208] Forge: Support unlicensed Confluence users (Guests and anonymous)
No support of guest users is a blocker for our migration to Forge.
Currently, the classification as "Suggestion" does not quite do justice to the content of the issue. We fought to have the status changed from unimportant to critical. After nearly two years since the initial issue (FRGE-1145) was opened, this is a significant setback. All options available in Confluence Cloud for Connect should also be available for Forge. In addition, this feature is already available in Jira Service Management with Forge. Therefore, I believe it is not a 'Suggestion' but rather a missing piece of basic functionality.
This is a barrier to using Forge, and therefore the classification of the issue should be reviewed and adjusted accordingly.
Aside from the underlying issue, it was also nearly impossible to find information about the current restriction. I had already suspected something like this, but without opening the ticket that led to this issue report, I wouldn't have been able to confidently identify the cause of apps not appearing for guest accounts. Additionally, the error message is not helpful at all.
Perhaps adding a note to the documentation and/or improving the error message would be helpful until the issue is fully resolved.
Thanks in advance 
LIke David, this will block some of our apps adopting Forge due to having to remove functionality for existing customers.
Why has the original issue been resolved without completion?
It's a problem with lack of functionality in Forge, not some “nice to have” suggestion for a new Confluence feature.
This issue is a blocker for me to migrate apps from Atlassian Connect to Forge.
This should work. Point blank. And 6 month later nobody even assigned to it. Then wonder the hesitate by some to adopt Forge.
We all hate getting 'bug' reports and having to tell them our app does work in a logical way due to Atlassian not making an effort to support paid users.