Comparison

Fishbowl vs KIT3

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Fishbowl

Connect with verified professionals in industry-specific groups for genuine conversations and career advice. Discover new jobs, get referrals, and stay updated on what colleagues are discussing in a remote-first environment.

Highlights
  • Industry, Community, and Company Bowls (Groups)
  • Real-time industry and profession feed
  • Direct messaging and networking
  • Job discovery and referral opportunities
  • Verified professional connections
  • Career advice and insights
Features
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Fishbowl is where professionals go to connect and talk in a new era of remote work. Choose from thousands of Industry, Community or Company Bowls ("Groups") and have genuine conversations with other verified professionals that are working in roles and industries similar to your own. You can join different bowls or professional groups with others from the same background as yourself to get real advice, share work stories, and network. Don't miss out on what your coworkers and colleagues are saying. FEATURES ----------- LIVE FEED See what similar professionals are saying right now with a real-time feed for your specific industry and profession. NETWORKING Network and direct message with professionals across your industry or meet others within your company by turning on networking mode. Discover new jobs and get a referral to companies. BOWLS (GROUPS) Start or join bowls with people in your industry about anything! You can create or join bowls to: • Have conversations about a specific interest or area of expertise. • Network with former work colleagues and classmates. • Connect with professionals that have similar backgrounds to yourself. • Exchange insights and advice with others working at your Co. or Org • Meet up and get to know other professionals similar to you • Create bowls (professional groups) for interests or networking! • Discover new jobs and opportunities through networking and get referrals. Join hundreds of thousands of professionals from various industries including management consulting, advertising, tech, accounting, finance, law, healthcare, and education. Have conversations with professionals from companies and organizations like McKinsey, Deloitte, Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Accenture, EY, PwC, Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Skadden, Ogilvy, Saatchi, Publicis, Wieden+Kennedy, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Skadden, UCSF, Mount Sinai, Teach for America, the National Education Association and many more. Get the help you need to climb the career ladder. www.fishbowlapp.com **LinkedIn Account or Work Email required** Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information: https://requests.hrtechprivacy.com/share/login?version=US&entities=INDEED&hl=en_US&from=lg-usprivset

About

KIT3

This app offers a deliberate way to stay connected with a small group of people by sharing three photos and a status update weekly. Conversations and content are private, fostering intimate connections without social media pressures.

Highlights
  • Weekly photo sharing (3 per friend)
  • Private captions and status updates
  • One-to-one private conversations
  • No follower counts or public feeds
  • Invite-only access
  • Last four weeks of history
Features
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KIT3 is a small, deliberate way to stay close to a handful of people. Every week you choose three photos for each friend. Every Tuesday they go out together, at the same moment for everyone, and your friend's three arrive as yours leave. That's the whole app. There is no feed to scroll, no follower count, no algorithm deciding who hears from you. A KIT is one person, and what you send them is seen by them alone. WHAT A WEEK LOOKS LIKE The queue opens on Friday and closes on Tuesday. In between, choose three photos for each friend. Add a caption for everyone, or a different one for one person. Set a short status — how you're doing, what you're listening to, where you are — and it rides along with your photos. On Tuesday everything sends itself. You don't have to be in the app. WHEN THEIRS ARRIVE Their week opens as a set: their photos, their captions, their status. React, or leave a comment. Every conversation is private to the two of you — your other friends can't see it, and neither can anyone else. Your last four weeks stay in the app. You can keep your own photos longer if you want; what a friend sends you always goes after four weeks. BY INVITATION KIT3 is invite-only. You need a code from someone already using it, and each person has a limited number to give out. It stays small on purpose. Terms of Use: https://andrewvalko.github.io/nis-legal/kit3-terms.html

Screenshots

Fishbowl4 screens
KIT34 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fishbowl at none against KIT3's 1. Fishbowl also leads on ratings volume (23K vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). KIT3's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, ads, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. KIT3 sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Fishbowl asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

KIT3 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fishbowl has 23K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fishbowl ships an update every 2 months, KIT3 every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Fishbowl versus KIT3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFishbowlKIT3
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (23K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews19.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings23K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB51 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperFishbowl Media LLCAndrew Valko

Customer experience

Fishbowl

All ratings23,330 ratings
Positive90.2%
Neutral2.3%
Negative7.5%
Written reviews388 reviews
Positive19.3%
Neutral6.2%
Negative74.5%

KIT3

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Fishbowl

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to change job title or industry
  • Verification process takes too long
  • Keyboard overlaps text input fields
  • Notifications disappear after viewing one

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improve search and browsing functionality
  • Add option to post anonymously
  • Implement better content moderation system
  • Allow users to delete their own posts and comments
  • Provide more industry-specific communities

KIT3

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Fishbowl

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

KIT3

Subscriptions1
  • KIT3 Supporter$0.991 Month

Questions

Is Fishbowl free?
Fishbowl is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is KIT3 free?
KIT3 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fishbowl or KIT3?
KIT3 is rated higher. Fishbowl averages 4.6 out of 5 from 23K ratings, while KIT3 averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Fishbowl or KIT3 have ads?
Neither Fishbowl nor KIT3 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fishbowl or KIT3?
Fishbowl ships an update every 2 months, and KIT3 every 2 days. Most recently, Fishbowl was updated on November 2, 2026 and KIT3 on October 31, 2026.

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