Patreon vs Ellipse Billboard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Patreon
Gain exclusive access to content from your favorite creators, including podcasts, videos, art, and more. Engage with creators and fellow fans in community chats and enjoy offline listening for audio content.
- Exclusive creator content access
- Community group chats
- Offline audio listening
- Personalized fan profiles
- Creator work collections
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Discover hundreds of thousands of podcasters, video makers, artists, musicians, marsupial mediators, fast food historians, and a kaleidoscopic cornucopia of creative people making what they love, not what they think will "perform." Get their best, most authentic, most exclusive work alongside millions of other people who know creativity is worth it. FIND creative people from every corner of the internet making what excites them. JOIN the communities of creators you love for free and keep up with everything they’re doing. UNLOCK exclusive posts and benefits through paid membership and one-time purchases. GATHER with creators and other fans in community chats and live streams. EXPLORE more creators, communities, and corners of creative subculture you’ll love. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Ellipse Billboard
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Ellipse gives you your own personal billboard in your pocket. A straight-forward way to share your message. It's simple: type, display & show the world. - Ellipse
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Verdict
The clearest difference is chart position: Patreon at #30 against Ellipse Billboard's unranked. Ellipse Billboard's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Patreon ships an update weekly, Ellipse Billboard every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Patreon | Ellipse Billboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (581K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 41.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 581K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #30 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 133 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Patreon | OLI THINKERS S.R.L. |
Bugs and requests
Patreon
Reported bugs
5 issues- Search function crashes the app
- Inability to access subscriptions on mobile
- Inconsistent episode tracking and playback
- Disappearing downloaded content
- Inability to log in with email
Requested features
8 requests- Face ID feature
- Ability to filter posts by year
- Playlist/queue functionality for audio/video
- Apple TV app
- Ability to search through subscribed creators' posts
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- Option to sort content chronologically
- Timestamp for comments
- Preview of creator's content before subscribing
Ellipse Billboard
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Patreon
No in-app purchases
Ellipse Billboard
No in-app purchases
