Working Not Working vs Are.na
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Working Not Working
Connect with creative professionals and hiring managers on the go. Discover job opportunities, apply for exclusive roles, and manage your professional network. Find talent for last-minute briefs or post jobs effortlessly.
- Job opportunity notifications
- Apply to exclusive jobs
- Message hirers
- Follow WNW Members
- Search for creatives
- Post jobs
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Working Not Working for iOS lets you take the WNW community with you to optimize your lunch breaks, Spring breaks, and bathroom breaks. Creatives: • Get notified about new job opportunities from top companies • Apply to exclusive jobs • Message hirers and line up your next gig Hirers: • Follow that WNW Member you just ran into IRL to view their profile, track their availability, or send them the details of a job • Search for new creatives for last-minute briefs • Post jobs effortlessly to our UnJobBoard
Are.na
This platform allows creatives and researchers to save and organize any type of content into collections. It provides a distraction-free space to connect and build ideas, fostering collaboration and community. It is independent, ad-free, and algorithm-free.
- Save any content type
- Organize into collections
- Distraction-free space
- Collaborate on projects
- Share ideas privately or publicly
- Thoughtful community
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Since 2011, Are.na has been the platform of choice for creative researchers, designers, artists, academics, and rabbit-hole enthusiasts. Completely independent, free from ads, algorithms, and unhealthy business practices, Are.na is a calm, thoughtful space for you to connect your ideas and build new ones. - Save any kind of content into collections. - Organize links, videos, images, and texts in a clean, distraction-free space. - Share ideas and collaborate on projects with anyone, anywhere. - Invite friends to work together privately or in public. - Tap into a thoughtful community where curiosity is valued. - Break out of your filter bubble. Are.na is powered by people, not ads.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Are.na at 52% against Working Not Working's 0%. Are.na also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.0) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). Working Not Working's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Are.na holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Are.na has 339 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Working Not Working's written reviews are positive against 52% of Are.na's.
Working Not Working ships an update every 2 months, Are.na fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Working Not Working | Are.na |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (19 ratings) | 4.9 (339 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 52.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 19 | 339 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Working Not Working Inc | When It Changed Inc. |
Customer experience
Working Not Working
Are.na
Bugs and requests
Working Not Working
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Are.na
Reported bugs
5 issues- Inability to login or sign up
- Blocks not loading or duplicating
- App crashing when viewing GIFs/animations
- Inconsistent behavior across iOS versions
- Navigation issues due to 'Dynamic Island'
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to sort channels by connections
- Landscape mode support on iPad
- Password reset functionality
- Multiple image/video uploads
- Improved channel management
In-app purchases
Working Not Working
No in-app purchases
Are.na
No in-app purchases
