SimpliCity vs 5 Things
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SimpliCity
Stay informed about your city with real-time news, event listings, government notifications, and job opportunities. Discover local talent through exclusive videos and enjoy on-demand radio shows and independent music/movies. Connect with city stalwarts and access a centralized notification center.
- Real-time city news and updates
- Event listings and job portal
- Government notifications
- Exclusive videos and photo stories
- On-demand radio shows
- Independent music and movie hosting
- Stalwart expertise sharing
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SimpliCity is a vision. A vision that was brought to light 2000 years ago by famed poet Kaniyan Poongundranaar through his legendary poems of Tamil in Puranaanuru. He said "yaadhum oorae yaavarum kaelir". Every city is our own and all it’s citizens are our kin and kith. A grand democratic vision that was millennia ahead of it’s time. To make every city our own, to know what’s happening in our city in great depth and instantaneously, we need a top-class tech media platform that informs, connects and engages me in realtime while providing authenticated news and information that can be trusted. SimpliCity is the best source for realtime city news provided by a top class journalist team, has the largest events platform, great updates on traffic, water status and other government notifications, a free job portal and exclusive videos about places to eat, people to cherish, talents to watch out for and much more. We hope this will be the realisation of a grand vision that was set in motion nearly 2000 years ago. Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Cochin will follow shortly... APP FEATURES * Rich and real-time information in various categories like News, Events, Sports, Government Notifications, Jobs, Radio, Music & Movies * Report any news that you come across in your real-life and promote it as news and we send out a notification to the entire city if we deem it is true. * Never miss another Government Notification. Whether it is polio drops, issuing of aadhar card, voter ID, passport, traffic updates, power cuts.. Real-time government notifications makes sure you don't miss them. * It’s true a photo is worth a thousand words.. Experience great photo stories updated daily from around the City. * Listen to rich, fact-filled, fun radio shows created exclusively by SimpliCity. Pause it, scroll it. Listen to them whenever you want, wherever you want. Top RJs provide 8-10 shows everyday in SimpliCity(Requires a data connection) * Watch and listen to the greatest music and movies created by the best independent talents around you. SimpliCity will host the best independent movies and music free of cost providing excellent off-the-charts entertainment. No mainstream cinema or music here. * City! Know your stalwarts.. SimpliCity connects the Stalwarts in your city to share their expertise, knowledge and experience in various fields like Healthcare, Farming, Food & Cooking, Business, Innovation, Wildlife & Travel. * Never miss another notification. The app features a built-in notification center that stores and gives access to every notification you receive. * All of these features are served in a world-class user interface. Includes iOS native features like swipe from left edge to go back, pull down to refresh and other features like sharing any article to other apps and websites and setting up reminders.
5 Things
Discover personalized recommendations for news, restaurants, events, and more. This app learns your preferences through interaction to provide tailored suggestions.
- Personalized recommendations
- Learns user preferences
- Content discovery
- Pull-to-refresh home screen
- Machine learning-based suggestions
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5 Things is an app which shows you random 5 things like news, restaurants, events, movies, reminders, sports scores, services, deals and many more based on your interests, age, gender, time of the day etc. Over a period of time we learn your likes and dislikes (left swipe/right swipe) by how you consume the content/services using machine learning and start showing you more of your preferences along with new suggestions. On the home screen Pull to refresh :) we don't have endless scroll.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: 5 Things at 5.0 against SimpliCity's 4.5. 5 Things also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). SimpliCity's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 1). 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.
5 Things holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SimpliCity has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
SimpliCity ships an update fortnightly, 5 Things every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SimpliCity | 5 Things |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Simples Group Private Limited | Rohith Bheemaiah |
Customer experience
SimpliCity
5 Things
In-app purchases
SimpliCity
No in-app purchases
5 Things
No in-app purchases









