Flare vs Horizon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flare
This app streamlines group management by consolidating communication, event planning, and engagement tools. It offers features like group chats, event RSVPs, attendance tracking, photo albums, and payment collection, making it ideal for various organizations.
- Group chats and announcements
- Event creation and attendance tracking
- Photo albums and highlights
- Polls and points system
- Ticket sales and payment collection
- File sharing and roster management
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Flare is the ultimate app for groups. Flare keeps your group connected, organized, and engaged—all in one app. Whether you’re running a student organization, campus council, alumni network, or a national community, Flare makes communication effortless and events unforgettable. Why Flare? Tired of juggling endless group chats, scattered files, and disorganized calendars? Flare brings everything together: messages, events, attendance, photos, polls, points and more. With privacy controls and high‑quality features, it’s the smarter way to manage your community. Key Features & Benefits: ▶ Events & Attendance – Create and share events with details, RSVPs, and reminders. Track attendance with QR codes, passcodes, geolocation, or ticketing. ▶ Group Chats & Announcements – Keep everyone in the loop with customizable chats and a dedicated announcement wall. Optional message approval gives admins control when needed. ▶ Albums & Highlights – Upload high‑quality photos (up to 5000px), save your favorite photos, and share approved highlights. ▶ Engagement Tools – Polls, points system, birthday reminders, and alumni engagement. ▶ Payments Made Easy – Sell tickets or collect payments with Venmo integration. ▶ Seamless Organization – Share files, manage rosters, connect with alumni, and build lasting group connections. Built for Privacy & Control: - Protect your chats with screenshot blocking and admin notifications - Admin can delete messages and suspend members - Settings to approve messages, highlights, and membership requests. Join 500,000+ users already using Flare to simplify communication and boost engagement!
Horizon
Create and share countdowns to your most anticipated events, from personal milestones to entertainment releases. Discover new events and visualize your future with a convenient calendar view. Keep track of all your important dates in one fun, centralized location.
- Create event countdowns
- Discover new events
- Calendar view
- Share events with friends
- Track personal milestones
- Track entertainment releases
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Horizon brings you closer to the events you look forward to and care about. - Create countdowns to your most anticipated upcoming events. - Discover fun new events to look forward to. - Look through what's ahead with Calendar View. - Share your upcoming events with friends. Everything fits in Horizon: from the big events like birthdays, graduations and weddings, to the smaller ones like upcoming movie releases, TV shows and sports games. Tracking them all in one place is a lot of fun!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Flare at 97% against Horizon's 56%. Flare also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (6.9K vs 521). 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.
Flare holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flare has 6.9K ratings behind it against 521, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 97% of Flare's written reviews are positive against 56% of Horizon's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flare | Horizon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (6.9K ratings) — better | 4.5 (521 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 96.9% of reviews — better | 56.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6.9K — better | 521 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #104 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 131 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Flare App, Inc. | SCRL AB |
Customer experience
Flare
Horizon
User reviews
Flare
From 6.9K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Efficient communication
- 🔒 Secure and private
- 👍 Organized and user-friendly
- 🎨 Great features like photo albums and calendars
- 💪 Comprehensive for large groups
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional technical issues with notifications and loading
- 🔒 Strict privacy settings can be limiting
- 💻 Lack of desktop/web version
Horizon
From 521 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ Great aesthetic and design
- 💰 Most features are free
- 🖼️ Custom photos for events
- 📏 Multiple widget sizes
- 👍 Easy to set up widgets
Room to improve
- 🔗 Sharing links not working
- 🚫 Cannot edit events
- 📉 Not enough events to track
- 🔄 Widgets do not auto-update
- ❌ Cannot add events manually
Bugs and requests
Flare
Reported bugs
2 issues- Notifications not always working properly
- Difficulty removing screenshots and photos
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to remove albums and events
- More customization options for admins
- Integration with personal calendars
Horizon
Reported bugs
5 issues- Sharing links are broken
- Events cannot be edited, must be deleted and recreated
- Widgets do not automatically update
- Countdown on widget is not accurate
- Unable to add events manually
Requested features
3 requests- Option to have event name custom text appear in widget
- Setting to select which part of image is captured for widget
- Improve widget update reliability
In-app purchases
Flare
No in-app purchases
Horizon
No in-app purchases
