Flare vs Crawllr
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!
Crawllr
This social discovery app helps you document and relive shared adventures. Automatically group routes, photos, and moments to create a comprehensive story of your outings. Explore past experiences and discover new ones through your friends' journeys.
- Document shared adventures
- Automatically group routes and moments
- Add photos to locations
- Relive past experiences
- Explore friends' adventures
- Build a history of experiences
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Crawllr is a social discovery app built around shared experiences. Go out, explore your surroundings, and then bring it all together. Routes, photos, and moments are automatically grouped to tell the story of your adventure. Crawllr lets you relive the adventure once it’s over. Just press stop and post to see where you went, what you did, and who you were with. Share a full recap with friends, explore past adventures, and discover experiences through the people you know. Why Crawllr? • Turn nights and outings into shareable recaps with three taps (Start, Stop, Post) • See routes and journeys after the fact • Add photos and moments tied to where you went • Explore friends’ entire adventures, not just the highlights • Build a history of experiences over time Crawllr is about remembering the full story, without the effort of constant posting. Start somewhere, explore freely, and relive it all afterward. Download Crawllr and share the adventure.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Flare at 6.7K against Crawllr's 19. Flare also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 10 days) and review sentiment (97% vs 83%). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Flare against 4.8 for Crawllr. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flare has 6.7K ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 97% of Flare's written reviews are positive against 83% of Crawllr's.
Flare ships an update every 3 days, Crawllr every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flare | Crawllr |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (6.7K ratings) — better | 4.8 (19 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 96.6% of reviews — better | 83.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6.7K — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #158 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 131 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Flare App, Inc. | Jeremy Barry |
Customer experience
Flare
Crawllr
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
Crawllr
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Flare
No in-app purchases
Crawllr
No in-app purchases








