Comparison

Flare vs Proximitii

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Flare

This app streamlines group communication and organization by consolidating messages, events, attendance tracking, photo albums, and payment collection into a single platform. It offers robust privacy controls and engagement tools for various types of groups, from student organizations to alumni networks.

Highlights
  • Event creation and attendance tracking
  • Group chats and announcements
  • Photo albums and highlights
  • Polls and points system
  • Payment collection with Venmo
  • File sharing and roster management
Features
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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!

About

Proximitii

This app reimagines social mapping by connecting you with friends and events. It allows selective location sharing, temporary groups, and shared media albums from events you attend. It also offers a private journal of your past locations and a way to discover shared past experiences.

Highlights
  • Selective location sharing
  • Temporary friend groups
  • Shared event media albums
  • Private location history journal
  • Discover shared past locations
  • Hidden Zones for privacy
  • Customizable proximity alerts
Features
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Proximitii is part friend map, part shared album, part private journal of everywhere you've ever been. One app that connects you to your people and to what's happening around you. It's not a location tracker. It's a connector. Most location-sharing apps put you on full display — broadcasting your exact position, every move, all the time. Proximitii adds a layer: friends can know you're somewhere close without ever seeing exactly where. Share your precise location with the people you choose — all the time, or temporarily. Everyone else sees you only as nearby ("You're at this concert too?!") and sees nothing at all when you're not. Build friend groups to view your people at a glance, or start a temporary group that shares exact location for a night out or an entire trip — and ends on its own. And when someone shares their exact location, Proximitii doesn't just put a dot on a map: Finder literally takes you to them, down to the last few feet. The people around you are capturing moments you'd love to see — and they'd love to share. A concert, a game, a beach at sunset. Proximitii lets anyone share their best media with everyone who was actually there. No followers, no hashtags — your presence is the ticket. Attend a show, and the whole crowd's best shots can land in one shared album: friends and people you've never met, all of it yours because you were there. With your permission, Proximitii securely records where you've been — visible to you and no one else. Unlimited location history, so you can relive any journey and find the answers your memory can't ("What was that restaurant we loved on vacation?"). Then run Paths and discover when you and another person were at the same place at the same time — before you'd ever met ("Where have I seen you before?"). Your lives overlap more than you think. And we've thought of it all: • Hidden Zones keep the places you choose off the map, for everyone • One tap makes you invisible • Alerts that matter, chosen friend by friend: someone's nearby, someone made it home • Explorer lights up every city, state, and country you've ever set foot in • Home Screen widgets and Siri keep your people one glance — or one question — away • No ads, no data brokers, your location is never sold • Delete your history, or your entire account, in-app at any time Discover your proximitii.

Screenshots

Flare4 screens
Proximitii4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Flare at every 4 days against Proximitii's monthly. Flare also leads on ratings volume (6.9K vs 9) and chart position (#146 vs unranked). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Flare against 5.0 for Proximitii. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flare has 6.9K ratings behind it against 9, 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 100% of Proximitii's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flare ships an update every 4 days, Proximitii monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 14, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Flare versus Proximitii: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlareProximitii
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (6.9K ratings)5.0 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews96.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6.9K — better9
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#146 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size131 MB121 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperFlare App, Inc.Proximitii LLC

Customer experience

Flare

All ratings6,907 ratings
Positive97.6%
Neutral0.9%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews548 reviews
Positive96.9%
Neutral1.5%
Negative1.6%

Proximitii

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Proximitii

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Flare

No in-app purchases

None

Proximitii

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flare free?
Flare is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Proximitii free?
Proximitii is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Flare or Proximitii?
Proximitii is rated higher. Flare averages 4.9 out of 5 from 6.9K ratings, while Proximitii averages 5.0 from 9 ratings.
Do Flare or Proximitii have ads?
Neither Flare nor Proximitii shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flare or Proximitii?
Flare ships an update every 4 days, and Proximitii monthly. Most recently, Flare was updated on November 14, 2026 and Proximitii on November 9, 2026.

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