Flare vs zPickem
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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!
zPickem
Engage in prediction games with friends by asking questions, submitting video arguments, and competing in leagues. Earn in-app tokens for correct predictions in a fun, social environment.
- Ask prediction questions
- Record video arguments
- Create custom leagues
- Post ephemeral stories
- Compete with in-app tokens
- Discover trending arguments
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zPickem is where you and your friends call things before they happen — and find out who was right. Ask anything. Two options, a deadline, and a video of you making the case. Your friends pick a side, the clock runs out, and somebody grades it. That's the whole loop. WHAT YOU CAN DO Ask a question about anything Tonight's game, tomorrow's weather, whether your friend actually shows up on time. If it has two answers and an end time, it's a question. Film the reason Every question can carry a video. Record it, trim it, put the question card on the frame. The argument is the point — a question with no video is just a poll. Start a league A league is your group: your own token, your own colour, your own board. Invite people, run picks, and keep a record everyone can see. Public or private, your call. Stories Post a story to your followers or to one league. It's gone in 24 hours, and it can carry a question of its own — one tap left, one tap right. Answer with real stakes that aren't real money Every league has its own tokens. You get them from the league, never from your wallet. Back a side, and the pool pays out to whoever was right when it's graded. Search what people are arguing about Find questions, the videos people filmed for them, leagues you could join, and people worth following. ABOUT THE TOKENS zPickem tokens are free, in-app points scoped to a single league. They cannot be bought, sold, cashed out, transferred off the platform, or exchanged for anything of value. There are no in-app purchases anywhere in this app and no real-money wagering of any kind. A "pool" is a scoreboard. MODERATION AND SAFETY Every question, message, photo, profile and league can be reported. Reported content is hidden automatically once it passes a report threshold, and every report gets a human decision within 24 hours. You can block anyone: a blocked person cannot message you, request to follow you, see your profile, or reach you anywhere in the app. You can delete your account, and everything you posted, from Settings. Read the full rules at https://zpickem.com/guidelines
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Flare at 6.9K against zPickem's 1. Flare also leads on chart position (#122 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). 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 5.0 for zPickem. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flare has 6.9K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Flare | zPickem |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (6.9K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 96.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6.9K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #122 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 131 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Flare App, Inc. | zPickem LLC |
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
zPickem
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Flare
No in-app purchases
zPickem
No in-app purchases







