Flare vs Tribe
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!
Tribe
This app helps groups commit to and achieve recurring meetups for shared activities. It fosters accountability through scheduling, RSVPs, check-ins, and streak tracking, turning intentions into consistent habits.
- Create or join tribes
- Schedule recurring meetups
- RSVP and check-in
- Build consistency streaks
- Group chat and direct messages
- Real accountability focus
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Tribe helps you and your group actually show up. We all have that group chat full of "we should meet up more" — and then months pass. Tribe turns good intentions into real, recurring meetups by adding the one thing missing: accountability. Form a small tribe around anything — running, the gym, studying, hiking, book club, anything you want to do consistently with other people. Set a recurring meetup schedule, RSVP so everyone knows who's coming, and check in when you show up. Over time, you build a streak — and become someone your group can count on. How Tribe works: Create or discover tribes — Start a group around your interest, or browse and join active tribes near you. Schedule recurring meetups — Set a repeating time and place. Everyone sees what's coming up. RSVP and check in — Commit before, show up, and check in. See who else is coming so you're not the only one. Build your streak — Track your consistency and reliability. Showing up becomes a habit. Stay connected — Group chat and direct messages keep your tribe coordinated between meetups. Real accountability, not another feed — Tribe isn't about scrolling. It's about showing up for the things and people that matter. Whether you're trying to run more, study harder, or just spend real time with people who share your interests — Tribe helps your group follow through, together.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Flare at 6.8K against Tribe's 7. Flare also leads on chart position (#106 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). 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
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 Tribe. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flare has 6.8K ratings behind it against 7, 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 Tribe's.
| Parameter | Flare | Tribe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (6.8K ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 96.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6.8K — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #106 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 131 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Flare App, Inc. | Brian McAndrews |
Customer experience
Flare
Tribe
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
Tribe
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Flare
No in-app purchases
Tribe
No in-app purchases









