Comparison

Crowdcast Mobile vs BePresent

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

Head to head
About

Crowdcast Mobile

This platform helps creators host various virtual events like webinars, workshops, and concerts. It focuses on simplicity, interaction, and audience growth with features like integrated registration, live chat, and analytics. Participants can join easily from any device without downloads.

Highlights
  • Host livestreams, webinars, workshops, Q&As, shows, summits, concerts
  • One event URL for registration, live event, and replay
  • Browser-based access, no downloads required
  • Audience engagement via chat, Q&As, polls, and on-stage participation
  • Email collection and integration with 1.4k+ apps
  • Ticket sales and membership-only events
  • Robust analytics for livestream performance
Features
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Crowdcast is an all-in-one virtual events platform for creators. - - - Grow your audience with livestreams, webinars, workshops, Q&As, shows, summits, concerts and more. We've reimagine how to gather over live video and focused on 3 key areas: simplicity, interaction, and growth. Simple for hosts and participants -> One intelligently event URL handles registration, live event, and replay. Join via the browser or the app on any device, nothing to download. Interactive at scale -> Engage your audience over chat, Q&As, polls and even pull attendees up on stage with one click. Stream from your phone or professional encoders in HD. Tools for growth -> Collect emails, integrate with over 1.4k apps, charge ticket prices, host members only events through Patreon and grow you channel followers. Use robust analytics to measure how effective your livestreams are. Discover live conversations all over the world. See you on air.

About

BePresent

This app helps you regain control of your screen time through app blocking, gamified challenges, and real-life rewards. It encourages users to reduce phone usage, improve productivity, and enhance mental well-being by making digital detox engaging and beneficial.

Highlights
  • App Blocking Sessions (Individual, Group, BEAST MODE)
  • Set Daily Goals and Build Streaks
  • Monetary Stakes for Commitment
  • Weekly Leaderboards and Friend Challenges
  • Earn Real-Life Rewards (e.g., subscriptions, classes)
  • Hourly Scrolling Awareness Reminders
  • Time Tracking and Daily Reports
Features
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BePresent is the #1 app to control your screen time and supercharge your productivity, mental health, and quality of life. Experience life beyond the screen as you reclaim Your Time and earn rewards that improve your life with BePresent! 25 years. That’s the average time you will spend on your phone. With a combination of app blocking, gamification, social competition with friends, and real-life rewards, you will reclaim YEARS of your life like thousands of BePresent members already have. We know you’ve tried to solve this problem before. But we’re not like other screen time apps. ▶ WHAT USERS ARE CELEBRATING ◀ • “I was able to go from 7+ hours per day to less than 2 hours! 10/10 would recommend” - Andrew M. • “FINALLY an app that actually curbs my screen addiction instead of time limits that I just ignore!” - Gina V. • “I’ve tried everything but nothing has worked. I almost gave up before I used BePresent! Thank god I tried it as I’ve reduced my screen time by over 3 hours a day!” - Jack W. Download now to experience life to the fullest. Instead of annoying app blockers or time limits, BePresent makes it fun and easy to stay off your phone. ▶ FEATURES ◀ [ BePresent App Blocking Sessions - Individual, Group, & BEAST MODE ] • Dive into Present Sessions! Dedicate breaks from screens, whether it's a focused study session or a no-phone night out. Team up with friends for Group Sessions and joint tech time-outs. Share updates, cheer, and keep one another accountable—all from within the app. Need a stringent break? Enter BEAST MODE, ensuring unwavering commitment [ Set Daily Goals and Build Your Streak ] • Choose your digital boundaries. Maintain your streak by sticking to set screen time limits. Back your commitment with a monetary stake — overshoot, and that stake's gone. Customize reminders and design your journey to digital well-being. [ Compete on Weekly Leaderboards and Challenge Your Friends] • Show off your productivity prowess by competing against others on weekly leaderboards. Advance tiers so you’ll feel like a productivity superhero every day. Practicing mindful phone habits has never been so motivating and rewarding! [ Earn Real-Life Rewards ] • The ultimate motivation - earn points you can redeem for real-life rewards by limiting your screen time. Best of all, your rewards will also improve your life. Learn to meditate with a premium Headspace subscription. Redeem free workout classes with ClassPass. Schedule discounted therapy sessions with BetterHelp. Earn these rewards and more all by staying off your phone. [ Never Doomscroll Again ] • Set hourly scrolling awareness reminders so you never lose track of time doomscrolling again [ Time Tracking & Daily Reports ] • Measure the moments you're truly present. Access daily and weekly breakdowns, complemented by a comprehensive day-before report, amplifying your adherence to reality. [ Improve Your Well-Being ] • By reducing screen time, you'll improve your overall well-being and gain access to educational content that explains how reducing screen time can benefit you in multiple ways. Learn how to manage ADHD better, improve your mental health, and be more present with your loved ones, all while improving your sleep and becoming less distracted. [ Complete Privacy and Data Security ] • Data dignity, delivered. All of your data is private and safe with Apple’s Screen Time API. We do not have access to any specific content you access on your iPhone, and none of your personal data ever leaves your device. ▶ WE'RE HERE FOR EVERY QUERY ◀ Questions or feedback? Reach us at https://www.getpresentapp.com/ or shoot an email at contact@getpresentapp.com. Let's journey to mindful tech use together. Note: All rewards are sponsored by BePresent and our partners. Apple does not sponsor any of the in-app rewards. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.getpresentapp.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Crowdcast Mobile4 screens
BePresent4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Crowdcast Mobile at none against BePresent's 24. Crowdcast Mobile also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). BePresent's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly) and chart position (#30 vs unranked). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. BePresent sells 23 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Crowdcast Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Crowdcast Mobile against 4.8 for BePresent. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28K and 68K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 61% of Crowdcast Mobile's written reviews are positive against 68% of BePresent's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Crowdcast Mobile ships an update fortnightly, BePresent every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 16, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Crowdcast Mobile versus BePresent: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrowdcast MobileBePresent
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (28K ratings)4.8 (68K ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.8% of reviews68.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings28K68K — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#30 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB106 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperCrowdcastScreen Detox Inc

Customer experience

Crowdcast Mobile

All ratings28,236 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral3.3%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews286 reviews
Positive60.8%
Neutral8.7%
Negative30.4%

BePresent

All ratings67,564 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral1.4%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews3,809 reviews
Positive68.1%
Neutral6.5%
Negative25.4%

User reviews

Crowdcast Mobile

From 28K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great way to hear from those I follow
  • 👍 Intuitive app for presentation & interaction
  • 🚀 Seamless and user friendly
  • 🚀 Excellent sound quality
  • 👍 Good app

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Latest version has major delays, glitches, and issues
  • 🐛 Constant buffering, freezing, and loss of audio/video
  • 🐛 Difficult to use, many technical problems
  • 🐛 Keyboard covers the screen, text size issues
  • 🐛 Can't cast to TV, poor iPad layout

BePresent

From 68K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Helps reduce screen time
  • 👍 Gamification and rewards system
  • 🤝 Ability to compete with friends
  • 🕰️ Provides helpful notifications and reminders
  • 💡 Innovative approach to tackling phone addiction

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inconsistent screen time tracking
  • 🔒 Inability to selectively block apps
  • 💰 Paywall for advanced features
  • 🤖 Condescending and passive-aggressive notifications
  • 🔧 Buggy and glitchy performance

Bugs and requests

Crowdcast Mobile

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Video constantly restarts, rewind button issues
  • Can't see all speakers on mobile, chat doesn't work
  • Keeps cutting out, have to refresh constantly
  • Blurry video, audio sync problems

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add future events to Google calendar
  • Include day of week in date/time format
  • Larger video view, ability to hide chat
  • Improve login process, allow password manager

BePresent

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Freezing and crashing issues
  • Inaccurate screen time reporting
  • Inability to restore purchases
  • Persistent app blocking even after uninstallation
  • Setup process getting stuck on permissions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow selective app blocking
  • Exclude certain apps from screen time tracking
  • More customization options for notifications
  • Expand to iPad and other devices
  • Improve overall stability and reliability

In-app purchases

None

Crowdcast Mobile

No in-app purchases

23 purchases

BePresent

Subscriptions23
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Monthly (Mid Tier)$6.991 Month
  • Monthly (1-Week Free Trial)7 Days trial$6.991 Month
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  • Monthly (1-Week Free Trial)7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Monthly (1-Week Free Trial)7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Annual$24.991 Year
  • Annual (Mid Tier)$24.991 Year
  • Annual (1-Week Free Trial)7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • BePresent Pro (Annual)$24.991 Year
  • Free Trial for BePresent Pro7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Monthly (1-Week Free Trial)7 Days trial$24.991 Month
  • BePresent Pro (Annual)$29.991 Year
  • BePresent Pro Family$39.991 Year
  • Annual (1-Week Free Trial)7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Annual (High Tier)$44.991 Year
  • Annual (1-Week Free Trial)7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • BePresent Family7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Annual (3-Day Free Trial)3 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Annual (30-day Trial)1 Month trial$59.991 Year
  • Annual (1-Week Free Trial)7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Annual (2-week Free Trial)14 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • BePresent Pro Family (iCloud)7 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • Annual (1-Week Free Trial)7 Days trial$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Crowdcast Mobile free?
Crowdcast Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BePresent free?
BePresent is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Crowdcast Mobile or BePresent?
BePresent is rated higher. Crowdcast Mobile averages 4.7 out of 5 from 28K ratings, while BePresent averages 4.8 from 68K ratings.
Do Crowdcast Mobile or BePresent have ads?
BePresent shows ads; Crowdcast Mobile does not.
Which is updated more often, Crowdcast Mobile or BePresent?
Crowdcast Mobile ships an update fortnightly, and BePresent every 5 days. Most recently, Crowdcast Mobile was updated on October 16, 2026 and BePresent on October 16, 2026.

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