UBMe vs 2gathr
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UBMe
Discover local events and businesses, check in to connect with attendees and businesses in real-time, and share your experiences on a community map. Engage with your local area and inspire others.
- Discover local events and businesses
- Real-time check-in to locations
- Connect with event attendees
- Chat with businesses
- Share moments on a community map
- Purchase tickets/register for events
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UBMe provides users with the ability to discover their local community and connect with others in a unique and engaging way. Through the UBMe map, users can find local restaurants to order from and events to attend at any time of day. Upon attending an event, they can then ‘check-in’ and connect with all other attendees, creating an authentic and unique experience available only for attendees physically present. Available languages in English, Spanish, Chinese and Portuguese Discover You can discover thousands of events on UBMe, where you can check-in with the app and instantly connect with all other attendees. You will be able to discover events, purchase tickets/register for an event and check-in during the event to enjoy a unique experience that is only offered to you and the other users in attendance. Check-In and Chat Use the UBMe app to check-in to your current location and connect with everyone else there, as well to engage and communicate with the business you are visiting. Works at over 100+ million locations worldwide. Share UBMe allows you to share moments from your location and post them to the ‘Moments Map’ for people in your local area to see. Using the ‘Moments Tab’ not only allows you to share relevant, local information, but to share your enjoyment of your local community and inspire others to do the same.
2gathr
This app enables location-driven social networking, allowing users to discover and create communities based on shared interests and places. Users can post content tied to their location or globally, and connect with others publicly or privately.
- Location-driven social networking
- Discover people, places, and events
- Post messages, images, and videos
- Connect with communities
- Search by #terms and location
- Direct messaging
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2gathr™ defines location-driven social media. Discover, join, and create unique connections and communities based on topics, people, and places that interest you. • Discover people, places, ideas and events matching your interests and locations • Post messages, images, and videos tied to your location or anywhere around the world • Connect with a variety of communities and people, publicly or privately – you choose • Search by #terms and location together or independently of each other • Direct message new contacts in person or as an alias – you choose • Share texts, photos, and videos across other platforms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 2gathr at none against UBMe's 8. 2gathr also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 90%). UBMe's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (29 vs 6). On price, rating, ads and device support 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. UBMe sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. 2gathr asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for UBMe against 4.3 for 2gathr. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 29 and 6 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of UBMe's written reviews are positive against 100% of 2gathr's.
UBMe ships an update every 3 weeks, 2gathr every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UBMe | 2gathr |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (29 ratings) — better | 4.3 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | UBMe Inc | nCodeSystems Corp. |
Customer experience
UBMe
2gathr
In-app purchases
UBMe
- 50$0.99
- 100$1.99
- 150$2.99
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- 200$3.99
- 500$7.99
- 800$11.99
- 1600$22.99
- 3300$46.99
2gathr
No in-app purchases







