iDa vs Wander
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iDa
Discover real-time events, places, and people with shared interests in your vicinity. Create your own public or private gatherings and connect with local communities. Control your location sharing for enhanced privacy.
- Real-time event and place discovery
- Connect with people by shared interests
- Create custom public or private events
- See who is nearby and chat
- Granular location and privacy controls
- Join or create local communities
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iDa shows what’s happening around you right now. Places, events and people with shared interests - all on one map. Gather a group and step into the real world. = Map = Explore the city and see what’s happening around you. - find interesting places and events nearby - see who’s there right now and chat with others - create your own places and events - public or private = Communities & interests = Connect with people nearby through shared interests. - add your interests - find groups and hangouts around you in real time - right on the map = Location & Privacy = You decide who can see your location. - share your location with selected contacts or groups - join movements to share your location temporarily - control visibility at any time
Wander
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A social app that lets you record daily moments on a map using your location. Post text, photos, videos, audio, and route history along with your current location. You can fine-tune visibility for each post—public, private, specific people only, or limited to servers you belong to. Revisit past records in Archive, create dedicated timelines with friends via Servers, and bundle multiple posts into a single Clip. In the Explore tab, move the map to choose a place and tap “Search this area” to show nearby pins. Built-in translation lets you comfortably browse posts from overseas. Trips, everyday footprints, and memories with friends—on a single map.
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Verdict
iDa and Wander are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
iDa ships an update weekly, Wander every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iDa | Wander |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Ivanov | Arata Koizumi |
In-app purchases
iDa
No in-app purchases
Wander
No in-app purchases
