Neighbors by Ring vs Treehorn
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Neighbors by Ring
Stay informed about local safety with real-time updates from your community, news, and public safety agencies. Connect with neighbors to share information and build safer neighborhoods together.
- Real-time safety alerts
- Hyper-local information
- Incident Map
- Safety Report
- Connect with neighbors
- Public safety agency collaboration
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Always know what’s happening in your neighborhood with real-time, hyper-local safety information from your neighbors, local news sources, and public safety agencies. Why Neighbors by Ring? - Get safety alerts relevant to you and your neighborhood. - Always know when and where things are happening in your area with the Incident Map and Safety Report. - Connect with your neighbors and share updates to keep your community safe and informed. - Work with public safety agencies to build safer neighborhoods. Join the neighborhood to create safer neighborhoods, together. -- We love hearing from you and we're always looking to improve the Neighbors app. As always, feel free to send your feedback to neighbors@ring.com -- By using this app, I agree to Ring's Terms of Service (https://ring.com/terms). See Privacy (https://ring.com/privacy) for additional information.
Treehorn
Wake up to daily AI-generated news and educational shows covering a wide range of topics from politics to science. Enjoy curated content designed to inform and educate.
- AI-powered news service
- Daily lineup of shows
- Covers politics, finance, history, science
- Educational content
- World-class news programming
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Treehorn brings you fresh, short audio shows every morning covering news, politics, history, science, books, and culture. Stay informed, learn something surprising, and get on with your day. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://treehorn.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Neighbors by Ring at none against Treehorn's 1. Neighbors by Ring also leads on ratings volume (305K vs 3) and chart position (#33 vs unranked). Treehorn's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Treehorn sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Neighbors by Ring asks for nothing beyond the download.
Treehorn holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Neighbors by Ring has 305K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Neighbors by Ring ships an update every 3 weeks, Treehorn every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Neighbors by Ring | Treehorn |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (305K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 305K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | #33 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 150 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Ring.com | Brandon Wilson |
Customer experience
Neighbors by Ring
Treehorn
Bugs and requests
Neighbors by Ring
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes or freezes frequently
- Issues with changing location or neighborhood
- Inconsistent video playback and loading
- Inaccurate address display
Requested features
4 requests- Allow users to post phone numbers for lost pets/people
- Improve post filtering and moderation
- Enable users to customize notification settings
- Provide more transparency on post approval/denial criteria
Treehorn
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Neighbors by Ring
No in-app purchases
Treehorn
- Treehorn Unlimited - Monthly$4.991 Month
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