Comparison

SocialEngine Native App vs Dub.ly

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

Head to head
About

SocialEngine Native App

This app allows users to access their SocialEngine-powered community directly from their mobile devices. It offers features for sharing posts, photos, videos, and music, along with messaging and friend management.

Highlights
  • Status updates with check-ins and scheduled posts
  • Photo and video sharing
  • Emoji and sticker support
  • Direct messaging and friend management
  • In-app music player with lock screen access
  • Notifications for updates
Features
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SocialNetworking.Solutions iOS app is for all the websites developed using SocialEngine. This app provides features in status box to share something with your friends and networks including Check-ins, Scheduled Posts to post something on future, Sell Something, Sharing Feelings & Activities, Photos and Videos Use of Emoji and Stickers all these with awesome range of stickers and emoticons. Sending messages, making friends, follow people, getting updates in notifications are basic features of this app and the Advanced and attractive music player of this app to play music across the app by minimising it to the bottom of this app and also this player can be accessed from the lock screen of your iPad & iPhone. In general, this app will provide your users an easy way to access your community easily on mobile devices and help you to gain more user engagement and retention.

About

Dub.ly

Create and share custom video-dubbed performances to your favorite songs. Engage with a global community, follow creators, and express yourself with multimedia sharing and interactive features.

Highlights
  • Video dubbing to favorite songs
  • User channels for promotion
  • Multimedia sharing with stickers and filters
  • Engaging newsfeed with categories
  • Like, share, comment, tag, and follow functionality
  • User profiles and stories
  • Private and secret chats with self-destructing timer
Features
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The Dub.ly video community connects users from all across the globe. We have designed it to make it easy for users to create their custom video-dubbed performances, to their favourite songs on the fly! Experience a feature-rich interface that lets users follow their favourite dubbers from around the world, create their own channels for their own promotion and engage in a social media community that includes friends, fans, celebrities & more Features Include: Video dubbing to your favorite songs Now create funny videos or performances to a wide variety of songs Channels View channels of famous dubbers or become a sensation yourself with your own channel Multimedia Sharing with Stickers, Filters & More Send pictures, videos, gifs etc to your fans or friends with custom filters & stickers. Share your posts on various social media channels as well Engaging Newsfeed with Multiple Categories Spend hours browsing through a preference-based newsfeed or choose a category and view the trending users/posts under it Like, Share, Comment, Tag & Follow Appreciate your favorite performers by sending likes, following their channels, share their performances with friends or tagging other users to view their posts. Profiles & Stories View the profiles of various users, upload short ‘stories’ that will be visible on your profile and view stories from other users/followed profiles Users can start private chats with their fans or friends. The ‘Secret Chats’ are equipped with a self-destructive timer that automatically deletes messages/media sent after a short period time.

Screenshots

SocialEngine Native App4 screens
Dub.ly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SocialEngine Native App at 5.0 against Dub.ly's 4.2. SocialEngine Native App also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). Dub.ly's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Dub.ly sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. SocialEngine Native App asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SocialEngine Native App holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of SocialEngine Native App's written reviews are positive against 75% of Dub.ly's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SocialEngine Native App ships an update every 2 months, Dub.ly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and July 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SocialEngine Native App versus Dub.ly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSocialEngine Native AppDub.ly
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.2 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings45 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.615.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size191 MB269 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperAHEAD WEBSOFT TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED3Embed Software Technologies private limited

Customer experience

SocialEngine Native App

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Dub.ly

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SocialEngine Native App

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Dub.ly

One-time5
  • 100 Coins$0.99
  • 200 Coins$1.99
  • 500 Coins$2.99
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  • 1000 Coins$3.99
  • 1500 Coins$6.99

Questions

Is SocialEngine Native App free?
SocialEngine Native App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dub.ly free?
Dub.ly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SocialEngine Native App or Dub.ly?
SocialEngine Native App is rated higher. SocialEngine Native App averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Dub.ly averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.
Do SocialEngine Native App or Dub.ly have ads?
Neither SocialEngine Native App nor Dub.ly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SocialEngine Native App or Dub.ly?
SocialEngine Native App ships an update every 2 months, and Dub.ly every 3 weeks. Most recently, SocialEngine Native App was updated on September 21, 2026 and Dub.ly on July 28, 2026.

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