Comparison

SocialEngine Native App vs Second Social

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

Second Social

Connect with new people and build a "Second Family" through local events and community discussions. Discover and host small-group gatherings, participate in localized forums, and manage your social calendar with ease. The app facilitates in-person socialization and direct messaging with friends.

Highlights
  • Local event discovery and hosting
  • Community forums ('Playground')
  • Event calendar and notifications
  • In-app group and direct messaging
  • Profile customization and friend tracking
  • Virtual currency ('pearls') for in-app actions
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For everyone who's feeling lonely and isolated this year, Second Social was designed for you to feel cozy and loved by meeting new friends and creating your "Second Family." We've built the most delightful events discovery app for you :) On Second Social, explore the following 5 features built for MAXIMUM IN-PERSON socialization: 1. EVENTS FEED • Browse local small-group events to get to know others living or traveling in your city • After reserving your spot, get instantly added to the Event chat so you can meet everyone and start planning • HOSTS: easily throw together a public or private event in less than 2 minutes - we made it super easy for you! 2. PLAYGROUND FEED • Participate in "localized subreddits" to stay in the loop about fun things going on in your town! • Tune into juicy threads on relationship advice, memes, men's/women's topics, mental health, gaming, personal finance & so much more... • Get to know people who live near you through posting, commenting, and liking their stuff, and then GO MEET UP!! :D 3. STAR FEED NOTIFICATIONS • A hyper-organized event calendar built right into the very center of your app • Easily scroll through events happening soon, events you're attending, events you're hosting, & events you're invited to • Never miss notifications from Playground or other users trying to add you as friends! 4. IN-APP CHATTING • Automatically get put into group chats for every Event you're attending for quick & easy planning • Event chats + personal DMs are separated cleanly so you'll never have to dig to find your bestie's DMs • You can only DM users you're friends with on the app - no spam / scams / or unwanted messages 5. PROFILE PAGE • Set the mile radius on your profile page and travel to events as close as 3 miles or up to 200 miles away • Earn ~*precious pearls*~ whenever you host an event or post on Playground - use them to RSVP to events, add friends, or redeem badges for your profile • Add new friends on the app and track your own stats over time to see who reaches Deity of Pearls status first!! :3

Screenshots

SocialEngine Native App4 screens
Second Social4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Second Social at weekly against SocialEngine Native App's every 2 months. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SocialEngine Native App against 5.0 for Second Social. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SocialEngine Native App ships an update every 2 months, Second Social weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
SocialEngine Native App versus Second Social: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSocialEngine Native AppSecond Social
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size191 MB174 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperAHEAD WEBSOFT TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITEDSecond Social

Customer experience

SocialEngine Native App

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

Second Social

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SocialEngine Native App

No in-app purchases

None

Second Social

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SocialEngine Native App free?
SocialEngine Native App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Second Social free?
Second Social is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SocialEngine Native App or Second Social?
SocialEngine Native App and Second Social are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do SocialEngine Native App or Second Social have ads?
Neither SocialEngine Native App nor Second Social shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SocialEngine Native App or Second Social?
SocialEngine Native App ships an update every 2 months, and Second Social weekly. Most recently, SocialEngine Native App was updated on September 21, 2026 and Second Social on September 24, 2026.

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