Comparison

GTribe vs Starfish Social

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

Head to head
About

GTribe

A social media network focused on positive interactions and shared purpose. Users can connect globally, discuss topics, and engage in challenges to foster accomplishment.

Highlights
  • Positive social network
  • Global connections
  • Purpose-driven discussions
  • Thrilling challenges
  • Discovery and creation
  • Accomplishment focus
Features
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GTribe is a positive social media network. We encourage people from every continent to bond with a purpose, immerse in their power to discuss and share with each other, discover and create their own playground around thrilling challenges, purpose and accomplishment.

About

Starfish Social

This platform encourages compassion and connection by highlighting acts of kindness and altruism. It aims to bridge divides between people from various backgrounds, fostering a more positive and understanding online community.

Highlights
  • Highlights humanitarian acts
  • Encourages compassion
  • Bridges diverse backgrounds
  • Fosters altruism
  • Subscription-free
Features
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Starfish Social is the place to see the good. We are a subscription-free service highlighting the humanitarianism in all of us. There is a need in our complex world to encourage and enable compassion, altruism, and bridge building among individuals from diverse socio-economic, religious, geographical, and educational backgrounds.

Screenshots

GTribe4 screens
Starfish Social4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Starfish Social at none against GTribe's 2. Starfish Social also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 69%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). GTribe's advantage is ratings volume (76 vs 17) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence and ads 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. GTribe sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Starfish Social asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Starfish Social holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 76 and 17 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of GTribe's written reviews are positive against 100% of Starfish Social's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GTribe ships an update monthly, Starfish Social every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
GTribe versus Starfish Social: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGTribeStarfish Social
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (76 ratings)5.0 (17 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings76 — better17
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB57 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperMass LuminosityStarfish Social Media, Inc.

Customer experience

GTribe

All ratings75 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral4.0%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral15.4%
Negative15.4%

Starfish Social

All ratings17 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

GTribe

One-time2
  • UX$38.99
  • LUX$159.99
None

Starfish Social

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GTribe free?
GTribe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Starfish Social free?
Starfish Social is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GTribe or Starfish Social?
Starfish Social is rated higher. GTribe averages 4.8 out of 5 from 76 ratings, while Starfish Social averages 5.0 from 17 ratings.
Do GTribe or Starfish Social have ads?
Neither GTribe nor Starfish Social shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GTribe or Starfish Social?
GTribe ships an update monthly, and Starfish Social every 3 weeks. Most recently, GTribe was updated on November 3, 2026 and Starfish Social on November 3, 2026.

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