Comparison

Kinlia 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

Kinlia

Discover and connect through meaningful events in major cities. Find communities focused on dance, wellness, art, and conscious gatherings. This app is for those seeking authentic connections and active participation.

Highlights
  • Discover connection-driven events
  • Find communities for dance, wellness, art
  • Attend conscious gatherings
  • Connect with like-minded people
  • List events as an organizer
  • Built-in ticketing system
Features
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Find your people. Build community. Go to events that matter. Kinlia helps you discover meaningful, connection-driven events in New York City, Los Angeles, and the Bay Area. From dance and wellness to art, music, and conscious gatherings — Kinlia brings together people who care about showing up, participating, and building real community. No spectators here. Just people who want to connect. On Kinlia, you’ll find a curated mix of creative, conscious, dance, nerdy, wellness-focused, and community-centered events — including: • Movement & dance: Ecstatic dance, conscious raves, community-centered EDM, 5Rhythms, contact improv, acro yoga, embodiment practices • Healing & mindfulness: Sound healing, meditation, breathwork, ceremony, integration circles • Nature & community: Nature walks, hikes, outdoor gatherings • Creativity & self-expression: Art salons, music jams, poetry nights, storytelling, crafting, flow arts • Talks & workshops: Spirituality, activism, tech, self-growth, communication, culture, politics • Festivals, retreats & immersive experiences: Conscious parties, themed gatherings, immersive art, transformational festivals, wellness retreats We partner with community builders and event organizers to make it easy to find events where you belong — and to deepen connections with the people you meet there. Are you an event organizer building community? List your events at www.kinlia.com or directly through the Kinlia mobile app. We’d love to support you through Kinlia’s built-in ticketing system, which offers: • Immediate payouts • Free email and SMS messages to ticket holders • Simple event management • Marketing support to help you grow your audience Whether you’re looking for friendship, collaboration, creative inspiration, shared experiences, or authentic networking, Kinlia helps you meet people who feel aligned with you. Kinlia welcomes everyone. All genders, sexualities, relationship styles, belief systems, and life stages are welcome. Our values are authenticity, kindness, creativity, play, community, and personal growth — and we invite you to live those values with us. Kinlia is a product of Kindra Connect, Inc. We’re using technology to deepen human connection and help communities thrive.

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

Kinlia4 screens
Second Social4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Second Social at 5.0 against Kinlia's 4.2. Second Social also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). Kinlia's advantage is ratings volume (136 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Second Social holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kinlia has 136 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Kinlia's written reviews are positive against 100% of Second Social's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kinlia ships an update monthly, Second Social weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Kinlia versus Second Social: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKinliaSecond Social
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (136 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings136 — better2
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB171 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperKindra Connect, Inc.Second Social

Customer experience

Kinlia

All ratings133 ratings
Positive78.2%
Neutral4.5%
Negative17.3%
Written reviews63 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral6.3%
Negative27.0%

Second Social

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

Bugs and requests

Kinlia

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Events have wrong dates
  • Broken links
  • Contact link broken
  • Cannot type in collage text box (Android/iOS)
  • Zero profiles nearby/results over 1000 miles away
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  • App consistently crashes on iOS
  • App crashes upon opening
  • Discovery page won't load
  • Not seeing messaging icon
  • Messages don't show up/disappear
  • Cannot view sent messages
  • Cannot report accounts for spam

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add pagan, Wiccan, Santeria to religions
  • More ways to meet people
  • Verification of profiles
  • Online chatting and video on platform
  • PR for media exposure/more users
Show 3 more
  • Ability to change match preferences by mileage
  • Pause/cancel dating feature
  • Improve discovery features

Second Social

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Kinlia

No in-app purchases

None

Second Social

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kinlia free?
Kinlia 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, Kinlia or Second Social?
Second Social is rated higher. Kinlia averages 4.2 out of 5 from 136 ratings, while Second Social averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Kinlia or Second Social have ads?
Kinlia shows ads; Second Social does not.
Which is updated more often, Kinlia or Second Social?
Kinlia ships an update monthly, and Second Social weekly. Most recently, Kinlia was updated on September 27, 2026 and Second Social on October 10, 2026.

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