Upin vs Second Social
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Upin
Easily find and create local events and communities to connect with people nearby. Discover spontaneous gatherings and join like-minded individuals for real-life interactions.
- Discover local communities
- Create local communities
- Discover local events
- Create local events
- Connect with people at events
- Join existing communities and events
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Looking for a better way to meet people locally and discover real-life events spontaneously? Upin helps you discover and create local events & communities, making it easy to connect with like-minded people near you! • Discover, Join, & create local communities • Discover, Join, & Create events anytime and anywhere as your own host or as a part of your community • Discover, join, & connect with people you meet in real life at local events and communities you join
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.
- 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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Second Social at none against Upin's shown. Second Social also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Upin's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Upin against 5.0 for Second Social. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Upin has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Upin | Second Social |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 174 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Upin Inc. | Second Social |
Customer experience
Upin
Second Social
In-app purchases
Upin
No in-app purchases
Second Social
No in-app purchases









