APPICS vs Spill
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
APPICS
This app rewards users for their time and contributions to social media through a decentralized system. Share photos and short videos, engage with content through upvotes and comments, and earn tokens that can be exchanged or staked. The more active you are, the greater your influence and rewards.
- Decentralized contribution-reward-system
- Earn APX tokens for content and upvotes
- Share photos and short videos
- Upvote and comment on content
- In-app wallet for token management
- Stake tokens to increase voting power
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Social media has never been more rewarding! We believe in our mission to return merits back to the user for the time they spend on social media. Based on a decentralized contribution-reward-system, the APPICS token (APX) is a reward-token that returns the value created via contribution back to the source, namely the creators and curators of the network. Rewards are attached to upvotes and by creating or recognizing the value of content, all participants get a fair share of the DAO reward-pool. APPICS aims at bringing a system to life where the power doesn’t just come from, but stays within the network. On APPICS users are able to share content in the form of photos and short videos which are divided in 20+ categories that provide structure and visibility for the user experience. Comments are also regarded as a form of content and users can upvote comments as well, incentivizing people to add positive, helpful or encouraging comments. But not every upvote is equal - a user can decide how much of their limited voting power they want to use for each upvote. When more upvotes are distributed, the voting power decreases. Rewards on content are automatically distributed to the user’s in-app wallet after 30 days. APX tokens can be obtained through content creation and participation in the reward-system, by voting on content within the app. APX tokens can be exchanged for Bitcoin, transferred to other users or staked in order to increase voting weight, which enables users to earn even more rewards. The more active you are, the higher your influence over the allocation of rewards! Join APPICS, share your passion, and discover a new way of social media!
Spill
Connect with others through live audio, video, and chat. Discover trending topics, join or create communities, and engage in daily games. Share your ideas and art, or simply join the conversation.
- Discover trending topics
- Create and join communities
- Live audio, video, and chat
- Share ideas and art
- Play daily games
- Virtual conversation spaces
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See What’s Tea -Discover the hottest Spills and most popular topics Find Your People -Create your own Groups and discover communities from around the world Spill your way -Share your ideas, art, inspiration or join in the conversation Go Live With Friends -Create a virtual space for conversations with live audio, video & chat Play Daily Games -Climb the Leaderboard with ‘What’s The Word’. Learn how to play Spades, or start a table of your own
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Spill at 4.6 against APPICS's 4.0. Spill also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). APPICS's advantage is review sentiment (90% vs 65%) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price 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
Both are free to download. APPICS sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Spill asks for nothing beyond the download.
Spill holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spill has 1.6K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 90% of APPICS's written reviews are positive against 65% of Spill's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
APPICS ships an update every 3 weeks, Spill every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | APPICS | Spill |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (14 ratings) | 4.6 (1.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 89.7% of reviews — better | 65.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 1.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 207 MB | 217 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | APPICS AG | Real Spill Corporation |
Customer experience
APPICS
Spill
Bugs and requests
APPICS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Spill
Reported bugs
3 issues- Difficulty changing email/phone number
- Groups feature causing crashes
- Misaligned UI elements on sign-up
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to edit/delete posts
- Improve notification system
- Integrate music/audio sharing
- Expand group/community features
In-app purchases
APPICS
- variable_229_99$229.99
- variable_239_99$239.99
- variable_249_99$249.99
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- variable_399_99$399.99
- variable_499_99$499.99
- variable_599_99$599.99
- variable_699_99$699.99
- variable_799_99$799.99
- variable_899_99$899.99
- variable_999_99$999.99
Spill
No in-app purchases
