WeAre8 vs RECRD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WeAre8
This social media platform empowers users to control their feed and engage with positive content. It allows you to connect with creators, discover brands, and make a real-world impact while scrolling. Join a movement focused on positive energy and reclaiming your value.
- User-controlled feed
- Positive content focus
- Connect with creators
- Engage with brands
- Make real impact
- Choose your vibe
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8 isn’t just another app on your phone. It’s your space to take back control and your freedom. Freedom from the noise. Freedom from giving your time away for nothing. Freedom to show up as you are and be valued for it. We fixed what was broken and built something better: a social world that puts people first and puts you back in charge of your time, your attention, and your worth. On 8, it’s all about good energy, real impact, and you claiming what’s yours: Choose your vibe and express yourself freely. Follow creators, artists, and everyday legends who stay authentic and bring the positivity. Make impact while you scroll, engage with brands, earn, and help drive real change. This isn’t just social media. It’s social built for you. Terms of Use: https://www.weare8.com/general/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://www.weare8.com/privacy-policy
RECRD
This platform allows creators to earn 100% of their ad revenue. Users can interact with content through video replies known as rebounds.
- Creator ad revenue sharing
- Video response feature (rebounds)
- Content engagement tools
- Creator monetization
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A video platform where creators earn up to 100% ad revenue and users engage content with video responses we call rebounds
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: RECRD at 88% against WeAre8's 32%. RECRD also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). WeAre8's advantage is ratings volume (773 vs 19) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
RECRD holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WeAre8 has 773 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of WeAre8's written reviews are positive against 88% of RECRD's.
WeAre8 ships an update every 8 days, RECRD weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | WeAre8 | RECRD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (773 ratings) | 5.0 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 32.1% of reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 773 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 255 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | 8 Enterprises Inc. | Recrd |
Customer experience
WeAre8
RECRD
Bugs and requests
WeAre8
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inability to verify phone number during sign-up
- App freezing and crashing issues
- Inconsistent ad availability and payouts
Requested features
4 requests- More sponsorship opportunities
- Faster payout processing
- Improved content discovery and recommendation
- Better communication from the app developers
RECRD
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
WeAre8
No in-app purchases
RECRD
No in-app purchases
