Comparison

Being vs TribeUp Social

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

Head to head
About

Being

Experience social media from another user's perspective, seeing who they follow and discovering new content. Connect with friends, celebrities, and influencers in a unique way by browsing their curated feeds. Explore popular topics and categories to find content you trust.

Highlights
  • View social media through another user's eyes
  • See who friends and favorite accounts are following
  • Discover new content from trusted sources
  • Browse popular feeds by topic and category
  • Access public social media feeds
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BEING - IS - BACK! Experience social media through someone ELSE'S eyes with Being®. From pop stars to your closest friends, Being lets you see what social media looks like from the perspective of any other user based on who they’re following. Discover new feeds and feel closer to your favorite friends, celebrities and influencers like never before. - See who your friends & favorite accounts are following - Discover new content from people you trust - Browse popular feeds by topic and category View any feeds you can access on social media (private users stay private). Let us know what you think on Twitter via @beingtheapp. If you love it and want to see more, leave a review! (▨ ‿ ▨)

About

TribeUp Social

This app combines personal social networking with relationship management and daily planning tools. It helps users build and maintain meaningful connections through integrated task management and a relationship organizer.

Highlights
  • Personal social networking
  • Tribe relationship management
  • Daily planner
  • Task manager
  • Build meaningful relationships
Features
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Personal Social Networking, Tribe Relationship Manager, Daily planner and Task manager all in one app to build and keep meaningful relationships. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Being2 screens
TribeUp Social4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Being at none against TribeUp Social's 3. Being also leads on iOS requirement (13.4 vs 16.0). TribeUp Social's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. TribeUp Social sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Being asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Being against 5.0 for TribeUp Social. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Being's written reviews are positive against 100% of TribeUp Social's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Being ships an update every 2 months, TribeUp Social weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Being versus TribeUp Social: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeingTribeUp Social
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.4 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB24 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPressto, Inc.The Tribe Up Company Inc

Customer experience

Being

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

TribeUp Social

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Being

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

TribeUp Social

Subscriptions3
  • Builder$6.991 Month
  • Influencer$19.991 Month
  • Professional$29.991 Month

Questions

Is Being free?
Being is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TribeUp Social free?
TribeUp Social is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Being or TribeUp Social?
Being and TribeUp Social are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Being or TribeUp Social have ads?
Neither Being nor TribeUp Social shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Being or TribeUp Social?
Being ships an update every 2 months, and TribeUp Social weekly. Most recently, Being was updated on October 13, 2026 and TribeUp Social on October 10, 2026.

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