BrightId vs Orb Social on Lens Protocol
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BrightId
This app provides a unique, self-issued personal identifier to prove human uniqueness for rights and benefits. Verification is achieved by connecting with known individuals, ensuring privacy as personal data is not shared centrally. It allows users to prove they are a unique person without revealing sensitive government information.
- Self-issued personal identifier
- Prove human uniqueness
- Verified by connections
- Privacy-focused data handling
- Access rights and benefits
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A BrightID is a personal identifier that allows you to receive rights and benefits based on your ability to prove that you're a unique person.* Unlike a government identifier such as a Social Security Number, a BrightID is self-issued and verified by close friends or relatives. Personal data is not shared with a central organization. To become verified and receive a BrightID score, make connections with the people you already know well. *To see which organizations are participating in BrightID benefits, visit the BrightID website at https://www.brightid.org PRIVACY The name and photo you enter in BrightID are only shared with people in your personal connections list. Your name and photo are not stored or used by BrightID outside of your device.
Orb Social on Lens Protocol
This web3 social application connects users through shared interests via customizable clubs. Engage in authentic conversations, discover content, and curate collections within communities focused on art, gaming, music, NFTs, and more.
- Web3 social networking
- Lens Protocol integration
- Customizable clubs for interests
- Community engagement
- Content curation
- NFT collection discovery
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Orb is your one-stop destination for discovering fun in web3. Orb is a web3 social app built with the Decentralized Lens Protocol and meticulously designed to connect, create, curate, and collect with friends. Orb offers clubs for everyone: art, gaming, music, NFTs, writing, DeFi, and more. You can find clubs for whatever interests you, or create your own. Consider clubs as communities or groups of like-minded individuals engaging in authentic conversations and hanging out together.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Orb Social on Lens Protocol at 85% against BrightId's 20%. Orb Social on Lens Protocol also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.6) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). BrightId's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and monetization model 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. Orb Social on Lens Protocol sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. BrightId asks for nothing beyond the download.
Orb Social on Lens Protocol holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Orb Social on Lens Protocol has 114 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of BrightId's written reviews are positive against 85% of Orb Social on Lens Protocol's.
BrightId ships an update every 3 weeks, Orb Social on Lens Protocol every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BrightId | Orb Social on Lens Protocol |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (17 ratings) | 4.7 (114 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 85.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17 | 114 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 150 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Christopher Stallard | Orb Technology Inc. |
Customer experience
BrightId
Orb Social on Lens Protocol
Bugs and requests
BrightId
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Orb Social on Lens Protocol
Reported bugs
7 issues- Email verification loads indefinitely
- Recaptcha is buggy or not intuitive
- Assigned user handle/profile to a different wallet
- Unable to edit or post after profile glitch
- Cannot create a username/account
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- App doesn't let login with MetaMask
- Cannot authorize account
Requested features
7 requests- Fix email verification
- Improve CAPTCHA usability
- Allow account creation/login for all users
- Resolve profile/handle assignment bugs
- Enable use without Lens profile
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- Fix MetaMask login
- Improve authorization process
In-app purchases
BrightId
No in-app purchases
Orb Social on Lens Protocol
- 30 dust$5.00
- 300 dust$5.99
- 60 dust$10.00
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- 600 dust$11.99
- 120 dust$20.00
- 1200 dust$23.99
- Badge$25.00
- 2400 dust$47.99
Questions
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