Comparison

Friendcasts vs Years Heart

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

Head to head
About

Friendcasts

This app simplifies social event planning by allowing users to propose ideas, gauge interest, and organize confirmed events with dedicated chat and photo sharing. It focuses on bringing people together without the complexities of traditional social media.

Highlights
  • Propose event ideas and gauge interest
  • Organize confirmed events with dedicated chat
  • Create custom groups for faster event planning
  • Utilize polls for group decisions
  • Share photos of event memories
  • Form communities for shared events
Features
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Friendcasts is an event planning tool that makes it easy to bring you and your friends together for fun times and meaningful connections. Unlike other apps that function like or require a social media account, Friendcasts is NOT a social media app. Friendcasts focuses only on the social aspect of bringing people together. WHY FRIENDCASTS? If you’ve ever tried to plan something then you know it can be difficult to organize people. There is pressure on the planner to message each person individually (which is inconvenient and time-consuming) or create a group chat (which is often difficult to leave). With Friendcasts, you can gauge interest in potential events in a pressure free way by creating an “Idea”. If anyone you include is interested all they have to do is press a button. When your Idea has enough interest, it can be easily transitioned to an official Event that includes a dedicated group chat, polls, and a place to upload photos of the memories you've made. After the Event has ended, you can find it in your profile page along with your other past Events. Photos can still be uploaded but the group chat and polls are locked to prevent unnecessary noise and help you focus on future Events. FEATURES - Events - For planned occasions that are definitely happening. - Ideas - Gauge interest in a potential event. When enough people indicate interest, you can get a notification and/or you can configure the Idea to automatically transition into an official Event. - Communities - Communities allow you to share events and ideas with specific people. Whether it's for a local club, sports group, board game group, or even a travel group, you can set up a community for it. - Chat - Each Event has a dedicated group chat to help make your plans a reality and includes GIF support for a little extra fun. - Polls - Perfect for gauging feedback, making group decisions, or creating sign-up sheets - Groups - Organize friends into custom groups for faster selection when creating an Idea or Event. - Location selection - Everyone in an Event can quickly pull up directions to the fun

About

Years Heart

This app offers a peer support network for individuals experiencing depression. It provides a secure environment to connect with others who have achieved mental well-being and offers proven support techniques to combat depression.

Highlights
  • Peer support network
  • Safe space for connection
  • Proven support techniques
  • Links to other modalities
  • Mental well-being focus
Features
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We are excited to announce the upcoming launch of Years Heart, is a mobile application that provides a peer support network for individuals struggling with depression. Our app is a networking platform that offers a safe space for individuals to connect with others who have found a path to mental well-being. With proven peer support techniques and links to other modalities to combat depression, our app is changing lives.

Screenshots

Friendcasts4 screens
Years Heart3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Friendcasts at every 9 days against Years Heart's every 2 months. Friendcasts also leads on ratings volume (12 vs 4) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Friendcasts against 5.0 for Years Heart. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Friendcasts ships an update every 9 days, Years Heart every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Friendcasts versus Years Heart: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFriendcastsYears Heart
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (12 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB98 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperZachary KeetonTravis Thompson

Customer experience

Friendcasts

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Years Heart

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Friendcasts

No in-app purchases

None

Years Heart

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Friendcasts free?
Friendcasts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Years Heart free?
Years Heart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Friendcasts or Years Heart?
Friendcasts and Years Heart are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 12 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do Friendcasts or Years Heart have ads?
Neither Friendcasts nor Years Heart shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Friendcasts or Years Heart?
Friendcasts ships an update every 9 days, and Years Heart every 2 months. Most recently, Friendcasts was updated on October 24, 2026 and Years Heart on October 23, 2026.

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