Comparison

Clicked Connections vs ARknet

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

Head to head
About

Clicked Connections

This app helps LGBTQIA2S+ adults build meaningful friendships based on shared values and interests. It focuses on deeper connections beyond casual acquaintances, offering a space for genuine community building.

Highlights
  • Values-based profiles
  • Intention filters for friendships
  • Focus on real connections
  • Local event discovery
  • Community building for queer adults
Features
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Find Your People, Build Your Life Clicked Connections is a friendship app created for LGBTQIA2S+ adults who want more than acquaintances. Less swiping, more connecting. No pressure. No performative community—just real connection, built with intention. Whether you’re new in town, rebuilding your community, or craving friendships that feel grounding and consistent, Clicked helps you meet people who truly align with your values, identity, and lived experience. Why We Built Clicked Queer adults are often surrounded by people yet still struggle to form deep, stable friendships. Traditional LGBTQIA2S+ spaces revolve around dating or nightlife, and social media rarely nurtures emotional substance. Clicked was designed to change that. What Makes Clicked Different • Values-Based Profiles Share who you are beyond aesthetics: communication style, boundaries, emotional availability, and what you’re looking for in friendship. • Intention Filters for Queer Life Find people based on what you’re actually seeking through hobbies/interests, character traits, etc: creative collaborators, accountability partners, wellness friends, cultural identity community, chosen family energy, and more. How It Works Share who you are & set your boundaries. Discover people who genuinely align. Start conversations that feel meaningful. For the Community, By the Community Clicked Connections was built by LGBTQIA2S+ people who understand nuance, identity, and the unique ways queer adults seek belonging. Start Your Next Meaningful Connection The friendships you’ve been craving are within reach. Made in Idaho, Growing in the Treasure Valley Clicked is built in Idaho and growing first in Boise and the Treasure Valley — Meridian, Nampa, Caldwell, Eagle, and Kuna — so the queer friends you match with are people you can actually meet for coffee this weekend. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

ARknet

This platform offers a secure and intelligent social media experience, prioritizing user ownership of content and private data. It also enables contactless mobile ordering and payment, with tools for creating digital menus and shopping.

Highlights
  • Privacy-first social networking
  • Contactless mobile order and pay
  • Digital menu creation
  • Secure social media experience
  • User content ownership
  • Invisible watermarking
Features
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Contactless Mobile Order and pay. Buy or Sell on MainSt Shopping. Now also menus are made easy using the ARknet App Platform. Thank you for joining us as a retail business, food-food service company, shopper or 3D Augmented Reality enthusiast on ARknet App, the NEXT GENERATION SOCIAL PLATFORM. Enjoy ARknet as a more intelligent, secure social media experience. ARknet facilitates your ability to keep ownership of your own content, private data and media. KlickZie™ enabled steganographic (invisible) watermarking since 2019. (Works with iOS 6s and up).

Screenshots

Clicked Connections4 screens
ARknet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ARknet at 83% against Clicked Connections's 0%. ARknet also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (315 vs 11). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Clicked Connections sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and ARknet sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ARknet holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ARknet has 315 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Clicked Connections's written reviews are positive against 83% of ARknet's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clicked Connections ships an update every 3 weeks, ARknet fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Clicked Connections versus ARknet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClicked ConnectionsARknet
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (11 ratings)4.7 (315 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews82.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11315 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB190 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperClicked LLCHONEYCOMB ARCHIVE, LLC

Customer experience

Clicked Connections

All ratings11 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

ARknet

All ratings316 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral1.3%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews81 reviews
Positive82.7%
Neutral2.5%
Negative14.8%

Bugs and requests

Clicked Connections

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

ARknet

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on iOS 13
  • Scavenger hunt functionality not working
  • Login and sign-up process issues

Requested features

3 requests
  • Improved stability and bug fixes
  • Better user onboarding and guidance
  • More detailed feature explanations

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Clicked Connections

Subscriptions5
  • Loyal Friend Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Easy Going Monthly$12.991 Month
  • Conversationalist Monthly$21.991 Month
Show 2 more
  • Soulmate Besties 3 Month$47.993 Months
  • Soulmate Besties 6 Month$71.996 Months
1 purchases

ARknet

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month

Questions

Is Clicked Connections free?
Clicked Connections is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ARknet free?
ARknet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Clicked Connections or ARknet?
ARknet is rated higher. Clicked Connections averages 4.3 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while ARknet averages 4.7 from 315 ratings.
Do Clicked Connections or ARknet have ads?
Neither Clicked Connections nor ARknet shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clicked Connections or ARknet?
Clicked Connections ships an update every 3 weeks, and ARknet fortnightly. Most recently, Clicked Connections was updated on November 6, 2026 and ARknet on November 3, 2026.

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