Parti vs theliveapp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Parti
This app connects college students for virtual campus life. It offers features for networking, collaboration, and interaction, including campus feeds, events, groups, and messaging. Designed by students, for students, it aims to enhance the college experience.
- Campus Feeds
- Curated Events
- Pages and Groups
- Direct Messaging
- Student Profiles
- Friend Finder
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Parti is THE virtual campus life app. Built FOR students, BY the students. Network, collaborate, and interact with the students on your campus. We support everything you’ll ever need while in college. - Campus Feeds - Shots - Curated Events - Pages and Groups - Messaging - Find Friends - Student Profiles We update the app regularly from the feedback you give us. Help us change the campus life experience for the next generation of students.
theliveapp
Discover real-time campus activity and connect with fellow students. See who's gathering where, what conversations are happening, and be part of your college community as it unfolds.
- Real-time campus activity feed
- See who is at specific locations
- Location-based chatrooms
- Post content tied to real places
- Control presence and privacy settings
- Exclusive college student network
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See your campus live. theliveapp shows you who's where and what's happening right now on and around your college campus. See where students are gathering, who's at each location, what people are talking about, and what's happening across campus — all in real time. Your college. Your network. theliveapp is built exclusively for college students. Students verify their college email to join their school's private ecosystem, so the people you see are students from your college. See who's where. Wondering where everyone is? Explore locations across campus and nearby to see how many students are there right now. Depending on their privacy settings, you can also see who's there. From the library and student center to gyms, restaurants and nightlife, theliveapp gives you a live view of your college community. Know what's happening now. See posts, conversations and activity happening around campus right now. Location chatrooms connect the conversation to the place. When someone is actually there, you'll know. Be there to post there. Content on theliveapp is tied to real places. You have to actually be at a location to create a post there — giving you a real-time look at what's happening from students who are actually there. Control your presence. You decide how your presence is shared. Choose who can see when you're at a location or keep your identity private while still exploring what's happening around campus. College is happening right now. See who's where. See what's happening. Be part of it. See your campus live. See who's where. See what's happening.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: theliveapp at 5.0 against Parti's 3.6. theliveapp also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 63%) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks). Parti's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
theliveapp holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: theliveapp has 206 ratings behind it against 28, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Parti's written reviews are positive against 100% of theliveapp's.
Parti ships an update every 3 weeks, theliveapp every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Parti | theliveapp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (28 ratings) | 5.0 (206 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 28 | 206 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Parti, LLC. | Live Technologies |
Customer experience
Parti
theliveapp
Bugs and requests
Parti
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
theliveapp
Requested features
6 requests- Feature to save photos
- Stories and videos to auto-play
- Follow places
- Discover page for nearby happenings
- Add more locations (e.g., Tribeca, Fairfield)
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- Android support (mentioned once, but significant)
In-app purchases
Parti
No in-app purchases
theliveapp
No in-app purchases









