Comparison

GoRate vs Treehouse Community

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

Head to head
About

GoRate

This platform allows users to rate content on a scale of -5 to +5, offering nuanced opinions beyond simple yes/no answers. Users can create polls with attached photos and descriptions, tag them with topics, and engage in discussions. It aims to foster public sentiment tracking and hold leaders accountable.

Highlights
  • Rate content on a -5 to +5 scale
  • Create poll-like questions with photos
  • Tag questions with topics
  • Comment on and share content
  • Browse content by interest categories
  • Track public sentiment on topics
Features
Read full description

GoRate is a social media platform where people can “GoRate” both native and user-generated content, in the form of poll-like Questions. By “GoRate” we mean answering said questions with a mark between [-5] and [+5] reflecting the extent of their agreement or disagreement with it. Critically, answers span the range from extreme values, as opposed to a simple yes/ no reply, thus creating room for moderate opinions, something we’ve come to miss lately… The questions will each have one or more “Topics” (subjects, or people of interest, as in “in the news”) tagged in them (within the app, not externally) so that the mark on the question will also reflect upon them, again within GoRate’s realm. Each Question consists of the question itself, an attached photo, a short description and an optional external link. Users can comment on questions and share them as well. Content is divided into multiple interests and categories, including Politics, Entertainment, Sports and Humanities, where each is further divided into specific interests. In short, GoRate users will be (Go)Rating the actions and decisions of the world’s leading personalities, as well as major Topics, such as global warming, human rights, etc. in a sort of continuously open ballot box, which GoRate really is. The Topics’ individual indexes will thus directly reflect public sentiment towards them in a timely fashion. As such, GoRate is empowerment for people and accountability for leaders, in a form of “democracy unleashed” platform, a modern agora of sort, whereby any user anywhere on earth with a smart phone and internet access can draw attention to a particular issue, and ask for other people’s opinion on same. Anytime, all the time. Users are not passive reception modules anymore, as they can echo the news and ask for people’s opinion on any specific issue. GoRate is therefore disrupting the one-way relationship between the world’s leading figures and subject on the one hand, and the public at large and their fan base on the other, as these can now affect said figure and pressure them to modify their behavior. Critically, GoRate leaves room for the moderates, away from the typical and coercive “YES/ NO” which leaves no room for more balanced stances. A GoRate user will typically open the app, and browse through his feed which scrolls down vertically, as well as stories which can be swiped through horizontally on top. He can stall on any particular Question, expand it to read the descriptive text, voice his opinion via the slider mark, follow the external link, add a comment, or share it to other platforms. Alternatively and critically, users can, by pressing the [+] button, open a template and create their own content (Question) as mentioned above. We are all emotional about one issue or another, often many. We could be football fans who follow up closely on global warming and movies, perhaps with an interest in European politics. Or any combination of one or more interests. As well, we are also all frustrated by our inability to affect, or “get back” at the news, at least in a manner that would somehow make a difference. GoRate offers you just that. The capacity to influence Topics and issues critical to you by contributing to a published public perception index, which in turn will serve the purpose of influencing said Topics into serving the public in an ethical and positive manner. For a better humankind.

About

Treehouse Community

This social media platform focuses on creating a safe, positive, and respectful online community. Users have control over their feed and interactions, with an invite-only system to prevent bots and negativity. Content is rated for impact, and users can earn badges for positive contributions.

Highlights
  • Invite-only community
  • User-controlled feed
  • No advertisements or algorithms
  • Content rated for impact
  • Nomination-based badges
  • Focus on positive interactions
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TreeHouse is more than a social media app- we are a digital community that believes in cultivating a safe space where users can freely explore, connect, and express themselves without fear of data harvesting, scammers, haters, chat bots, AI profiles and corporate ads. Our social platform is focused on promoting Love, Joy, Peace, Patience & Kindness; through meaningful connections, support and uplifting content. Help us build a digital space that prioritizes well-being and fosters a culture of kindness and respect. More than a social media platform: We are much more than a social media app; we are an invite-only digital community where you control the content that you see and the people you interact with. Within Treehouse it is about community and having a positive place to grow. Instead of “likes” or “karma”, Treehouse posts are rated for the good “fruits” that they bear, helping impactful and uplifting content rise to the top of your feed and allowing users to see the impact that they are making within their digital community. Help us grow: With this platform being in its infancy, all members have an opportunity to help grow and evolve this platform into an optimized digital experience for yourself and your online community. User subscription fees go toward constant upgrades and application improvements driven by routine surveys and feedback requests. Help us make Treehouse what YOU want it to be. Subscription fees: All of the mainstream social media apps on the market are corporate sponsored, meaning that rather than charging a monthly subscription fee, they rely on corporate sponsors and advertisements as their income giving these same corporations control of the content that you see and the algorithms that control your feed. At Treehouse, your $0.99/month subscription fee gives you the power back to control what you scroll! What $0.99/month gets you: • A private, non-corporatized social media platform • Main Feed, Discussion Boards with positive focused topics, Barter Board, Invite only by individualized QR code, community support. • NO advertisements, algorithms, chatbots, scammers or corporate driven propaganda, just genuine interactions • Full control of the content that you absorb • Input into app upgrades, needs and future versions. • A clean digital space with a team of Treehouse administrators actively monitoring and policing members that are not respecting each other or Treehouse community guidelines. There are many more features in the app that are not mentioned, with many more to come. The real mission of this platform is to bring community back to a social media landscape that has lost their sense of positive support and genuine interactions. Please join us in resetting and reshaping our current digital world back into something meaningful and impactful. Welcome to Treehouse! Help us to MAKE SOCIAL MEDIA SAFE AGAIN!

Screenshots

GoRate4 screens
Treehouse Community4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GoRate at none against Treehouse Community's 2. GoRate also leads on iOS requirement (13.4 vs 16.0). Treehouse Community's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and device support 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. Treehouse Community sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. GoRate 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 GoRate against 5.0 for Treehouse Community. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Treehouse Community has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GoRate ships an update every 6 weeks, Treehouse Community every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
GoRate versus Treehouse Community: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoRateTreehouse Community
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings)
Number of ratings16 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.4 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB39 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperGeorges MelhemTreehouse App LLC

Customer experience

GoRate

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Treehouse Community

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

GoRate

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Treehouse Community

Subscriptions2
  • TestFlight Subscription$0.991 Month
  • Treehouse Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month

Questions

Is GoRate free?
GoRate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Treehouse Community free?
Treehouse Community is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, GoRate or Treehouse Community?
GoRate and Treehouse Community are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 6 ratings respectively.
Do GoRate or Treehouse Community have ads?
Neither GoRate nor Treehouse Community shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GoRate or Treehouse Community?
GoRate ships an update every 6 weeks, and Treehouse Community every 3 days. Most recently, GoRate was updated on September 15, 2026 and Treehouse Community on September 10, 2026.

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