Comparison

BASH vs Planetary Social

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

Head to head
About

BASH

Discover trending events and see what your friends are doing in real life. Effortlessly join events by buying tickets or registering. Stay organized with calendar sync and real-time updates.

Highlights
  • Discover trending events
  • See friend activities
  • Effortless event registration
  • Ticket purchasing
  • Follow friends and artists
  • Calendar synchronization
  • Real-time updates and reminders
Features
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BASH shows you what your friends are up to and what’s hot around you, so you can do more cool things together - in real life. Know what’s hot See what your friends are up to and always know what’s trending near you. Join instantly Buy tickets and register effortlessly. We’ve got you covered with the easiest ways to join any event. Follow your favourites Follow your friends, favourite artists, and organisations. Get updates tailored perfectly to your interests. Stay organized Sync events with your calendar and get real-time updates and reminders. You focus on the fun, we’ll take care of the rest. Join the hype with BASH. Get started and always know where to be!

About

Planetary Social

A peer-to-peer social media platform focused on personal connections and censorship resistance. It prioritizes user ownership of content and relationships, operating without algorithms or advertisements. Compatible with other Secure Scuttlebutt protocol apps, it works both online and offline.

Highlights
  • Peer-to-peer data sharing
  • Censorship resistant network
  • User ownership of content
  • No advertisements or algorithms
  • Offline and off-grid functionality
  • Open source
  • Compatible with Secure Scuttlebutt apps
Features
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Peer to peer social media for humans, not algorithms. Planetary passes data from friend to friend, creating a network that is personal, censorship resistant, and minimizes abuse and spam. Planetary gives you ownership over your relationships and content, and is compatible with any app using the Secure Scuttlebutt protocol. In Planetary there are no advertisements or artificial intelligence algorithms trying to make you feel a certain way. Your content lives on your device and the devices of those around you, it isn't owned or controlled by a corporation. Experience social networking where you're the customer, not the product. Unlike most social media, Planetary: - Does not sell your data. - Is naturally spam-resistant. - Compatible with other apps including Manyverse, Patchwork, Patchfox, feedless, and more. - Works off-grid and offline. - Allows you to take your friends with you if you decide to move to another client. - Is open source! No one company should own the Internet’s public spaces, which is why we’re building on —and contributing back to— the open source Secure Scuttlebutt ecosystem. Their core technologies let us recreate a social network experience, but in a decentralized way that no one organization can dominate.

Screenshots

BASH4 screens
Planetary Social4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Planetary Social at 4.1 against BASH's 3.1. Planetary Social also leads on review sentiment (38% vs 11%) and ratings volume (37 vs 12). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Planetary Social holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 37 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 11% of BASH's written reviews are positive against 38% of Planetary Social's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BASH ships an update every 2 weeks, Planetary Social every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BASH versus Planetary Social: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBASHPlanetary Social
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (12 ratings)4.1 (37 ratings) — better
Positive reviews11.1% of reviews37.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1237 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size258 MB53 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperBASH B.V.Verse Communications Inc

Customer experience

BASH

All ratings12 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive11.1%
Neutral11.1%
Negative77.8%

Planetary Social

All ratings37 ratings
Positive73.0%
Neutral8.1%
Negative18.9%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral25.0%
Negative37.5%

In-app purchases

None

BASH

No in-app purchases

None

Planetary Social

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BASH free?
BASH is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Planetary Social free?
Planetary Social is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BASH or Planetary Social?
Planetary Social is rated higher. BASH averages 3.1 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Planetary Social averages 4.1 from 37 ratings.
Do BASH or Planetary Social have ads?
Neither BASH nor Planetary Social shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BASH or Planetary Social?
BASH ships an update every 2 weeks, and Planetary Social every 9 days. Most recently, BASH was updated on November 2, 2026 and Planetary Social on November 3, 2026.

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