Grokio Communities vs BARQ!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Grokio Communities
Discover and join niche social communities focused on acceptance, body positivity, and alternative lifestyles. Connect with like-minded individuals for friendship, dating, or shared passions. Explore curated feeds, engage in discussions, and find a place where you truly belong.
- Explore diverse niche communities
- Connect with like-minded individuals
- Curate your newsfeed
- Share and comment on content
- Find dates and friends
- Body-positive and lifestyle-positive spaces
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Grokio is a family of dating-social communities that help you explore your identity, connect with others who truly understand you--and find where you belong. Join unique communities like Grommr, Feabie, Chasable (Chasabl), Ferzu, and Pupspace, communities that celebrate acceptance, body positivity and alternative lifestyles. PUPSPACE A new pup play community for human pups, handlers and anyone who loves getting into the pup headspace, coming soon! GROMMR A gainer-encourager community for gay and bisexual men who enjoy gaining, bigness and a larger than life attitude. FEABIE A feedism community for everyone who loves fat admiration, feeding and a mindset for growth. FERZU A furry community for everyone in the furry fandom. Furries of every size, shape and species are welcome! CHASABLE A chub-bear community for gay and bisexual men that celebrates plus-size men and body positivity. Whether you’re looking for dates or friends who share your fandom, your passions or your kink, there’s a Grokio community for you. EXPLORE your community by curating your own newsfeed--share, comment and connect with other like-minded folks. CONNECT with people--near you or across the world--who share your interests, your passions and your lifestyle. BELONG to a community that understands you--build one-of-a-kind friendships and relationships, attend community events and find yourself. Grokio strives to create welcoming spaces for people of every size, shape, gender identity and sexual orientation. Our communities are body-positive and lifestyle-positive spaces that welcome those who identify as BBW, BHM, bears, chubs, chasers, admirers, gainers, encouragers, feeders, feedees, furries, pups, handlers and more. Grokio communities are for those of age 18 or older. Photos that display public nudity or are sexually suggestive content are strictly prohibited. View our Terms of Use and Membership Agreement here: https://grokio.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/4/topic/9630ea01-2d5c-4b27-8406-acde947fe307
BARQ!
Connect with the furry community through a next-generation social app. Discover local furries, join interest-based groups, and find information about meetups, events, and conventions. The platform is continuously evolving with new features and an expanding user base.
- Connect with local furries
- Join communities
- Discover meetups and events
- Attend conventions
- Growing feature set
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Join barq, the next generation social app for furries! Find furries around you, join communities and attend meetups, events and conventions. barq is currently in active development and our user base and feature set is growing constantly. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms and Conditions: https://barq.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://barq.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Grokio Communities at 4.4 against BARQ!'s 2.9. Grokio Communities also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 weeks) and ratings volume (3.7K vs 324). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Grokio Communities sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and BARQ! sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Grokio Communities holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Grokio Communities has 3.7K ratings behind it against 324, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 27% of Grokio Communities's written reviews are positive against 33% of BARQ!'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Grokio Communities ships an update weekly, BARQ! every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Grokio Communities | BARQ! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (3.7K ratings) — better | 2.9 (324 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 27.3% of reviews | 32.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.7K — better | 324 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #197 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.8 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 106 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Grokio Communities LLC | BARQ! |
Customer experience
Grokio Communities
BARQ!
User reviews
Grokio Communities
From 3.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great community
- 🚀 Smooth app experience
- 💡 Helpful for self-discovery
- 🤝 Connects like-minded individuals
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy and glitchy
- 🤖 Issues with moderation and favoritism
- 💰 Overly restrictive free version
- 🤔 Outdated and lacking updates
- 🔒 Security and privacy concerns
BARQ!
From 324 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🤝 Found local furry friends
- 💕 Met partner through the app
- 👍 Good app design
- 🔍 Able to find nearby furries
- 🎨 Customizable profile
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy, crashes often
- 🔇 Notification issues
- 🚫 Accounts getting deleted/banned
- 🔒 Unsafe login methods
- 🚫 Allows problematic content/users
Bugs and requests
Grokio Communities
Reported bugs
4 issues- Photos uploading as blank
- Issues with location settings
- Subscription and payment problems
- Accounts being deleted or banned without explanation
Requested features
5 requests- Add video capabilities
- Improve search and filtering options
- Implement better notification system
- Introduce stories or 24-hour content
- Add more community options (e.g., DDLG, fart fetish)
BARQ!
Reported bugs
5 issues- Login/sign-up issues
- Profiles not loading
- Inability to change settings
- Disappearing accounts
- Broken image uploads
Requested features
5 requests- Dark mode option
- Ability to delete chats
- Custom sexuality options
- Improved moderation and safety features
- Better notification system
In-app purchases
Grokio Communities
- Ferzu+ Monthly Plan$7.991 Month
- Chasable+ Monthly Plan$7.991 Month
- Grommr XL Monthly Plan$9.991 Month
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- Pupspace Pro Monthly Plan$9.991 Month
- Feabie XL Monthly Plan$19.991 Month
- Ferzu+ Yearly Plan$59.991 Year
- Chasable+ Yearly Plan$59.991 Year
- Grommr XL Yearly Plan$79.991 Year
- Pupspace Pro Yearly Plan$79.991 Year
- Feabie XL Yearly Plan$109.991 Year
BARQ!
- Silver Supporter$4.991 Month
- Gold Supporter$9.991 Month
- Diamond Supporter$24.991 Month
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- Silver Supporter$54.991 Year
- Gold Supporter$109.991 Year
- Diamond Supporter$274.991 Year
