Comparison

THU 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

THU

This platform connects creative talents, business agents, and governmental partners globally. It facilitates knowledge exchange, inspiration, and opportunities within the creative economy. Engage with mentors, collaborate on projects, and showcase your skills.

Highlights
  • Apply to opportunities
  • Engage with mentors and companies
  • Collaborate on projects
  • Showcase skills
  • Exchange knowledge and inspiration
  • Access exclusive content
  • Connect with creatives worldwide
Features
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THU is a global organization that relies on a curated community where like-minded creative talents, business agents, and governmental partners exchange knowledge, inspiration, and opportunities to impact society through the development of the creative economy. Access the latest version of our THU platform app, now available all year long, and get ready to: - Apply to opportunities and engage with mentors, companies and industry giants; - Collaborate on exciting new projects; - Showcase your skills and exchange knowledge and inspiration; - Access exclusive content; - Connect with creatives worldwide; - Access our events’ schedule and unlock new features now available on mobile! Join our worldwide community of thousands of creative doers, thinkers and change-makers and start experiencing THU 365 days a year, anywhere and anytime, an all-in-one platform for the Creative Industries.

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

THU3 screens
Planetary Social4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: THU at 5.0 against Planetary Social's 4.1. Planetary Social's advantage is ratings volume (37 vs 2). 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

THU holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Planetary Social has 37 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
THU versus Planetary Social: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTHUPlanetary Social
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.1 (37 ratings)
Positive reviews—37.5% of reviews
Number of ratings237 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB53 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperBlackorangeVerse Communications Inc

Customer experience

THU

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Planetary Social

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

In-app purchases

None

THU

No in-app purchases

None

Planetary Social

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is THU free?
THU 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, THU or Planetary Social?
THU is rated higher. THU averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Planetary Social averages 4.1 from 37 ratings.
Do THU or Planetary Social have ads?
Neither THU nor Planetary Social shows ads.
Which is updated more often, THU or Planetary Social?
THU ships an update fortnightly, and Planetary Social every 9 days. Most recently, THU was updated on November 2, 2026 and Planetary Social on November 3, 2026.

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