Comparison

The Monarch App vs EIT FoodHIVE

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

Head to head
About

The Monarch App

Connect with your local community for real-time updates, buy and sell items, discover local services, and stay informed about neighborhood events. It's a private social network designed for your immediate surroundings.

Highlights
  • Connect with neighbors
  • Real-time local updates
  • Marketplace for buying/selling
  • Discover local services
  • Neighborhood event information
  • Private community network
Features
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The Monarch is the free, private social network for your neighborhood. It is the best way for you and your neighbors to hear what’s happening around. People uses The Monarch to: - Connect safely with their home community, get real-time updates about fire alerts and other announcements. - Buy, sell and give away items in the Marketplace section. - Connect with professional service providers in your area e.g. laundry, etc. - Stay connected and hear about fun neighborhood events and more.

About

EIT FoodHIVE

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Join FoodHIVE and connect with Europe’s food innovation community. FoodHIVE is the online platform that brings together all the members of the EIT Food community. From innovators, academics, investors, mentors and entrepreneurs to EIT Food students, startups and alumni, FoodHIVE is a place for you to connect, share and collaborate. FoodHIVE will also help you to: -Discover the latest agrifood news, trends and insights -Exchange knowledge on food innovation topics -Join our workshops, webinars and conferences -Find your next career opportunity in agrifood About EIT Food We accelerate innovation to build a future-fit food system that produces healthy and sustainable food for all. Supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), a body of the European Union, we invest in projects, organisations and individuals that share our goals for a healthy and sustainable food system. We unlock innovation potential in businesses and universities, and create and scale agrifood startups to bring new technologies and products to market. We equip entrepreneurs and professionals with the skills needed to transform the food system and put consumers at the heart of our work, helping build trust by reconnecting them to the origins of their food. We are one of eight innovation communities established by the European Institute for Innovation & Technology (EIT), an independent EU body set up in 2008 to drive innovation and entrepreneurship across Europe.

Screenshots

The Monarch App4 screens
EIT FoodHIVE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: The Monarch App at every 2 months against EIT FoodHIVE's every 14 months. The Monarch App also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Monarch App ships an update every 2 months, EIT FoodHIVE every 14 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
The Monarch App versus EIT FoodHIVE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Monarch AppEIT FoodHIVE
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 14 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB90 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperToweron Inc.Eit Food

In-app purchases

None

The Monarch App

No in-app purchases

None

EIT FoodHIVE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Monarch App free?
The Monarch App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EIT FoodHIVE free?
EIT FoodHIVE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do The Monarch App or EIT FoodHIVE have ads?
Neither The Monarch App nor EIT FoodHIVE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Monarch App or EIT FoodHIVE?
The Monarch App ships an update every 2 months, and EIT FoodHIVE every 14 months. Most recently, The Monarch App was updated on November 3, 2026 and EIT FoodHIVE on November 3, 2026.

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