Tribu vs Poke
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tribu
Discover local volunteer opportunities with ease. This app connects you to causes you care about, making it simple to find and start contributing to your community. Make a difference with just a few clicks.
- Discover local volunteering
- Connect with causes
- Easy contribution
- Community impact
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Volunteering is just a click away! Find the best possible volunteering opportunities in your area and start contributing.
Poke
This app offers a simple, direct way to connect with your closest friends. Send quick, pre-set messages or custom "pokes" with a single tap. Earn reputation to unlock new poke options and maintain streaks with your favorite contacts.
- One-tap friend notifications
- Pre-set and custom poke messages
- Emergency poke function
- Reputation system to unlock new pokes
- Streak tracking for close contacts
- Private by design, contact-based connections
- Reply from notifications
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Poke your people. Poke is the fastest way to reach the people who matter. No conversations to keep up with, no group chats to mute — just one tap that lands as a notification on your friend's phone. Say what you mean in a poke and get on with your day. HOW IT WORKS Tap a friend, pick a poke, send. That's it. Choose from quick presets like: • wya? • wyd? • call me • come out • omw Tap to arm, tap POKE to send. Changed your mind? Armed pokes auto-cancel, so you're always in control. EMERGENCY POKE Need someone right now? Hold the emergency poke and it sends instantly. For the moments that can't wait. EARN REP, UNLOCK POKES Every poke you receive builds your Poke Rep. Climb from Rookie to Regular to Menace to Certified to Local Legend to Poke Icon — and unlock new pokes along the way like pull up, hungry?, hop on, and drinks? . KEEP YOUR STREAKS ALIVE Poke a friend back and forth to build a streak. See who you're closest with at a glance. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No usernames. No public directory. No strangers. Only people already in your contacts can connect with you, and you decide who gets in. Favorite your closest friends to keep them up top, and block or remove anyone, anytime. REPLY YOUR WAY Got poked? Fire back a quick snap or a short reply right from the notification. Poke is built for your inner circle — the friends worth poking. Download Poke and start poking your people.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tribu at 3.0 against Poke's 1.0. Tribu also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Poke's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, ratings volume, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tribu holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Tribu ships an update every 5 weeks, Poke every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tribu | Poke |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tribu Public Benefit Company Ltd (CC) | Daniel Eitam |
In-app purchases
Tribu
No in-app purchases
Poke
No in-app purchases
