Comparison

Populon vs Skene

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

Head to head
About

Populon

Features
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Populon is a versatile and secure membership register, newsletter and calendar service for associations, communities, hobby clubs and sports clubs.โ€‹ - In the application, you can see all the upcoming events and announcements of your community.โ€‹ - If you wish, you will receive a notification message on your phone when a new event or announcement is published.โ€‹ - You can easily register for events or send a comment directly from the event information.โ€‹ - You can read the new announcements right away. They remain in the newsletter list when you want to come back and read them again.โ€‹ Keep your community up to date and manage your member affairs quickly and easily with the Populon-app. Get your Populon here!

About

Skene

Features
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Skene shows the sessions and events happening near you, and who's going. Join one with a tap, or start your own. The feed puts what's nearest first. Filter by distance, category, tag or author. The map shows gyms, outdoor spots and one-off meeting points, with rain and wind layers. Follow a place and get notified of new sessions there. Sessions can be public, for followers only, or hidden from all but your invitees. Each one has a participant list, a discussion and a weather forecast. Posts can carry a photo or a poll, and you choose who sees them. Chat one-to-one or in groups, with photos, GIFs, polls and shared locations. Messages, photos and locations are end-to-end encrypted. Gyms and clubs can publish their competitions, camps and courses on Skene. Follow them and get notified of new events. Also: a calendar of your sessions, plenty of colour themes, English and Finnish. No ads. Most sessions on Skene are climbing for now. Add a category for whatever you do.

Screenshots

Populon4 screens
Skene4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Skene at weekly against Populon's every 3 months. Populon's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Populon ships an update every 3 months, Skene weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Populon versus Skene: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPopulonSkene
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size53 MB79 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperYoso OyChestburster Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Populon

No in-app purchases

None

Skene

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Populon free?
Populon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Skene free?
Skene is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Populon or Skene have ads?
Neither Populon nor Skene shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Populon or Skene?
Populon ships an update every 3 months, and Skene weekly. Most recently, Populon was updated on October 26, 2026 and Skene on October 24, 2026.

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