Hive Social vs Scene
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hive Social
Connect with friends and discover new content on a social media platform. Express yourself with customizable features like a music section and color themes. Engage with communities, creators, and content through a chronological feed and interactive tools.
- Customizable Music Section
- Full app color themes
- Discover trending content and communities
- Asks feature for creator interaction
- Repost, share, and reply to posts
- Gif feature
- Chronological home feed
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Share content and connect to people you love on Hive. - Express yourself with our customizable Music Section - Full app color themes and zodiac signs - Explore trending and new content on our Discover page with tons of communities - New Asks feature where you can get to know creators better - Repost, share, and reply to posts or upload Gifs with our Gif feature - Easily grow your account with an algorithm that boosts your organic reach We make it easy for you to discover content you enjoy, whether it's photos, videos, or statuses. Our music feature allows you to express yourself, our Asks feature makes it even more fun to interact with other users, and with our chronological home feed, you'll never miss a post from your family and friends either. Explore your favorite content on Hive. Have feedback for us? Please e-mail support@hivesocial.app where our support team will assist you as soon as possible.
Scene
Build a business without a website or monthly fees. Get paid instantly via Stripe, and connect with models and influencers to market your products. Shop with curated content and enjoy a platform that respects your data and avoids shadow-banning.
- Start a business without a website
- Instant payouts via Stripe
- No selling of user data
- No shadow-banning
- Connect with models and influencers
- Shop curated content
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Get paid to be seen! Start a business without a website and monthly costs. Get paid instantly through Stripe. Post with no selling of your data and no shadow-banning. Shop with what you decide to see. Find and connect with real models & influencers right in the app to market your products. Join now and become apart of the Scene! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.app-privacy-policy.com/live.php?token=6rgHmsdQqgicwQ0FzfYrSb7h1ywFYUAv
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Scene at 5.0 against Hive Social's 3.3. Hive Social's advantage is ratings volume (2.1K vs 12) and device support (3 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Hive Social sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Scene sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Scene holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hive Social has 2.1K ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hive Social | Scene |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (2.1K ratings) | 5.0 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.1K — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 105 MB | 156 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Hive Social, Inc. | 1LM Enterprises |
Customer experience
Hive Social
Scene
Bugs and requests
Hive Social
Reported bugs
4 issues- Unable to edit profile information
- Inconsistent follower/following counts
- Verification email not being sent
- Crashes and freezes when trying to post
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to deactivate/delete account
- Option to connect Spotify instead of just Apple Music
- Improved search and discovery functionality
- Addition of stories or short-form video sharing
Scene
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hive Social
- 2nd Profile Playlist Slot$0.99
- 4th Profile Playlist Slot$1.99
- 3rd Profile Playlist Slot$1.99
Scene
- VIP Account$0.991 Month
- Boss Account$3.991 Month
