Comparison

Planetary Social vs OpenHubs

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

Head to head
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.

About

OpenHubs

Connect with your community, discover opportunities, and stay informed within your innovation ecosystem. Find events, jobs, projects, and mentors all in one organized platform.

Highlights
  • Discover and register for events
  • Community live feed updates
  • Connect with members
  • Explore mentoring and jobs
  • Join discussions and access knowledge
  • Build professional profile
Features
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Whether you are a student, founder, mentor, incubator manager, or innovation professional, OpenHubs brings everything together in one place. With OpenHubs, you can: • Discover events and register directly • Stay updated through your community’s live feed • Connect with members across programs and organizations • Explore mentoring, jobs, projects, and open opportunities • Join discussions and access shared knowledge • Build your profile and expand your network Your communities remain organized and easy to navigate, while still being connected to a broader ecosystem. OpenHubs makes it simple to stay informed, meet the right people, and actively participate in the networks you belong to — all in one app.

Screenshots

Planetary Social4 screens
OpenHubs3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: OpenHubs at 5.0 against Planetary Social's 4.1. Planetary Social's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (37 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

OpenHubs 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Planetary Social ships an update every 9 days, OpenHubs every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Planetary Social versus OpenHubs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlanetary SocialOpenHubs
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (37 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews37.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings37 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB121 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperVerse Communications IncStrascheg Center for Entrepreneurship gGmbH

Customer experience

Planetary Social

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

OpenHubs

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Planetary Social

No in-app purchases

None

OpenHubs

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Planetary Social free?
Planetary Social is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OpenHubs free?
OpenHubs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Planetary Social or OpenHubs?
OpenHubs is rated higher. Planetary Social averages 4.1 out of 5 from 37 ratings, while OpenHubs averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Planetary Social or OpenHubs have ads?
Neither Planetary Social nor OpenHubs shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Planetary Social or OpenHubs?
Planetary Social ships an update every 9 days, and OpenHubs every 2 months. Most recently, Planetary Social was updated on October 24, 2026 and OpenHubs on October 24, 2026.

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