Planetary Social vs Trybe Social
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Trybe Social
Transform your photos into engaging videos and discover local events and friend groups. Connect with new people in your area through group chats and direct messaging.
- Convert photos to videos
- Watch nearby memories
- Join nearby friend groups
- Meet new IRL friends
- Group chats
- Direct messaging
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Turn Your Favorite Pics into Videos! Use Trybe to: • Convert Pics into Videos • Watch Nearby Memories • Join Nearby Friend Groups • Meet New IRL Friends EXTRA FEATURES • Group Chats • Direct Messaging
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Trybe Social at 100% against Planetary Social's 38%. Trybe Social also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
Trybe Social holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 37 and 24 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of Planetary Social's written reviews are positive against 100% of Trybe Social's.
Planetary Social ships an update every 9 days, Trybe Social weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Planetary Social | Trybe Social |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (37 ratings) | 5.0 (24 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 37.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 37 — better | 24 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Verse Communications Inc | Jason Cornell |
Customer experience
Planetary Social
Trybe Social
In-app purchases
Planetary Social
No in-app purchases
Trybe Social
No in-app purchases
