# Planetary Social vs Olas

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Olas at 100% against Planetary Social's 38%. Planetary Social's advantage is rating (4.1 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (37 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

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

Planetary Social holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Planetary Social has 37 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 38% of Planetary Social's written reviews are positive against 100% of Olas's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

## The numbers

| Metric | Planetary Social | Olas |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.1 (37 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/planetary-social/id1481617318/reviews)** | [3.0 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/olas/id6738208592/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **37** | 2 |
| Positive reviews | 37.5% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | — |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 53 MB | 39 MB |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | **15.1** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Verse Communications Inc](https://appshunter.io/developer/1454907197) | [Sanity Island](https://appshunter.io/developer/1746395989) |

## What reviewers say

### Planetary Social

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/planetary-social/id1481617318)

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:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


### Olas

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/olas/id6738208592)

A social network for sharing photos and videos. It is built on the Nostr protocol, offering a decentralized approach to social media.

**Highlights:** Photo sharing, Video sharing, Social networking, Nostr protocol integration, Decentralized platform

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Planetary Social free?

Planetary Social is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Olas free?

Olas is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Planetary Social or Olas?

Planetary Social is rated higher. Planetary Social averages 4.1 out of 5 from 37 ratings, while Olas averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.

### Do Planetary Social or Olas have ads?

Neither Planetary Social nor Olas shows ads.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*