Pinboard vs Curam Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pinboard
Connect with your community through a digital pinboard. Post messages, share offers, and seek recommendations within closed groups or the wider Pinboard World. Features include direct messaging, an SOS function, and an anonymous advice forum.
- Post trusted messages in categories
- Communicate within closed communities
- Direct messaging
- Anonymous advice forum
- SOS urgent post function
- Access Pinboard World community
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PINBOARD is an on-line version of a traditional pinboard. - Set one up to communicate within your closed community and post trusted messages into categories of ‘Offered’ ‘Wanted’ and ‘Recommended’ - Suitable for use within any group such as schools, clubs, mum & baby groups, villages, offices, gyms etc. - Users will be verified - Now with the facility to reach ‘Pinboard World’, the wider Pinboard community Read your Pinboard in a weekly newsletter and on our PINBOARD APP! - CONNECT with other Pinboarders newsletter more easily on your device - CREATE AND EDIT your own posts directly from your device - GAIN ACCESS TO ‘PINBOARD WORLD’, the wider Pinboard community - DIRECT MESSAGE within your own private community, or the wider ‘Pinboard World’ - SEARCH ARCHIVE of old Pinboard newsletters - ’FAVOURITE’ FUNCTION to build your ultimate address book - ’SOS’ FUNCTION to make instant urgent posts PLUS, NEW EDITORIAL FEATURES: - ASK PINBOARD - The safest, kindest (and anonymous, if you wish) place to reach out to the whole community if you need help/advice with anything - however commonplace or sensitive - GUEST EDITS - Experts share their hot tips and recommendations - BEST OF - We road test and recommend the best of the latest launches - PINBOARD PERKS - Get exciting discounts and opportunities from our partner brands Terms: https://pinboard.com/terms Policies: https://pinboard.com/privacy
Curam Connect
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Curam Connect, powered by Altra, is a revolutionary app designed to bridge the gap between nursing homes, residents, and their families. It helps to connect family members with care staff and administrators in nursing homes, while providing transparency and support to all involved. Curam Connect provides a way for families to be more involved in the daily lives of their loved ones. With the app, family members can access personalized news about their loved one’s experience, including pictures, activity updates, personal messages. They can also easily leave messages for their family member or booking personalized services, ask questions and get answers from the facility team and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Curam Connect at none against Pinboard's 7. Curam Connect also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). Pinboard's advantage is iOS requirement (11.4 vs 15.1). On price, ads and device support 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. Pinboard sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Curam Connect asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pinboard ships an update every 5 weeks, Curam Connect weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pinboard | Curam Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.4 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OURPINBOARD LIMITED | Altra |
In-app purchases
Pinboard
- Item For Sale Post$9.99
- Property Search Post$9.99
- Recruitment Post$9.99
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- Recommended Post$9.99
- Business Post$25.00
- Items For Sale > £1000 Post$29.99
- Property Post$50.00
Curam Connect
No in-app purchases









