Pinboard vs Here Now Local
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
Here Now Local
Connect with people in your immediate vicinity for spontaneous, same-day activities or planned group events. Discover local insider tips from real people, not brands. Enjoy a chronological feed without algorithms or ads.
- 1:1 same-day meetups
- Group join-in activities
- Human-posted local tips
- Chronological feed
- No ads or algorithms
- Daily content reset
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A neighborhood app built to help you make the most of neighborhood life. Whether you're looking for company today, need a helping hand, want to see what's happening locally, fancy joining something that's already going on, or have an idea you'd love to get off the ground, Here Now makes it ridiculously easy to connect with the life happening around you. One place to see what's happening. Three simple ways to join in. 1:1s Looking for company today? Post what you'd like to do and see who else is around and up for doing something. Need a helping hand, or happy to offer one? Post a Help Wanted message and connect with neighbors who can help. Or post an Any Time Buddy suggestion to find people who share your interests. Whether it's tennis, theatre, photography, walking, learning a language or anything else you'd rather do with someone else, it's an easy way to build your own local buddy network over time. Daily Specials See what's happening in your neighborhood today, or flick through the calendar to discover what's coming up over the next month. From special offers and happy hours to live music, fitness classes, workshops and local events, Daily Specials bring together everything worth stepping out for, all in one place. It's a simple way to discover what's happening nearby, support local businesses and plan ahead. Join Ins See what Join Ins are already happening over the coming month and, if something catches your eye, simply say, "I'm in." Already planning something and would like others to join you? Post a Join In and invite them along. Got an idea that doesn't exist yet? Create an Open Invite to see if anyone else is interested. Find the people first, then make it happen together. Sometimes all it takes is one invitation. You're in control Choose how far you'd like to search, from your immediate neighbourhood to a wider area. No ads. No algorithms. No endless feeds. No noise. No pressure. No performance. You'll only connect with people through a 1:1, Join In or Open Invite, so every conversation starts with a shared activity, a shared interest or a genuine reason to connect. No one can message you out of the blue. Today's 1:1 posts and chats disappear at midnight, giving every day a fresh start. Today's Daily Specials make way for tomorrow's. Any Time Buddy suggestions, Join Ins and Open Invites stay live until you choose to remove them, making it easy to build longer-term connections and bring new ideas to life. Invite your friends to join Here Now, add people you meet as Buds, and build your own trusted local network over time. See something your Buds, friends or neighbours might like? Share 1:1s, Daily Specials, Join Ins and Open Invites with them, or send them to friends and neighbours outside the app with a simple tap. People. Places. Plans. That's all. Make the most of neighbourhood life. See what's happening. Find your people. Join something. Start something. Do something. Because life's for living, and so much better shared.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Here Now Local at 5.0 against Pinboard's 3.0. Here Now Local also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 weeks). Pinboard's advantage is iOS requirement (11.4 vs 15.1). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. Pinboard sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Here Now Local asks for nothing beyond the download.
Here Now Local holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Pinboard ships an update every 5 weeks, Here Now Local every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pinboard | Here Now Local |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.4 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | OURPINBOARD LIMITED | Mark Fallows |
Customer experience
Pinboard
Here Now Local
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
Here Now Local
No in-app purchases









