ApexDrop vs Rocky
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ApexDrop
Connect with top brands for exciting collaboration opportunities. Discover tailored campaigns, manage your applications, track progress, and submit your content all within one platform. Grow your influencer portfolio with gifted products and seamless communication.
- Apply to influencer network
- Discover tailored brand collaborations
- Track application progress
- Receive push notifications for new opportunities
- Request gifted products
- Submit posts for approval
- Manage current collaborations
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Creators with over 3K followers† on Instagram can get a chance to work with some of the top names in the industry and grow your portfolio at the same time. With ApexDrop’s new app, find how easy it is to discover collabs, apply, track your progress, and submit your post. • Apply to the network directly through the app. • Receive push notifications for new collab opportunities. • Discovering new brands and collabs was never so easy! The collabs you’ll discover are tailored to your interests - so there’s no need to look through and apply to collabs that don’t make sense. • Skip the small talk with the brand. You’ll work directly with our team of specialists to make sure your experience is as smooth as possible. • Not sure what collabs you’re in? Just look at the "my collabs" section in the app to see all of your current collabs and their timelines. • Request your products straight from the app†. Our new app is designed with ease of use in mind. Enter your address and have products shipped right to your door! Never pay for anything! • When you’re done posting, submit your link to the app for approval along with feedback to the brand. It’s as simple as that! ApexDrop™ is an Instagram Influencer network that exclusively offers trade collaborations. What is a trade collaboration? Brands gift valuable products to influencers in exchange for honest, authentic feedback in the form of a post or survey responses. Download the ApexDrop app and become an ApexInfluencer™ today!
Rocky
This app connects users with brands to create and share user-generated advertising content. Users can monetize their creativity by submitting videos and images, and brands can discover new talent and shape their identity through community participation.
- Create ad content for brands
- Share brand stories
- Monetize creativity
- Explore brand profiles
- Submit video and image content
- Participate in brand identity
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I am Rocky. You are Rocky. We are Rocky. With Rocky, the future of advertising is in our hands. Rocky is THE destination for user generated advertising content; an interactive marketing marketplace. A true partnership between brands and their fans. CREATE open-ended ad content for your favorite brands. SHARE your stories through the lens of the brands and the products you love. MONETIZE your creativity. EXPLORE brand profiles, EDUCATE yourself about products, and download brand sponsored digital assets to use in your open-ended ad content. You are in CONTROL. No scripts. No agencies. No red tape. Just community, ideas, participation, and monetization. SUBMIT video and image content within the Rocky app, gaining an immediate and direct audience with your favorite brands. SUPPORT brands you identify with and PARTICIPATE in shaping brand identity. CONSUME and REACT to Rocky content for entertainment and inspiration; DISCOVER new brands in the process. THE INTERNET IS UNDEFEATED.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Rocky at every 6 days against ApexDrop's every 6 months. Rocky also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). ApexDrop's advantage is ratings volume (242 vs 46). On price, rating, review sentiment 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for ApexDrop against 4.4 for Rocky. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ApexDrop has 242 ratings behind it against 46, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 86% and 87% positive.
ApexDrop ships an update every 6 months, Rocky every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ApexDrop | Rocky |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (242 ratings) | 4.4 (46 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 86.2% of reviews | 86.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 242 — better | 46 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | ApexDrop, LLC | RockyAds LLC |
Customer experience
ApexDrop
Rocky
Bugs and requests
ApexDrop
Reported bugs
2 issues- Login screen issues
- Compatibility problems with older devices
Requested features
3 requests- More paid collaboration opportunities
- Improved customer support response times
- Ability to remove personal information from the app
Rocky
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ApexDrop
No in-app purchases
Rocky
No in-app purchases
