Comparison

Guidance Apps vs Join

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head

★ 5.02 ratingsView app →

About

Guidance Apps

Features

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Guidance connects Advice Givers with Advice Seekers. Advice Givers determine how much they want to charge for their services, and after they connect with Advice Seekers for a session, each user rates their experience.

About

Join

Connect with others, share your moments, and discover content in a secure and private social environment. Create and share events, engage in real-time chat, and follow your favorite creators.

Highlights

Create and share events
Real-time chat and messaging
Follow creators
Explore content
Secure and private experience

Features

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Join-Me-In is a social platform where users can connect, share content, and interact in real-time.  Features:  • Create and share events  • Real-time chat and messaging  • Follow creators and explore content  • Secure and private user experience  Join the community and start sharing today.

Screenshots

Guidance Apps4 screens

Join4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Guidance Apps at none against Join's 3. Guidance Apps also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.1). Join's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Join sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Guidance Apps asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Guidance Apps ships an update every 2 months, Join every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level

Guidance Apps versus Join: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Guidance Apps	Join
Price	Free	Free
Rating	—	5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings	—	2 — better
Update frequency	Every 2 months	Every 3 weeks — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No — better	Yes
Monetization	—	Free with in-app purchases
Devices	iPhone, iPod	iPhone, iPod
Requires iOS	9.0 — better	15.1
Further details — not scored
Size	27 MB	172 MB
Age rating	4+	17+
Developer	V One, Inc	Joinmenow Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Guidance Apps

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Join

Subscriptions3

Starter$19.991 Month
Growth$49.991 Month
Premium$99.991 Month

Questions

Is Guidance Apps free?

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

Is Join free?

Join is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Do Guidance Apps or Join have ads?

Neither Guidance Apps nor Join shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Guidance Apps or Join?

Guidance Apps ships an update every 2 months, and Join every 3 weeks. Most recently, Guidance Apps was updated on October 7, 2026 and Join on October 24, 2026.