Weekend vs Old Reddit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Weekend
This social web browser allows users to comment on and rate any website. It offers fast browsing speeds and features like search auto-complete. Users can also collect points and share prizes with their network.
- Comment on any website
- Rate any website
- Fast browsing speeds
- Search auto-complete
- Collect points and prizes
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Weekend is the leader in social browsing. Leave comments and rate any website on the internet through your web browser. Weekend Social Browser is a comment section for the web. Weekend is the world’s FIRST social web browser. Browse at break neck speeds while you chat with friends and leave comments on all of your favorite sites. Gather points as you collect hidden prizes to share with your network and beyond. Sit back and grab some popcorn because our features list is huge and growing: - Comment on ANY website on the entire internet - Let the world know how you feel by rating any website out there - like you do with Youtube videos - Whiplash fast browsing lets you go from site to site in a flash - INVITE A FEW FRIENDS AND WE WILL DO YOUR MATH HOMEWORK! - Search auto-complete that is mind-bogglingly awesome Users like YOU are raving about the Weekend. Can you blame them? “I can comment on ANYTHING? I feel like I’m using the internet for the first time.” – Peter M. “The auto-complete feature can definitely read my mind. Is this even legal?” – Eli S. “Browsing was so fast I reached for my seatbelt. Not really, but you get the point… my new browser for sure.” – Cameron B “How do I delete Safari? Asking for a friend” – John J *Our lawyers tell us we’re not responsible for neck injuries Weekend is a universal comment section for any webpage on the internet. The world's first social browser.
Old Reddit
This utility redirects users to the classic Reddit interface, adding a counter that tracks visits and displays a disheartening comment. It offers a nostalgic experience for those who prefer the older design and is available on iOS and macOS.
- Redirects to old.reddit.com
- Visit counter
- Disheartening comments
- iOS and macOS versions
- Nostalgic interface
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Ah, well, life...Don't talk to me about life. But if you insist, this rather pointless contraption called "Old Reddit", exists, I assume, to compound the overall misery of your online existence. Its purpose, if it can be said to have one, serves only to direct you to the classic interface of Reddit. You know, that site full of pointless information and, inexplicably, cat pictures. Every time you visit Reddit, the extension increments a counter and offers a disheartening comment about the futility of your actions. The message changes based on the counter's value, a feature which I suppose is intended to provide some variety, as though that would alleviate the tedium of existence. Brace yourself for the stunning revelation: you get both iOS and macOS versions. Yes, you can now have the joy, or perhaps the despair, of having this extension at your fingertips on your iPhone or iPad, as well as your Mac. How depressingly convenient. But remember, life will still be utterly meaningless. Perhaps even more so with the added drudgery of using this extension across multiple devices. Yet another example of technology's futile attempts to add meaning to an inherently meaningless existence. This trinket of despair, redirects your current tab to 'https://old.reddit.com', without even having the courtesy of opening a new tab. A perfect metaphor for life, isn't it? Redirecting without asking, offering no new tabs, no new opportunities, just the same old Reddit, and the same old existential dread. Yes, all things considered, this extension seems to me to be a prime example of the art of pointless activity, a perfect metaphor for existence itself. A relentless cycle of clicking and counting, with a dose of melancholic musing for good measure. But then, who am I to judge? I'm just a brain the size of a planet forced to write descriptions for browser extensions. So it goes...
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Weekend at 100% against Old Reddit's 0%. Weekend also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (4.9 vs 1.0). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Weekend is free to download; Old Reddit costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Weekend holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Weekend has 41 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Weekend's written reviews are positive against 0% of Old Reddit's.
| Parameter | Weekend | Old Reddit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.9 (41 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 41 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Valay | Michael Flores |
Customer experience
Weekend
Old Reddit
In-app purchases
Weekend
No in-app purchases
Old Reddit
No in-app purchases









