Dara.network vs Social By Apsy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dara.network
Connect and engage with your groups, communities, and alumni networks in a private, curated space. Facilitates intimate chat, video conversations, event re-connections, and discovering new opportunities and collaborators.
- Private curated space
- Intimate chat and video
- Event re-connections
- Discover new opportunities
- Ad-free experience
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Dara is a powerful, human way for groups, communities and alumni networks to remain vibrant and engaged. We offer an ad-free, institution-first alternative to Slack, WhatsApp and LinkedIn by creating a private, curated space for intimate chat and video conversations, re-connections over private events and new opportunities, inspirational work and collaborators.
Social By Apsy
Connect with friends and family, share your moments, and explore your passions on this social platform. Create a personalized profile, discover new connections, and express yourself through various content formats like stories, photos, videos, and live streams.
- Personalized profile creation
- Connect with friends and family
- Discover new connections and interests
- Share stories, photos, and videos
- Live streaming capabilities
- Curated, personalized feeds
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Welcome to Social By Apsy, the ultimate social platform designed to connect you with friends and family, share moments, and explore interests like never before! Social By Apsy offers a seamless user experience, allowing you to create a personalized profile and connect with members effortlessly. Stay updated with our latest posts, photos, and videos, and engage with them through likes, comments, and shares. Discover new connections and interests with our search tool. Whether you’re passionate about travel, photography, or cooking, Social by Apsy helps you find like-minded individuals and vibrant communities to join. Express yourself creatively with our diverse range of contents. Share glimpse of your world and thoughts through stories, posts, capture memories with photos and videos, or go live to connect with your followers in real-time. Stay informed and entertained with our curated feed, tailored to your interests and preferences. Social by Apsy ensures you will never miss out on trending topics and conversation areas that matters most to you. Join our vibrant community today and start connecting, sharing, and exploring! Features: Create a personalized profile and connect with friends Discover new connections and interests with our search tools Express yourself creatively with stories, photos, videos, and live streaming Stay informed and entertained with curated feeds personalized for you Download Social by Apsy now and join to create your social community!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Dara.network at none against Social By Apsy's shown. Dara.network also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and device support (3 vs 1). Social By Apsy's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly). On price, rating and in-app purchases 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 — 5.0 for Dara.network against 5.0 for Social By Apsy. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively.
Dara.network ships an update fortnightly, Social By Apsy every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on June 8, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dara.network | Social By Apsy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Archana Prasad | Apsy Inc |
Customer experience
Dara.network
Social By Apsy
In-app purchases
Dara.network
No in-app purchases
Social By Apsy
No in-app purchases
