Apex vs Towns
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Apex
Create exclusive, invite-only groups for private conversations. You control who joins and set the rules for your curated space. Supports multiple identities for different social circles.
- Invite-only groups
- Curated spaces
- Content and member moderation
- Private conversations
- Multiple identities
- Hidden ownership
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Apex is the fastest way to create invite-only groups, where creators set the rules and members drop into conversations Unlike other social networks, Apex allows you to choose who gets in your inner circle and curate the best conversations on the internet. YOU'RE IN CHARGE! - Curated space: choose who gets in and who stays in. - Set the the rules: moderate content and members. PRIVATE - Exclusive: conversations visible only to group members. - Be who you want: choose your real identity or a private, masked one. - Support for multiple identities: keep your friends and family separate from your other groups. - Hidden ownership: perfect for revolutionaries and interest groups with no owners. CONVERSATION - In the moment conversations: easily see who's active and start an in-the-moment discussion. - Keep up with multiple conversations effortlessly. - Everyone can create and participate. We want to hear your feedback! Email: help@joinapex.com
Towns
This app merges group chat functionality with a self-custody cryptocurrency wallet. Users can discuss financial markets, share investment ideas, and securely manage their digital assets directly within the application.
- Group chat for friends
- Self-custodied wallet
- Secure USDC purchase
- Send and receive assets
- Manage assets on your terms
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Towns combines group chat with a self-custody wallet — so you can gather your community, talk markets, share ideas, and hold your assets directly. - Group chat built for communities - Self-custodied wallet — you control your keys - Send, receive, and manage assets on your terms - Your wallet. Your keys. Your conversations.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Towns at 4.8 against Apex's 4.5. Towns also leads on review sentiment (70% vs 50%) and ratings volume (94 vs 8). Apex's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.4). On price, update cadence, ads 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.
Towns holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Towns has 94 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Apex's written reviews are positive against 70% of Towns's.
Apex ships an update every 5 days, Towns every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Apex | Towns |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (8 ratings) | 4.8 (94 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 69.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 94 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 119 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | The Apex App, Inc. | Here Not There, Inc. |
Customer experience
Apex
Towns
In-app purchases
Apex
No in-app purchases
Towns
No in-app purchases
