Comparison

- shAre - vs Bound

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

Head to head
About

- shAre -

Features
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Your data never leaves your device. No profile built, no algorithm tracking your exchanges. What happens in your circle stays in your circle. Swiss-made. Share, lend, rent, sell and auction only with the people you trust. No public marketplace, no commission, no strangers. Features: • Free sharing and lending within your circles • Rent, sell and auction — privately • Booking calendar per resource • Item identification via QR codes and NFC tags • AR/3D visualization of spaces • Payment: QR-Bill, PayPal, BTC, ETH, Solana Privacy: • Zero data collection — everything stays on your device • End-to-end encrypted • Security audit February 2026 · 883 unit tests Free · Manager 9.90 CHF/month · Premium 125 CHF/month Swiss-made · 31 languages Functional link to the Terms of Use (EULA) -> https://share.swiss/legal/ Functional link to the privacy policy -> https://share.swiss/legal/

About

Bound

This app provides a private, encrypted space for couples to connect more deeply. It focuses on honest check-ins, understanding patterns, and sharing notes without gamified prompts. Designed for couples seeking a calmer, more authentic relationship.

Highlights
  • End-to-end encrypted communication
  • Honest mood and energy check-ins
  • Intimacy check for expressing needs
  • Quiet observation of relationship patterns
  • Shared private notes and plans
  • Short body-based resets
Features
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Most couples don't fall out of love. They fall out of sync. The strain is rarely love itself. It's the weight of ordinary life — the missed mornings, the half-conversations, the way a hard week quietly stacks up. Bound is a private, encrypted space for the two of you. A place to check in honestly, leave notes only your partner can see, and notice patterns in how you connect, drift, and return. Patterns, not prompts. Most couples apps run on streaks, push notifications, and daily quizzes. Bound is built the opposite way. It's quiet. It speaks rarely, and only when something is worth saying. The work happens in your relationship — not in the app. Truly Private. End-to-End Encrypted. Your relationship is nobody else's business. Every check-in, note, and entry is encrypted on your device before it leaves. Only you and your partner can read it. Bound itself cannot. In a category where the leading apps collect contact info, identifiers, and "sensitive info" linked to your identity, this is the difference. Honest Check-Ins Share a quick read of your energy, mood, and capacity. No long-winded conversations required. A signal your partner can understand at a glance — so you can stop guessing and start actually seeing each other. The Intimacy Check Skip the hinting. A simple way for both of you to name what would help you feel closer today — a word of encouragement, focused time, a small gesture. Total clarity, zero friction. Quiet Observations Bound notices what you don't. After enough check-ins, it surfaces small, specific patterns — gently, never as advice. "Sundays have been a little harder than usual lately." That's it. No diagnosis, no prescriptions. Just the kind of thing a thoughtful friend might say. A Shared Space, Just for the Two of You Notes you can keep private or share. Plans you build together. Agreements, boundaries, wishlists, fantasies, a shared timeline — all encrypted, all yours. The opposite of a group chat. A Small Reset When the day gets hard, Bound offers short, body-based resets — breath, grounding, simple ways to come back to yourself before you come back to your partner. For couples who want a calmer, more honest relationship — not a gamified one. No streaks. No notifications designed to pull you back in. No engagement bait. No data sold, ever. Free for a week. $3.99/month after. Subscription details: Bound is $3.99/month with a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. Subscription auto-renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel subscriptions in your account settings. Terms of Use: https://bound-legal.vercel.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://bound-legal.vercel.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

- shAre -4 screens
Bound4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: - shAre - at weekly against Bound's monthly. Bound's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. - shAre - sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month and Bound sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

- shAre - ships an update weekly, Bound monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
- shAre - versus Bound: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter- shAre -Bound
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Subscription
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size181 MB30 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperSHARE-telematics SAMark Tishkun

In-app purchases

12 purchases

- shAre -

Subscriptions11
  • GADZ_M2 variants$8.991 Month
  • BBSW_M$8.991 Month
  • ROTA_M2 variants$8.991 Month
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  • JEFF_M$8.991 Month
  • WISE_M$8.991 Month
  • GADZ_P2 variants$99.991 Month
  • BBSW_P$99.991 Month
  • ROTA_P2 variants$99.991 Month
  • JEFF_P$99.991 Month
  • WISE_P$99.991 Month
  • Premium_M US$129.991 Month
One-time1
  • shAreCard Exportation$1.99
1 purchases

Bound

Subscriptions1
  • Bound Founder Membership7 Days trial$9.991 Month

Questions

Is - shAre - free?
- shAre - is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bound free?
Bound is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do - shAre - or Bound have ads?
Neither - shAre - nor Bound shows ads.
Which is updated more often, - shAre - or Bound?
- shAre - ships an update weekly, and Bound monthly. Most recently, - shAre - was updated on October 29, 2026 and Bound on October 12, 2026.

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