Joinable vs Pikurate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Joinable
This app offers a social sharing experience focused on genuine human connection, free from algorithms and advertisements. It prioritizes privacy and simplicity for sharing memories with loved ones, aiming to make social media more human.
- Human connection focused
- No algorithms
- Ad-free experience
- Private sharing
- Simple interface
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Joinable is social sharing designed for humans. Today's social platforms prioritize engagement metrics and ad revenue over genuine human connection. They've turned our attention into a commodity, using sophisticated algorithms to keep us scrolling through endless ads. At Joinable, we're pioneering a different path - one that puts human connection first. No algorithms deciding what you see, no ads interrupting your moments, and no data mining to fuel the attention economy. We believe sharing memories with loved ones should be simple, private, and free from digital distractions. It's time to make social media human again.
Pikurate
Save and organize links from any source into custom collections. Add notes to links and access them across devices. Share entire collections of links with others.
- Save links via copy-paste or share sheet
- Organize links into custom 'Piks'
- Add notes to individual links
- Cross-device access to saved links
- Private link collections
- Share entire Piks of links
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Easy Link Save: Tap tap and… saved - Copy any link and open Pikurate. It automatically recognizes the link you copied. - You can also save links to Pikurate through the Sharing feature in any browser. Efficient Link Management: Better than browser favorites - Organize hundreds of links into a Pik. A Pik is a collection of links which you can categorize and customize. - Leave notes on each link. You can type out a note about what it was and why you saved it. You can instantly find the links you are looking for at once. - Access the links from anywhere. Regardless of device type, you can view all your saved links anytime, anywhere. - Keep any collection of links private using our security function. Valuable links can be managed privately and secure from the public. Simple Link Sharing: Say goodbye to the endless copy and paste cycle. - You can share hundreds of links in a single Pik. Instead of sharing each individual link, you can share Piks. It simplifies the cumbersome sharing process. New Content Recommendations: Full of Useful Information - Get recommendations for good information collected by other users. - Find a good Pik? You can save it and access it at any time from any device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pikurate at 5.0 against Joinable's 4.6. Pikurate also leads on iOS requirement (12.4 vs 16.6). Joinable's advantage is ratings volume (31 vs 1) and update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Pikurate holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Joinable has 31 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Joinable's written reviews are positive against 83% of Pikurate's.
Joinable ships an update every 5 days, Pikurate fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Joinable | Pikurate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (31 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joinable, Inc. | Pikurate Inc. |
Customer experience
Joinable
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In-app purchases
Joinable
No in-app purchases
Pikurate
No in-app purchases









