Joinable vs No Bars Given
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.
No Bars Given
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The towers go down at every festival. Your crew doesn't have to. No Bars Given connects phones directly to each other over Bluetooth - no cell service, no Wi-Fi, no accounts, no servers. Chat with people nearby, watch your crew move on a live map, and raise your phone to see their totems floating in AR over the crowd. WORKS WITH ZERO BARS Every phone running the app relays for every other one, so your messages hop across the crowd even when nobody has signal. SEE YOUR CREW, NOT STRANGERS Location is shared only with the crew you invite, encrypted end to end. Nobody else can read it - including us. There is no server to read it. BUILD YOUR TOTEM Pick a topper, a pole, and a flair. It travels as two bytes over the mesh and rises above the crowd in AR so your friends can find you. PARTY UP IN A SECOND Scan a friend's code or knock your phones together. No usernames to exchange, no requests to accept later. NO ACCOUNT, EVER Open the app and you're in. Nothing to sign up for, nothing to log into, nothing about you stored on anyone's server. Bluetooth mesh needs at least two devices nearby to shine - grab a friend and go.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Joinable at 3 against No Bars Given's 1. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Joinable | No Bars Given |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (31 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joinable, Inc. | James Hurlbut |
In-app purchases
Joinable
No in-app purchases
No Bars Given
No in-app purchases









