Comparison

Locals.com vs Thrilld

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

Head to head
About

Locals.com

Connect directly with creators and communities you admire. This platform prioritizes user control and creator ownership, offering features like live streaming, community feeds, and content libraries. Support creators independently without algorithmic interference.

Highlights
  • Direct creator support
  • Algorithm-free content feeds
  • Creator data ownership
  • Live streaming with chat
  • Community feeds and posts
  • Content libraries (video/audio)
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Directly support the creators you love. Control your content and avoid the algorithms. Built from the ground up to champion the needs of creators, Locals does not sell your data and creators have unprecedented ownership over theirs. With features like live-streaming with chat, community feeds and posts, and content libraries for video and audio, the Locals app is an all-in-one solution to interact with the content you love, while directly supporting the independence of the communities and creators you care about. Power to the people. Not the platform. On Locals. https://locals.com/terms

About

Thrilld

Connect with Web3 professionals globally for business discussions, online or at events. Discover projects, investors, and service providers, and gain exposure. The app also serves as a Web3 conference tool for networking and event management.

Highlights
  • Web3 professional networking
  • AI-driven matchmaking
  • Industry event networking
  • Project and investor discovery
  • Company and personal exposure
  • Web3 community access
Features
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Thrilld is a networking app via which industry professionals can find each other, talk business, and build lasting connections; online and at events. The app also functions as an industry conference tool. This version brings a new meeting scheduler, improved agendas, extra sponsor visibility, and better networking possibilities. Thrilld Labs is a company incorporated in the Netherlands and consists of a global team. Our mission: giving everyone access to professional opportunity, regardless of where you’re based, whom you know, or where you go. That's how we make business (and events, where oftentimes the magic happens!), better. Thrilld Labs is also soon launching an event management and ticketing platform with Web3 features, "Thrilld Events".

Screenshots

Locals.com4 screens
Thrilld4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Thrilld at 100% against Locals.com's 53%. Thrilld also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10). Locals.com's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (42K vs 4). On price, update cadence and ads 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. Locals.com sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Thrilld asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Locals.com holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Locals.com has 42K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 53% of Locals.com's written reviews are positive against 100% of Thrilld's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Locals.com ships an update every 4 weeks, Thrilld every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Locals.com versus Thrilld: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLocals.comThrilld
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (42K ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews52.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings42K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#113 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB76 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperLocals Technology IncThrilld Labs

Customer experience

Locals.com

All ratings41,588 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral3.2%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews374 reviews
Positive52.7%
Neutral14.4%
Negative32.9%

Thrilld

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Locals.com

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Frequent crashes and freezes
  • Disappearing notifications
  • Orientation issues on iPad
  • Inconsistent audio/video sync
  • Unreliable live stream playback

Requested features

5 requests
  • Download option for offline viewing
  • Better nested comments and community management
  • Improved integration with Rumble platform
  • Customizable notification settings
  • Picture-in-picture mode for video playback

Thrilld

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Locals.com

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly: 50 coins + 20 bonus$7.991 Month
One-time9
  • 20 Coins$1.99
  • 50 Coins$4.99
  • 100 Coins$9.99
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  • 150 Coins$14.99
  • 200$19.99
  • 210 Coins$20.99
  • 300 Coins$29.99
  • 360 Coins$35.99
  • 500 Coins$49.99
None

Thrilld

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Locals.com free?
Locals.com is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Thrilld free?
Thrilld is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Locals.com or Thrilld?
Locals.com is rated higher. Locals.com averages 4.7 out of 5 from 42K ratings, while Thrilld averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Locals.com or Thrilld have ads?
Neither Locals.com nor Thrilld shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Locals.com or Thrilld?
Locals.com ships an update every 4 weeks, and Thrilld every 3 weeks. Most recently, Locals.com was updated on November 7, 2026 and Thrilld on November 3, 2026.

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