Locals.com vs Real DGC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
Real DGC
This social networking app serves as the central hub for the DGC community. Users can register for free and connect with a growing network of like-minded individuals.
- Free registration
- Community hub
- Social networking
- Growing user base
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Real DGC is the social networking home of the DGC. Register for free and join our growing community.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Real DGC at none against Locals.com's 12. Real DGC also leads on review sentiment (82% vs 53%) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 4 weeks). Locals.com's advantage is ratings volume (42K vs 35) and chart position (#89 vs unranked). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. Locals.com sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Real DGC asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Locals.com against 4.7 for Real DGC. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Locals.com has 42K ratings behind it against 35, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 53% of Locals.com's written reviews are positive against 82% of Real DGC's.
Locals.com ships an update every 4 weeks, Real DGC every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Locals.com | Real DGC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (42K ratings) — better | 4.7 (35 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 52.9% of reviews | 81.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 42K — better | 35 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #89 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Locals Technology Inc | Real Growers Inc |
Customer experience
Locals.com
Real DGC
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
Real DGC
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Locals.com
- Monthly: 50 coins + 20 bonus$7.991 Month
- 20 Coins$1.99
- 50 Coins$4.99
- 50$7.99
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- 100 Coins$9.99
- 100$14.99
- 150 Coins$14.99
- 200$19.99
- 210 Coins$20.99
- 300 Coins$29.99
- 360 Coins$35.99
- 500 Coins$49.99
Real DGC
No in-app purchases
