Comparison

Locals.com vs Turning Hearts

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

Turning Hearts

Create personalized virtual memorials with photos, biographies, and important dates to honor loved ones. Share these tributes with family and friends, and use QR codes to link physical resting places to digital memories.

Highlights
  • Personalized virtual memorials
  • Photo and biography uploads
  • Important date tracking
  • Social media sharing
  • QR code medallions for gravestones
  • Global access
Features
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Turning Hearts is an innovative app that allows you to create virtual memorials in tribute to your dearest loved ones who have passed away. With this app, you can personalize every aspect of these tributes, from photos and biographies to important dates that celebrate the lives of those who are no longer with us. Additionally, you can easily share these tributes with family and friends through social media, bringing loved ones together to remember and pray. Turning Hearts also features 'Turning Hearts Medallions', which allows you to attach a QR code to the gravestone or resting place of the deceased, enabling visitors to access their memorial by scanning the code with their smartphone. The app is perfect for those seeking a meaningful and modern way to preserve the legacy of their loved ones. What you'll get with the app: Create personalized memorials with photos, biographies, and key dates. Share tributes via social media with family and friends. Access the 'TurningHearts Medallions' feature with QR codes for interactive memorials. Preserve and share the legacy of your loved ones worldwide. Key Features: Personalized Memorials: Upload photos, biographies, and key dates like birthdays, death anniversaries, or weddings. Share with Family and Friends: Easily connect your loved ones by sharing tributes on social media. 'Turning Hearts Medallions': Scan a QR code to view the memorial of your loved one at their resting place. Global Access: Create and share tributes from anywhere in the world.

Screenshots

Locals.com4 screens
Turning Hearts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Turning Hearts at 100% against Locals.com's 53%. Turning Hearts also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 12). Locals.com's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.1) and ratings volume (42K vs 7). On price, ads, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Locals.com sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Turning Hearts asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Locals.com holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Locals.com has 42K ratings behind it against 7, 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 Turning Hearts's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Locals.com versus Turning Hearts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLocals.comTurning Hearts
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (42K ratings) — better4.1 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews53.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings42K — better7
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#155 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB80 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperLocals Technology IncNetforemost Inc

Customer experience

Locals.com

All ratings41,588 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral3.2%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews370 reviews
Positive53.0%
Neutral14.6%
Negative32.4%

Turning Hearts

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 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

Turning Hearts

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Locals.com

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly: 50 coins + 20 bonus$7.991 Month
One-time11
  • 20 Coins$1.99
  • 50 Coins$4.99
  • 50$7.99
Show 8 more
  • 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
None

Turning Hearts

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Locals.com free?
Locals.com is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Turning Hearts free?
Turning Hearts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Locals.com or Turning Hearts?
Locals.com is rated higher. Locals.com averages 4.7 out of 5 from 42K ratings, while Turning Hearts averages 4.1 from 7 ratings.
Do Locals.com or Turning Hearts have ads?
Neither Locals.com nor Turning Hearts shows ads.

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