Locals.com vs Dang Free
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
Dang Free
A social media platform for podcast listeners focused on free speech and open discussion. Connect with others, share ideas, and explore freedom-focused content in a space that values your voice.
- Podcast listener community
- Free speech focus
- Open discussion platform
- Connect with like-minded individuals
- Share ideas and content
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Dang Free is a social media platform dedicated to podcast listeners, free speech, community, and open discussion. Whether you're sharing ideas, connecting with like-minded individuals, or exploring the latest in freedom-focused content, Dang Free offers a space where your voice matters.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dang Free at 100% against Locals.com's 53%. Dang Free also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 12). Locals.com's advantage is ratings volume (42K vs 7) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). 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
Both are free to download. Locals.com sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Dang Free asks for nothing beyond the download.
Locals.com holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. 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 Dang Free's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Locals.com ships an update every 4 weeks, Dang Free every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Locals.com | Dang Free |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (42K ratings) — better | 4.4 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 53.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 42K — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #153 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Locals Technology Inc | PeepSo, Inc. |
Customer experience
Locals.com
Dang Free
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
Dang Free
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
Dang Free
No in-app purchases
