Comparison

Locals.com vs CommunityHub

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

CommunityHub

Create and manage private, invite-only communities for social groups or businesses. Offers tools for communication, organization, marketplaces, and financial management within a secure, curated digital space.

Highlights
  • Private, invite-only communities
  • Encrypted messaging and group chats
  • Private marketplace (MarketHub)
  • Short-form video creation (Clips)
  • Expense splitting and savings coordination (SPLIT)
  • Document sharing and meeting management
  • Surveys and operational tools
Features
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CommunityHub — Your People. Your Community. Your Tools. Bring people together and keep everyday life and work organized. CommunityHub combines community sharing, communication and practical tools for families, clubs, businesses, manufacturers and other organizations. CONNECT AND SHARE • Share posts, photos, videos, links and updates. • Enjoy community feeds, Clips, comments and reactions. • Send direct messages and create group conversations. • Celebrate birthdays, milestones and special moments. • Play mini-games and compare scores. KEEP YOUR COMMUNITY ORGANIZED • Create events, share calendars and collect RSVPs. • Keep announcements and important documents easy to find. • Organize groups with their own settings and access. • Gather feedback through surveys and polls. • Access meetings, amenity reservations, guest passes and lost-and-found tools where enabled. • Choose to share your location with Hubble and connect with participating community members. BUY, SELL AND DISCOVER • Browse MarketHub listings for items and services. • Explore community businesses and local deals. • Shop participating businesses, with pickup or shipping where offered. SUPPORT YOUR BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS • Create, assign and track maintenance work orders. • Schedule preventive maintenance and retain completion records. • Manage parts inventory, scan UPC barcodes and record parts usage. • Organize equipment records, service information and documents. • Manage vendors and purchase orders with approval controls. • Keep staff informed through messages, announcements and shared resources. • Give supervisors access to the features appropriate for their roles. MAKE IT YOUR HUB Personalize your community, manage more than one hub and switch between the communities you belong to—all from one app. Start a personal community or join a family, club, business or organization already using CommunityHub. Feature availability varies by community, plan and your assigned permissions. Some features require a paid subscription or participating business. Location sharing is optional. _________________________________________________ Terms of Use: https://communityhub.life/terms

Screenshots

Locals.com4 screens
CommunityHub4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: CommunityHub at 100% against Locals.com's 53%. CommunityHub also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Locals.com's advantage is ratings volume (42K vs 6) and chart position (#134 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 and CommunityHub sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CommunityHub holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Locals.com has 42K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Locals.com's written reviews are positive against 100% of CommunityHub's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Locals.com ships an update every 4 weeks, CommunityHub every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Locals.com versus CommunityHub: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLocals.comCommunityHub
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (42K ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings42K — better6
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#134 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB112 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperLocals Technology IncCommunity Hub LLC

Customer experience

Locals.com

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

CommunityHub

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 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

CommunityHub

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
3 purchases

CommunityHub

Subscriptions3
  • Inner Circle1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • Clubs & Groups1 Month trial$19.991 Month
  • Social Butterfly1 Month trial$29.991 Month

Questions

Is Locals.com free?
Locals.com is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CommunityHub free?
CommunityHub is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Locals.com or CommunityHub?
CommunityHub is rated higher. Locals.com averages 4.7 out of 5 from 42K ratings, while CommunityHub averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Locals.com or CommunityHub have ads?
Neither Locals.com nor CommunityHub shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Locals.com or CommunityHub?
Locals.com ships an update every 4 weeks, and CommunityHub every 3 weeks. Most recently, Locals.com was updated on November 8, 2026 and CommunityHub on November 5, 2026.

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