Comparison

Locals.com vs GuildLink

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

GuildLink

Discover new video games through personalized recommendations based on your gaming history and friends' preferences. Connect with other gamers, share your library, and organize gaming sessions.

Highlights
  • Personalized game recommendations
  • Social discovery platform
  • Cross-platform game library tracking
  • Friend activity feed
  • Organize private gaming sessions
  • Gamer profile customization
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The best game recommendations come from people who know your taste. Until GuildLink, that was really hard to find online. GuildLink is a social discovery platform for video games. When you add games to your shelf, GuildLink gets to work doing game discovery how it’s always worked best: person to person. GuildLink compares your gaming history with other gamers. When their library overlaps with yours, what they've played and enjoyed becomes your best recommendation. Everything you've played influences discovery. Any platform. Any era. Contra on NES? Yep. Sonic on Sega Game Gear? Yep. Metal Gear Solid on Playstation? Yep. Puzzle Quest on Xbox360? Yep. Half-Life on PC? Yep. Fortnite on Mobile? Yep. On GuildLink, every game you’ve played helps you find your next favorite game. YOUR SHELF Add games from any platform or era. The more you add, the better your recommendations get. DISCOVERY FEED See GuildLink Discoveries, follow what your friends are playing, and talk games without the typical drama of social media. GUILDS 
Game with friends? Guilds lets you schedule private Gaming Sessions so everyone is in the loop. RSVP with your status for each session, and chat in the session-specific chat. GAMER PROFILE Curate your gamer profile with stats about your gaming history. Join GuildLink and find your next favorite game.

Screenshots

Locals.com4 screens
GuildLink4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GuildLink at none against Locals.com's 12. GuildLink also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Locals.com's advantage is ratings volume (42K vs 1) and chart position (#134 vs unranked). On price 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 12 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. GuildLink asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GuildLink 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Locals.com versus GuildLink: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLocals.comGuildLink
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (42K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings42K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#134 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB47 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperLocals Technology IncMATTHEW TIMOTHY CURTIS

Customer experience

Locals.com

All ratings41,588 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral3.2%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews372 reviews
Positive53.0%
Neutral14.5%
Negative32.5%

GuildLink

All ratings1 ratings
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

GuildLink

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
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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
None

GuildLink

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Locals.com free?
Locals.com is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GuildLink free?
GuildLink is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Locals.com or GuildLink?
GuildLink is rated higher. Locals.com averages 4.7 out of 5 from 42K ratings, while GuildLink averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Locals.com or GuildLink have ads?
Neither Locals.com nor GuildLink shows ads.

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